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If an entire manufacturer couldn't solve this, I wouldn't be surprised if others had a similar problem with a different generation algorithm.
by lunixbochs 12y ago
If an entire manufacturer couldn't solve this, I wouldn't be surprised if others had a similar problem with a different generation algorithm.
- mariuolo 12y agoIt's nothing new, I fear. Years ago I read about a similar predictability for ISP-supplied routers that used the MAC as seed for the default WPA key and the SSID. Once someone decoded the algorithm it was trivial to access many home networks. At the end of the day, I believe it's cheaper to flash the same firmware image on all of the boards and differentiate them during the first boot or even at runtime like in this case.
- brokentone 12y agoIt's doubtful that an entire manufacturer was aware or attempted to solve this.