From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-qk0-f175.google.com (mail-qk0-f175.google.com [209.85.220.175]) by mail.openembedded.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A7186060E for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2016 14:17:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qk0-f175.google.com with SMTP id q130so16258087qke.1 for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2016 06:17:30 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=intel-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=S4adXvMPNGv/tKmTN0T6lRezgTmLndpeuzLNcUcqjIA=; b=HZYre7GFfsnN96bIrAdbf+v1cMG9NrEnSmF2z9hh+SbacJHrFUvzSmpEWITeJbPZ2/ JPk6MzeJyOAafJdCBZUw+t/oW9pD66fof6RMVOHq1v45FlqYi/sDETyQY/m2ppddypdg 9WLuJyyHkNaM4Akx1TZkk1o+sxx6lrPvanjFIIZU1RsVoXaxCDq2m72bCsIHzfnbiLmr IgZ2GbE92EVzYZGO6yDWYPpLpp6YPY1uvvWheo5/mdxYoDqOvVpWj93z1sF2Vifnx20M 8SZmik12r7rMaF6MQnZntkssk0W1B9az/WPwK8bc60Dn9G7XN42NjeZ6Yl3FuGgWdO0h FZLQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=S4adXvMPNGv/tKmTN0T6lRezgTmLndpeuzLNcUcqjIA=; b=VipwmbHi4LTyB6H8pkA5+CmFZEK31eDicMpBPkBCn8MZGanRmowtM52AkYSN/g3gE2 sj1rhy6oMQZXMSq8UPEfS9VpZdevuA25GjWQsU574BBCsDY49W866gj55SJVA20o02fS CnOIB9xXlSbJzeT6kgn03Vfp3XVQSsShQS3mA5nv3FuR6dNTMXUAyY/NnwS+EqH9Rtpx Z6m+nUi70djRdWd8BP3EORjJcg0FWs1TE5kbkJBuQ3tzDbh9+zuGSGOGydq0eF1inDI9 qdTJh3xx5xJdQBENCwdrKQKrHycororXYttoixS4dSsiSZWgrl95Hrx2oga05xOYZhhu /WZA== X-Gm-Message-State: AKaTC00lLhM8n8lVd7r8K0uI+R0VEBc7thKKAO5lhPO2dCt/DJiNU+xFX9+NwnIr4APjn5E2p1QX8FbDl4/TAoM8 X-Received: by 10.55.39.88 with SMTP id n85mr2719176qkn.244.1479910650152; Wed, 23 Nov 2016 06:17:30 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.140.85.136 with HTTP; Wed, 23 Nov 2016 06:17:09 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1479899811.31880.37.camel@intel.com> References: <1479899811.31880.37.camel@intel.com> From: "Burton, Ross" Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 14:17:09 +0000 Message-ID: To: Patrick Ohly Cc: OE-core Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] base-passwd: set root's default password to 'root' X-BeenThere: openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Patches and discussions about the oe-core layer List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 14:17:30 -0000 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=94eb2c094b169a41fc0541f88c77 --94eb2c094b169a41fc0541f88c77 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 23 November 2016 at 11:16, Patrick Ohly wrote: > Wait a second, are you really suggesting that OE-core should have a > default root password in its default configuration? > > That's very bad practice and I'm against doing it this way. Having a > default password is one of the common vulnerabilities in actual devices > on the market today. OE-core should make it hard to make that mistake, > not actively introduce it. > Agreed. Ross --94eb2c094b169a41fc0541f88c77 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable --94eb2c094b169a41fc0541f88c77--