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Default Credentials

Username and password combinations preset by the manufacturer on a device or software product. If left unchanged after deployment, they constitute a serious security risk and are a common security weakness in Internet of Things devices.

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Nov 2

Default credentials refer to the usernames and passwords preset at the factory (such as admin/admin, root/1234); if they are not forcibly changed after deployment, anyone who can access the device can log in directly.

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Oct 12

Many commercial freezers' gateways, serial-to-Ethernet modules or cloud monitoring portals ship with fixed administrator credentials (such as admin/admin), installers often do not change them, and sometimes all devices from the same manufacturer share the same set of credentials.

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