How to secure WD My Passport Pro with SSH key

* firstly enable ssh access from WD My Cloud GUI and setup your own secure password * login to ssh with your password * modify permissions on /home/root dir - it is too wide open - chmod 755 /home/root * generate new public/private keys ssh-keygen -t ed25519 or use your old

Weakness of WD My Passport PRO 4TB (WDBSMT0040BBK-EESN)

What everyone keeps in secret from you when reviewing this device - Cons: * You bought network device that needs security patches * It has old firmware from year 2017 * Old UNSECURE Linux kernel - Linux 3.10.24-rtk-nas #58 SMP PREEMPT Fri Dec 15 22:00:09 CST 2017 armv7l GNU/