Re: OT: Safe to access SSH server from work?
- From: Brian <ad44@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 13:15:23 +0100
On Fri 06 May 2011 at 04:51:16 -0700, CACook@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Friday 6 May, 2011 02:13:52 Brian wrote:
A strong password is no less secure in brute force terms than a key so
there is no reason to disallow it on those grounds. You can also be sure
you have never left it at home or elsewhere.
What you're missing is the difference between someone trying to hack from the
client machine... and a remote script trying to brute-force your server. Big
difference.
No I'm not. But please explain the difference, bearing in mind the
complete ineffectiveness of remote scripts and the length of time needed
to guess even a 15 character password.
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