Source note · FreeSWITCH
The vanilla FreeSWITCH configuration sets a shared default_password of 1234 in vars.xml, and the manual says to change it before exposing FreeSWITCH to any untrusted network.
Checked 2026-09-24
Change it before exposing FreeSWITCH to any untrusted network.
- Vendor
- SignalWire
- Product
- FreeSWITCH
- Subsystem
- security
- Deployment
- on-premises, cloud
- Region
- not restricted
- Release range
- vanilla configuration as of 2026-09-24
- Checked
- 2026-09-24
Sources
- Chapter 2: Getting Started | FreeSWITCH Users Manual — SignalWire · tier 2 current vendor documentation · Chapter 2, default configuration security section
Cite this note
APA
WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). FreeSWITCH: source note freeswitch-pbx-default-password-1234. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/freeswitch-pbx-default-password-1234
BibTeX
@misc{warmtransfer-claim-freeswitch-pbx-default-password-1234,
title = {FreeSWITCH: source note freeswitch-pbx-default-password-1234},
author = {{WarmTransfer}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/freeswitch-pbx-default-password-1234},
note = {Source note freeswitch-pbx-default-password-1234, checked 2026-09-24}
}