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What does that have to do with the public-facing wifi? I suppose if there's any radio connection and they have hard-coded credentials, the "public-facing" part
by x1798DE 12y ago
What does that have to do with the public-facing wifi? I suppose if there's any radio connection and they have hard-coded credentials, the "public-facing" part of it doesn't really matter as much, but still, it's kinda basic stuff to airgap critical networks from the public.
- kalleboo 12y agoThat's the multi-million dollar question. I could theorize the cheapest way for the features com2kid is talking about to work is to use the commercial Internet connection for uploads. Then the device that connects needs an IP, and just happens to be running a telnet server for maintenance (it's always telnet) and nobody ever changes the default credentials. Now that device still has no actual control but it's connected to the airplane systems over a serial console. Which is also available to log in with the default credentials... Another comment here suggests he only gained access to the satellite systems which would suggest this is overblown.
- com2kid 12y agoUnfortunately I have no recollection of how everything is wired together. (Not that I ever had complete understanding of it!) I know they consolidated some wiring, but I cannot say what was consolidated with what. I just remember the static routing table for security.