Default Password

Definitions

1. A vendor-supplied password that ships with a device, application, or service before the owner changes it. Default passwords are a common initial-access path because many systems are deployed without being hardened.

   In plain English: The original password a system ships with before the user changes it.

   Example: "The camera network was compromised through a default password that had never been rotated."

Related Terms

• OAuth
• Database Security
• Desktop Security
• Digital Identity
• Email Security
• Enrollment
• Filesystem Security
• Fingerprint Scanner
• Harden
• Host Security
• Impersonation
• Lockdown
• Lockout Policy
• Login Attempt
• Logon Event
• Password Complexity
• Password Lockout
• PIN Entry
• Production Security
• Remote Access