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How I can change the Username itself, not just the password.
Hello, How I can change the Username itself, not just the password please? Cheers, Guy.
- Are you referring to the username and password of the UI? If that's the case, you cannot change the username as there is no option for you to change it.
A consumer router is intended for a single user to log in and manage settings. There are no facilities to log who made what change and when. If the desire is to have multiple user accounts, this is probably not the type of device you should be looking to install on your network.
Regarding the math behind what makes the log in secure, having the ability to change the user id really makes no difference if the password is secure. I could argue that having no user id at all and a very secure password is just as safe as having a fixed and known user id and a very secure password, due to the permutations of characters allowed and number of characters used. Additionally, a known user id and a secure password could be just as difficult to hack as a unknown user id and an insecure password.
As an example of the above, most utilities, banks and even corporations such as Google or Apple have a known user id (your email address), and require only the password to be secure.
Just wanted to clarify some previous comments regarding two factor authentication, as I believe there is some misinterpretation of what that means. Most implementations of this type of verification require two items, usually something you know (a password), and something you have (such as a phone which can receive a text message, or an automated call). A user id and password combination is not a valid example of what is commonly known as two factor authentication.
Regarding the math behind what makes the log in secure, having the ability to change the user id really makes no difference if the password is secure. I could argue that having no user id at all and a very secure password is just as safe as having a fixed and known user id and a very secure password, due to the permutations of characters allowed and number of characters used. Additionally, a known user id and a secure password could be just as difficult to hack as a unknown user id and an insecure password.
As an example of the above, most utilities, banks and even corporations such as Google or Apple have a known user id (your email address), and require only the password to be secure.
Just wanted to clarify some previous comments regarding two factor authentication, as I believe there is some misinterpretation of what that means. Most implementations of this type of verification require two items, usually something you know (a password), and something you have (such as a phone which can receive a text message, or an automated call). A user id and password combination is not a valid example of what is commonly known as two factor authentication.