UK becomes first country to ban default bad passwords on IoT devices

Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨BrikoX@lemmy.zip⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

https://therecord.media/united-kingdom-bans-defalt-passwords-iot-devices

Britain now has IoT hardware standards that ban weak or easily guessable default passwords such as “admin” or “12345." Manufacturers are also required to publish contact details so users can report bugs.

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Zip2@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Wow, this doesn’t sound like us at all. Unless it’s bundled in with a requirement to add a back door for snooping to bypass encryption.

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- Shiggles@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Y’all probably just went “damn, it is way too easy to snoop on our own infrastructure” after checking personally.
  
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  - towerful@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    UK gov can seriously cut back on their IT budget since mandating manufacturers make devices secure-by-default.
    
    Joking aside, this seems a sensible law
    
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badbytes@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
How would one reset a device?

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- towerful@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Most devices have a “restore factory default” button in their UI, or a physical “reset” button that you hold down for 5s or hold down while power cycling.
  
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