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It is absurd that the username for the Fios Router cannot change from "admin" | Unsafe
wpw3
Newbie
‎11-16-2018 07:08 AM

Verizon presents itself at the cutting edge of broadband technology.  Yet my Fios Gateway router does not allo that I change the username from "admin."   It is unsafe and unsecure.  

How can the consumer be sure that Verizon is a reliable steward of our privacy when this most basic security practice is not being enforced to have non-standard usernames?

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TomH121
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‎11-16-2018 09:38 AM

Please provide more SPECIFIC information so someone can help you.
DO NOT INCLUDE PRIVATE ACCOUNT INFORMATION

Equipment Model No. ?
Router

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MrTester
Enthusiast - Level 1
‎11-18-2018 08:23 AM

Agree 100%. This is a well-know vulnerability than even script kiddies can exploit.  VZ should allow changing this to user-defined name and disabiling the admin account unless the router is reset.  This should be standard practice on ALL such devices.

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