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Re: Security?
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Tue, 13 Mar 2001 14:55:56 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Dan Boger writes:
> Dave Schuler wrote:
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> > > First of all, a lot of systems don't lock out accounts, just because
> > > they are misconfigured, or their admin doesn't realise the danger.
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> > Sure, but what's the point of disabling my system after my own bogus
> > attempts? To date, the only one who's been kept out of my system for that
> > reason is me! I mean, why set "3" as the magic number, if external,
> > high-voulme attacks are the big danger?
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> because disabling the login (at least for a while) does help defend
> against brute force attacks. and the number 3 isn't magical in any way
> - I think a lot of systems have it set for 5, and from what I know, it's
> always configurable. the admin can set it for 20 or something, without
> a major loss to security, imo.
8^) I'd figured that "3" had no inherent signficance but was just a standard.
> if I have a copy of your password file, I can put it on my system and
> run an external program - the file itself doesn't lock up, it's the
> system that does that. If I put your file on my system, nothing will
> lock it out after 3 tries :)
> does this explain anything?
Yeah--now how do I get into my system?
Dave!
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| (...) uhh.... have a valid login and remember it's password? ;) or, get your admin to set the lockout to 30 minutes or so, so at least you don't have to bother him every time your forget :P Dan (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) because disabling the login (at least for a while) does help defend against brute force attacks. and the number 3 isn't magical in any way - I think a lot of systems have it set for 5, and from what I know, it's always configurable. the admin (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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