Re: Why do SSH cracking attempts start with "Did not receive identification string"?

From: Robert Waldner (rw_at_coretec.at)
Date: 09/02/05

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Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 13:51:35 +0200

    On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:24:54 BST, Adam Funk writes:
    >Sometimes the interval between "Did not receive" and the first "Failed
    >password" is as long as 20 minutes. Why do the SSH cracking programs
    >omit the string the first time, and why do they wait a while after
    >that to start trying userids and passwords?

    Probably becasue at first they do a sweep and look where port 22 is at
     least open, before they start with "real" cracking attempts.

    cheers,
    &rw 

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