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Raspberry Pi OS removes default "Pi" username, adds experimental support for Wayland

Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Friday 8th of April 2022 07:17:26 AM Filed under
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The Raspberry Pi Foundation has just released a new version of Raspberry Pi OS that removes the default username (pi) for security reasons, adds experimental support for Wayland, and lets people configure their Raspberry Pi with Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.

The most significant change in the new Raspberry Pi OS is the removal of the default “pi” user as several countries have legislation against default credentials for security reasons. That includes the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (PSTI) in the UK, and California’s SB-327 IoT devices security law. Those laws mostly target default passwords, but removing a default username can be useful too to prevent force brute attacks.

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Raspberry Pi OS gets some big updates

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 8th of April 2022 04:18:32 PM.
  • Raspberry Pi OS gets some big updates, possible to run experimental Wayland | GamingOnLinux

    Raspberry Pi OS has been through a big update recently, which fans of the little devices need to be aware of for future setups and upgrades.

    First, in the name of security, the default "pi" user is no more. Why? Well, attacks are on the rise, and since the RPi is incredibly popular, it is obviously a target. Removing the default name is just another small barrier that anyone doing something naughty has to overcome, as they might now need your username directly too. That, and new legislation from some countries that forbid having default login info. Seems like a sane change regardless, so their install wizard (that's now required to use) was upgraded to create a proper user account.

Raspberry Pi OS updated based on Debian Bullseye

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Saturday 9th of April 2022 01:07:03 AM.
  • Raspberry Pi OS updated based on Debian Bullseye

    The Raspberry Pi Foundation has now put the official Raspberry Pi OS on the basis of Debian Bullseye. This means that the operating system for the handicraft boards has an up-to-date substructure again. However, as in the past with such releases, the Foundation does not recommend a direct in-place upgrade.

    the Name developers only a few visible changes. You highlight the switch to the GTK + 3 toolkit, which works with the Compositing Window Manager Mutter. This first renders the display in RAM and can display nicer windows with rounded corners, for example. However, this has the disadvantage that it only works with Raspberry Pis with more than 2GB of RAM. Smaller versions of the Pi keep the old GTK + 2 framework with OpenBox window manager. In the future, however, the development will move further away from the X Windows Manager towards Wayland, announces the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

Raspberry Pi OS Loses Default ‘Pi’ User for Security

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 12th of April 2022 01:10:10 PM.
  • Raspberry Pi OS Loses Default ‘Pi’ User for Security

    Today the official Raspberry Pi blog released a post detailing changes from the latest update to Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye. The biggest change is in the user account creation process which will no longer feature a default username, adding an extra layer of security for users by providing them an opportunity to create a custom username from the start.

Raspberry Pi OS update beefs up security

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 12th of April 2022 01:10:23 PM.
  • Raspberry Pi OS update beefs up security

    An update to the Debian Bullseye-based Raspberry Pi OS is being rolled out with both quality-of-life improvements and one very important tweak: an overdue departure of the default user.

    Previously, all installs of the Raspberry Pi OS (formerly known as Raspbian) had a default user called "pi".

    This was handy for quick setups and convenience but a bit of an open goal on the security front. "This isn't that much of a weakness," insisted the Pi team, pointing out that you'd need to know the password as well to get access (and you'd need to have enabled remote access for miscreants to do their dirty work anywhere but locally) but still.

    There is no getting away from the fact that its presence could expose credentials and "potentially make a brute-force attack slightly easier."

An update to Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 12th of April 2022 01:10:37 PM.
  • An update to Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye

    Up until now, all installs of Raspberry Pi OS have had a default user called “pi”. This isn’t that much of a weakness – just knowing a valid user name doesn’t really help much if someone wants to hack into your system; they would also need to know your password, and you’d need to have enabled some form of remote access in the first place. But nonetheless, it could potentially make a brute-force attack slightly easier, and in response to this, some countries are now introducing legislation to forbid any Internet-connected device from having default login credentials.

    So with this latest release, the default “pi” user is being removed, and instead you will create a user the first time you boot a newly-flashed Raspberry Pi OS image. This is in line with the way most operating systems work nowadays, and, while it may cause a few issues where software (and documentation) assumes the existence of the “pi” user, it feels like a sensible change to make at this point.

Raspberry Pi OS no longer defaults to user

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 12th of April 2022 01:10:50 PM.

Raspberry Pi Just Made Two Huge Changes for Security...

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 12th of April 2022 01:11:11 PM.
  • Raspberry Pi Just Made Two Huge Changes for Security and Convenience

    A new update to Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian) offers several improvements over previous releases, though one of these “improvements” may be a bit controversial. On the one hand, setup is more convenient and the Pi is more secure. But it’s time to say goodbye to the default user.

    From here on out, Raspberry Pi OS won’t come with a default user called “pi.” Additionally, the operating system won’t give you the default “raspberry” password. That means the Raspberry Pi setup wizard is now unskippable, as you must enter custom login credentials. (That said, the default user won’t disappear if you update your Pi, and the new setup wizard won’t stop you from using the “pi” username or “raspberry” password.)

    This change is probably overdue. Default usernames and passwords present a security risk for remote access devices, and of course, the Pi is a popular home server solution. (You can run the sudo rename-user command to change the default credentials on an older Pi.)

Raspberry Pi Foundation ditches default username policy

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Saturday 16th of April 2022 02:54:06 PM.
  • Raspberry Pi Foundation ditches default username policy

    The Raspberry Pi Foundation, the organisation behind the wildly popular eponymous computing platform, is rolling out a small but impactful security policy update, eliminating default usernames to cut off a potential avenue for malicious actors to conduct brute-force cyber attacks.

    A brute-force attack, simply put, is a trial-and-error method of cyber attack by which a malicious actor tries all possible username and password combinations to access a system – usually using some kind of automated tool – until they hit on the right one.

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