Security News > 2024 > May > The UK Bans Default Passwords
2024-05-02 11:05
The UK is the first country to ban default passwords on IoT devices.
On Monday, the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to ban default guessable usernames and passwords from these IoT devices.
Unique passwords installed by default are still permitted.
The UK may be the first country, but as far as I know, California is the first jurisdiction.
It banned default passwords in 2018, the law taking effect in 2020.
They'll remove the default passwords and sell those devices everywhere.
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https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/05/the-uk-bans-default-passwords.html