Dahua NVR or DVR/XVR SSH Password

Recently, I purchased a CCTV Kit in Indonesia. It included 4 security cameras and a DVR/XVR.

It was branded as a Kris Home Security CCTV Kit. However, upon investigating, I found out that it is actually a white-labeled Dahua product.

When I was exploring the web interface, I noticed that it has an SSH access feature.

I was curious: what can I do with it?

Enabling SSH Access

First, let me show you how to enable SSH access. Just follow these steps:

• Open the web interface, e.g., http://192.168.1.5
• Log in with your administrator credentials
• Open Setting > Security
• Select System Service > Basic Services
• Check the SSH checkbox
• Click the OK button to apply changes

SSH Access

Now, try to access your XVR via SSH. For example:

ssh admin@192.168.1.5

Your first instinct might be to enter the same password as the web admin password. Guess what? That’s incorrect!

The correct SSH password is your admin password prepended with 7ujMko0.

For example, if your XVR web administrator credentials are:

• username: admin
• password: MyStrongPassw0rd!

Then your SSH credentials are:

• username: admin
• password: 7ujMko0MyStrongPassw0rd!

Now try SSH again with the correct password. This time it will work!

Unfortunately, there isn’t much you can do via SSH.

I thought I could at least use the normal Unix shell to explore the contents of the XVR. It might still be possible, but likely requires specific privileges reserved for Dahua employees.

Conclusion

That’s all for today. It may not be very useful, but it satisfied my curiosity.

As usual, if you have any questions or a better method, leave a comment below. Thanks for reading, and see you next time!

References

• SSH Dahua | IP Cam Talk