Once set on a router, no matter how complicated, constant login on the router ensures it is not forgotten. The truth is that passwords can be forgotten if they are not in use. While everyone understands the danger of using weak passwords, many Mikrotik routeros users still use them simply because they do not want to configure complicated passwords that can be easily forgotten. See image below and note the usernames used. Use a combination of names and special characters to form a username.įailed unauthorized login attempts on unsecured Mikrotik routers can bee seen by clicking on log. If possible, make your usernames as strong as your passowords. Hackers who attempt bruteforce attacks against network devices using applications like Cain and Abel, will try multiple passwords together with any of these namesĮxcept when authorization is done on a radius server, the Mikrotik routerOS has no limit on failed login attempts (I stand to be corrected on this), Mikrotik routers are usually seen as soft targets for bruteforce attacks. If your router has a public IP address configured on it, it is highly unadvisable for you to use any of these names as your username. Many Mikrotik routeros users make the mistake of using names like admin, superadmin, mikrotikadmin, or their given names as username. Read: What to do when Mikrotik router displays wrong username or passwordįive common mistakes routerOS users make on Mikrotik routeros 1. In addition to these five common mistakes, there are other measures that should be taken to secure your Mikrotik router. If not for anything, it confirms my earlier statement that 80 percent of Mikrotik routers are prone to attacks because the users have failed to avoid these five common mistakes. Recently, there have been many cases of Mikrotik routers that have been compromised by hacker. Unfortunately, many Mikrotik routeros users pay little or no attention to this part. The hardest part lies in securing your routers from external aggressors. I have learned over the years that the hardest part of networking is not provioning your routers to connect users to the internet.
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