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posted by chromas on Saturday October 06 2018, @08:20AM   Printer-friendly
from the this-password-contains-patterns-known-to-the-State-of-California-to-cause-cracking-and-data-breaches dept.

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Weak passwords to be banned in California

Default passwords such as "admin" and "password" will be illegal for electronics firms to use in California from 2020.

The state has passed a law that sets higher security standards for net-connected devices made or sold in the region.

It demands that each gadget be given a unique password when it is made.

Before now, easy-to-guess passwords have helped some cyber-attacks spread more quickly and cause more harm.

The Information Privacy: Connected Devices bill demands that electronics manufacturers equip their products with "reasonable" security features.

This can mean a unique password or a start-up procedure that forces users to generate their own code when using the gadget for the first time.

The bill also allows customers who suffer harm when a company ignores the law to sue for damages.


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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 06 2018, @05:12PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 06 2018, @05:12PM (#745096)

    I'd say it's more like selling a car with a generic key and expecting the consumer to shape the key and resize the pins themselves.

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