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From: Fernando Meira <fmeira@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Forgotten root password on remote system
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:33:43
Message-Id: a3c2e88b05082602457a759a38@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Forgotten root password on remote system by Frank Schafer
1 On 8/26/05, Frank Schafer <frank.schafer@×××××××××.cz> wrote:
2 >
3 > IYpi3tbduwbfwm
4 >
5 > Such a password can't be cracked by brute force.
6 >
7 > ... and it's easy to remember.
8 >
9 > If Your password is 3 times better, don't use words brute force won't
10 > matter.
11
12
13 Well.. that just depends on how strong the password was! A brute-force
14 attack would get there.. sooner or later!! For being sooner than later, the
15 idea was to provide the attack with accurate characteristics of the
16 password: number of chars, alphanumeric, upper and lower-case.. and such
17 things..

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Re: [gentoo-user] Forgotten root password on remote system Frank Schafer <frank.schafer@×××××××××.cz>