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erulastielyesterday at 6:47 PM2 repliesview on HN

toor was a default password for many devices for decades.


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asveikauyesterday at 6:54 PM

I've used unix-like OS's for 28 years and I don't remember coming across it as a password.

It is a common username (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toor_(Unix) ), the machine I am typing this on has it.

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pudgywalshyesterday at 7:28 PM

Slackware used it in the late 90s IIRC.