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Cisco Products Have Backdoors

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the two-scoops-of-creepy dept.

Cbs228 writes "A Cisco Security Advisory released yesterday admits that "A default username/password pair is present in all releases of the Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) and Hosting Solution Engine (HSE) software. A user who logs in using this username has complete control of the device. This username cannot be disabled." Can we really trust closed-source vendors, such as Cisco, to develop secure products that are free of backdoors?"

7 of 555 comments (clear)

  1. Re:And the username/password pair is... by agentZ · · Score: 1, Redundant

    That's the combination on my luggage!

  2. Re:And the username/password pair is... by colonwq · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Ack. That is the same code that I sue on my luggage! I have to change yet another password to change.

    :wq

    --
    -- Phase 1: Collect under pants Phase 2: ? Phase 3: Profit
  3. Re:Cisco is not alone. It's industry wide practice by gilesjuk · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Indeed, it's a common way of letting support staffs fix products. But I'm a little surprised it is still going on.

  4. Re:And the username/password pair is... by Minwee · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Wow, that's the same combination I have on my luggage.

  5. That's amazing! by mcmonkey · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I've got the same combination on my luggage.

  6. Re:Cisco's Life Lesson - Maybe not. by El_Ge_Ex · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If I were your boos I were fire you for using up so much creativity (let alone time!) on this post when you could have been doing WORK!

    but what am I saying? you're probably just soem 12 yr old kid that got distracted while writing the next Win/macro virus, in which I say: "kudos".

    -B

  7. Re:And the username/password pair is... by beerits · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Stay away from my luggage!