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Cisco is still hard-coding passwords into its products (www.thestack.technology)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Static credentials with passwords written into a firewall's code. What could go wrong?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Management interface is only available locally

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The management interface can 100% be put on LAN and often is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Okay sure then you're asking for trouble. You could also configure the word password as your password.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I agree, its not something I would do.

Doesn't change that it happens.