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)y
> > > > > 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. Ex: Thot's how a Netscreen 5 works after a reset. The password is the serial # if I remember correctly. -M<
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