I recall many moons ago needing to migrate monitoring software to a new environment, and the original admins were no longer with the company. We didn't have the SQL password, so we couldn't make any changes. After a while in with tech support, we got transferred to someone else. That person let us know where in the file structure the plaintext doc containing the password lived.
It's not just hard-coded. That would be dangerous.
We have a backup of it on a post-it attached to the big monitor in the ops center.
I recall many moons ago needing to migrate monitoring software to a new environment, and the original admins were no longer with the company. We didn't have the SQL password, so we couldn't make any changes. After a while in with tech support, we got transferred to someone else. That person let us know where in the file structure the plaintext doc containing the password lived.
I wish I was joking.
Alternative name for the one labeled migrain: the zuko
I hate the lighting zukos (migraine with aura).
Fifth type: 2FA for trivial shit you don't care about that you can't opt out of.
If it's hardcoded then I don't know about it, it's not real and it can't hurt me.