Trust center

ssid.ai publishes default-configuration data for network hardware. That is dual-use information, so we hold ourselves to stricter rules than a typical reference site. This page is the standing record of those rules — how data gets in, how it stays fresh, and what happens when something is wrong.

Sourcing: official documentation only

Every default-login, gateway-address and reset field in the router directory is transcribed from the manufacturer's own published documentation — user manuals, official support articles, setup guides — and each router page links to the exact source document. Publication is provenance-gated: a credential field with no manufacturer citation does not ship. Forum posts, aggregator lists and word-of-mouth defaults never qualify as sources. Vendor (OUI/MAC) records come from the IEEE registry.

Honest labels, no fabricated defaults

Most credential aggregators pad their pages with “admin / admin” whether or not it was ever true. We don't. Every model carries an explicit credential-type label reflecting what the manufacturer actually documents:

• static — a documented shared default, shown with its citation;
• label-unique — the password is unique per device, printed on its label;
• set-on-setup — no default exists; the router forces you to choose a password at first setup;
• app-only— managed through the vendor's app, with no web default login.

When the honest answer is “there is no shared default”, that is what the page says.

Freshness

• The IEEE OUI registry is re-fetched daily at 04:00, so new vendor assignments and reassignments land within a day.
• Pages carry freshness stamps showing when their data was last verified.
• Standing target: <90 days median row freshness across the dataset.

Responsible use

The directory documents public facts about consumer hardware so that owners can identify devices and get back into equipment they own or administer— after a reset, a move, or inheriting a network nobody documented. Nothing on ssid.ai is specific to any individual's network, and nothing here bypasses a password someone has actually set: a changed admin password makes every default on this site irrelevant. Using this data against networks you are not authorised to administer is prohibited by our terms and by computer-misuse law in essentially every jurisdiction. The durable fix for default credentials is manufacturers shipping unique-per-device passwords — a shift our credType data documents model by model.

Accuracy incidents

A wrong credential row is not a typo — it can lock a legitimate owner out of their next step. We treat credential-accuracy errors as incidents: verified reports are corrected against the manufacturer source within 24 hours, and the fixed page gets a new freshness stamp.

To report an accuracy error, a security concern, or to request a removal:

• Email abuse@ssid.ai — the channel for accuracy incidents, security reports and takedown requests; or
• use the form on the corrections & takedown page, ideally citing the manufacturer document that shows the correct value.

Data handling

The site runs with no user accounts and a minimal-data posture; the tools that touch secrets (WiFi QR, password generator) run entirely in your browser and carry no analytics. Details in the privacy policy.