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rafaelbn_176840
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Jan 27, 2019

BIG-IP i2800 got hacked due to default password

Hello devs!   I got to a BIG-IP today that had a public IPv4 directly attached to it. And the client enabled "allow-service default" on it. And obviously he forgot to change the default password a...
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KeesvandenBos
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Jan 27, 2019

Hi,

 

This can happen to the best ;-)

 

Before the re-install copy and past the license key. And a full re-install (from usb disk) will do the trick. And it has no impact on the license, the serial number of the unit won't change during the re-install.

 

Cheers,

 

Kees