alb_004@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoNo more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UKwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down16cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksunitedkingdom@feddit.uk
arrow-up1168arrow-down1external-linkNo more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UKwww.theguardian.comalb_004@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksunitedkingdom@feddit.uk
minus-squareZikeji@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·8 months agoThe law is for devices that come out of the box with a weak default. Like buying a wifi hotspot where the default is “admin123” would be bad. The default being random and printed on a label in the device is probably what this is aiming to usher in.
The law is for devices that come out of the box with a weak default. Like buying a wifi hotspot where the default is “admin123” would be bad. The default being random and printed on a label in the device is probably what this is aiming to usher in.