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Date:      Sat, 19 Jan 2002 10:47:08 +0000
From:      Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
To:        "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libpam/modules/pam_opie pam_opie.c 
Message-ID:  <200201191047.g0JAl8t20334@grimreaper.grondar.org>
In-Reply-To: <200201191009.g0JA95b91076@freefall.freebsd.org> ; from "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@FreeBSD.org>  "Sat, 19 Jan 2002 02:09:05 PST."
References:  <200201191009.g0JA95b91076@freefall.freebsd.org> 

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> ache        2002/01/19 02:09:05 PST
> 
>   Modified files:
>     lib/libpam/modules/pam_opie pam_opie.c 
>   Log:
>   If user not exist in OPIE system, return failure immediately instead
>   of producing fake prompts with random numbers which can be detected by
>   potential intruder in two tries and totally confuse non-OPIE users.

I object to this. The better way is to produce fake but (semi-) constant
challenge.

How much discussing with the PAM people have you done here?

M
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