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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Cisco, haven't we learned anything? (technician reset)
Actually, and fairly recently, this IS a default password in IOS. New out-of-box 28xx series routers have cisco/cisco installed as the default password with privilege 15 (full access). This is a recent development.This is hardly only cisco's problem. Most office routers I've dealt with also come with default username/password and on occasions when I dealt with existing installation those passwords have rarely been changed. What should really be done (BCP for manufactures ???) is have default password based on unit's serial number. Since most routers provide this information (i.e. its preset on the chip's eprom) I don't understand why its so hard to just create simple function as part of software to use this data if the password is not otherwise set. -- William Leibzon Elan Networks [email protected]
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