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Monday, February 12, 2007
Most IT professionals know certain manufacturers default passwords from working on a particular model so often. I know Linksys’ default router login as admin/admin since I install tons of them for home customers. D-Link is admin for the user name and nothing for the password (blank password.) But what if you forget or come across some hardware you haven’t worked with before? No manual and no clue what the credintials are to gain entry into the hardware, what is one to do? Google the model, yes, is one way, but an easier way is to just go to CIRT.net’s Default Passwords page. (We love their slogan which reads, “Suspicion Breeds Confidence.”) CIRT’s nice little page allows you to either browse by manufacturer or search specific models. With its very exhaustive list, you’ll pretty much guarantee to find just about anything with a password and an RJ-45 port. Heck, even software installs such as UNIX and mySQL are listed. With ancient hardware from the likes of U.S. Robotics on this list, I think you’ll do just fine on CIRT’s site. I have.