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hardcoded-creds
Systematic hunt for hardcoded credentials, API keys, certificates, and default passwords in extracted IoT firmware. Covers /etc/shadow and passwd parsing, busybox httpd configs, telnet/dropbear stanzas, MQTT/cloud API key extraction, and cross-referencing against known default-credential databases.
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# Hardcoded Credentials
> Extracted rootfs often contains plaintext or weakly hashed credentials,
> embedded TLS private keys, cloud API tokens, and hardcoded admin accounts.
> This playbook covers the full triage path from raw rootfs to validated cred.
## Prerequisites
- Extracted rootfs from `binwalk-extract` skill (path: `/tmp/squashfs_root` or similar).
- Tools: `john`, `hashcat`, `openssl`, `trufflehog`, `strings`, standard GNU utilities.
```bash
ROOT=/tmp/squashfs_root # set once; referenced throughout
```