Automated daily password change process for the default root password
Patch D (OS 2.0) for the 8100 and 8200 Series clocks has implemented an automated root password change process which happens daily at 00:00:00 (midnight).
The daily root password change follows these guidelines for the password syntax:
- The password format is comprised of
$ynEL{current day multiplied by current month}
plus the last 4 characters of the reader name.Note: The reader name is thewbsynch.webservice.serverName
parameter in the settings.conf file. - If there are fewer than 4 characters in the reader name, it will add all reader name characters to the password.
- If there is no reader name, it will not add any additional characters to the password.
Here are some examples of possible root passwords following the guidelines above:
- For June 16th and a reader name of WB8000SERVER, the password will be
$ynEL96RVER
. - On January 4th and a reader name of DAY, the password will be
$ynEL4DAY
. - On May 5th and no reader name, the password will be
$ynEL25
.