Linksys certificate change?

[Shawn Badger]

It may have generated a new random cert after the power cycle. I rarely get
into my router, so I don't know this for a fact. I would test it by
accepting the cert and reboot the router again to see if it gives you a new
cert again.


On 4/19/07, Alan Dayley <alandd at consultpros.com> wrote:
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> We have a WRT54GL running factory Linux firmware.  Last night it stopped
> responding to the admin interface after the addition of a couple of MAC
> addresses to the filter.  After a power cycle this morning, Firefox is
> stating something about "Your certificate has the same serial number as
> another certificate" when attempting admin interface connect.  Google
> searches blame the Firefox certificate cache, saying it should be
> cleared to allow the "new" certificate from the router.
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> My question is: Why did the certificate change?  Does the router change
> certificates spontaneously or on some schedule?  Is this an indication
> of a crack attempt or even a success?
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> I'm not willing to just accept the new certificate without understanding
> what is really going on.
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> Alan
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