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

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[-] horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

That could be any user logged into the CLI. Cisco is famously a network appliance company and they make admin available over the network. Anyone who can get to the LAN/VLAN these appliances are on can exploit this. So not specifically physical access.

[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 8 months ago

You are right:

The second is using SSH, which is enabled by default on the management interface of the device. SSH can also be enabled on data interfaces.

Holy fuck.

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago

Management interface is only available locally

[-] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 months ago

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

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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

[-] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago

I agree, its not something I would do.

Doesn't change that it happens.

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