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Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:33:29 -0800
From: coderman <coderman@...il.com>
To: jf <jf@...co.net>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: What the f*** is going on?

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 8:24 AM, jf <jf@...co.net> wrote:
> ... how come no one ever points out that rate-limiting failed logins is probably more important than password complexity?


this is only true for remote attackers hitting network service auth.

better to assume they've got your hashes and you're racing the
rainbows, dicts, and CUDAs for longevity...

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