31 Dec
2011
31 Dec
'11
6:57 p.m.
On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Johnny Hughes johnny@centos.org wrote:
Scenario of botnet with 1000 PCs making attempts to crack are password ain't gonna happen.
You don't need a botnet of 1000 PCs ... you only need a couple of graphics cards.
If you have a stolen passphrase-protected ssh private key, is it possible to brute-force the passphrase directly, or can success only be determined by checking against a copy of the public key?
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Les Mikesell
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