ATP100 - Allow "admin" to be renamed and/or deleted

e_mano_e
e_mano_e Posts: 103  Ally Member
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edited July 2024 in Security Ideas

When installing a Windows Server OS I always rename the Administrator account to an individual name.

"Admin", "admin" and "Administrator" are well-known user names that hackers use first when trying to attack a system.

My ATP100 does not allow me to rename or delete the standard "admin" account.
I can just change the password.

It would be more secure if I could just name my own admin account.

Then a hacker has to guess the username and password. Currently a hacker can just focus on the password because the Administrator account always is "admin".

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  • PeterUK
    PeterUK Posts: 3,740  Guru Member
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    All you have to do is make admin with a long password

  • e_mano_e
    e_mano_e Posts: 103  Ally Member
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    For sure I know that a long password will be more secure.

    But it would be even more secure when a hacker has also to discover the username and not just only the password.

  • webdisaster
    webdisaster Posts: 8  Freshman Member
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    wNt rhos to

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