On Fri, Oct 5, 2018 at 3:31 PM James Strawson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The unique password requirement applies in the case where "a connected device 
> is equipped with a means for authentication outside a local area network" 
> which a beaglebone does not unless the user manually forwards ports on their 
> router, which could be argued as the user intentionally compromising their 
> own security.
>
> That being said, I still like option 2.
>
> As for option 1: MAC addresses are visible over the network and are therefore 
> not secure passwords. The serial number would be programmed into the EEPROM 
> at the factory and is easily messed up by anyone messing with I2C, It's also 
> a big hassle to type in a serial number every time we flash a board and boot 
> the first time.

I agree, i don't like the hassle of a random serial number..

>
> Also, I thought we did away with root:root a along time ago in favor of 
> debian:temppwd?

root:root is there, but "locked" out from ssh..  So technically it's
there, and could be exploitable through other software...

Regards,

-- 
Robert Nelson
https://rcn-ee.com/

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