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You are conflating two separate types of passwords. Hardcoded password is different from default passwords. You can't change a hardcoded password, it's always
by segmondy 3y ago
You are conflating two separate types of passwords.
Hardcoded password is different from default passwords.
You can't change a hardcoded password, it's always part of the source code/image.
A default password can be changed.
Both can be backdoors if kept secret, but a hardcoded password from the onset is a backdoor.
- mecsred 3y agoDo you mean can't be changed on a live system? It's very easy to change a hard-coded password, just recompile the source and flash. That could definitely be what OP is referring to if they pushed OTA firmware upgrades.