P@$$w0rds ar3 g0!ng, well sort of.

 

As of M2021.01, supported MOTOTRBO radios and repeaters will no longer support a codeplug password when reading or writing. Instead a TLS-PSK key will be used to secure the data in the radio. This means that in order to read a radio, the CPS or Radio Management will need to have the 128-bit pre-shared key in its list of keys.

The radio in turn, also needs to have the Security Mode set to Enhanced. 

If the Security Mode set to Standard, the radio can be read and written without the need for a matching key.

If a radio or repeater is read on another computer, the CPS will prompt the user to select a key and a list of saved keys is presented. Without a matching key, the device cannot be read. If the key is a match, the data transfer between CPS or Radio Management is encrypted using this key. This improves data security especially when remotely programming repeaters via IP or radios on a remote Device Programmer.

It is still possible to specify a password but this is only applicable to codeplugs saved on the PC.

All MOTOTRBO radios on R2.10.5 firmware or later will support TLS-PSK. 

If you don't need or want this, you can simply set the Security Mode to Standard - in which case anyone can read or write the radio or repeater.

If you're going to be using this, my suggestion is to make a secure backup of the key(s) somewhere else.