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Update rpi-setup to ensure people enable ssh (#2906)
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npentrel authored May 13, 2024
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{{% tab name="Password" %}}

Select the checkbox next to **Set username and password** and set a username (for example, your first name) and a unique password that you will use to log into the Pi:
1. Select the checkbox next to **Set username and password** and set a username (for example, your first name) and a unique password that you will use to log into the Pi:

{{< imgproc alt="Raspberry Pi Imager window showing the 'Set username and password' option is selected. The user has entered username 'Robota' and some hidden password." src="/get-started/installation/rpi-setup/imager-set-passwordauthentication.png" resize="550x" declaredimensions=true >}}
{{< imgproc alt="Raspberry Pi Imager window showing the 'Set username and password' option is selected. The user has entered username 'Robota' and some hidden password." src="/get-started/installation/rpi-setup/imager-set-passwordauthentication.png" resize="550x" declaredimensions=true >}}

2. Select the **SERVICES** tab.
3. Check **Enable SSH**.

{{% alert title="IMPORTANT" color="note" %}}

Be sure that you remember the `hostname`, `username`, and `password` you set, as you will need them when you SSH into your Pi.

{{% /alert %}}

{{< alert title="Caution" color="caution" >}}

The default username and password on Raspberry Pis are
Do not use the default username and password on a Raspberry Pi, as this poses a [security risk](https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-malware-enslaves-raspberry-pi-to-mine-cryptocurrency/).

- username: pi
- password: raspberry

However, it's [bad practice](https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-malware-enslaves-raspberry-pi-to-mine-cryptocurrency/) to keep the default username and password on a Raspberry Pi since doing so makes it easy for hackers to get access to your Pi.
In the past, malware infected thousands of Raspberry Pi devices that were using the default username and password.

{{< /alert >}}
{{% /alert %}}

{{% /tab %}}
{{% tab name="SSH" %}}
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