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Date:      Sat, 19 Apr 2003 01:09:41 -0500
From:      kitsune <kitsune@gmx.co.uk>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: user toor ???
Message-ID:  <20030419010941.199bcf27.kitsune@gmx.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <a05200f1bbac4eabc1d55@[10.10.10.2]>
References:  <73AF04A0-7111-11D7-B269-000393460DB2@soupnazi.org> <a05200f1bbac4eabc1d55@[10.10.10.2]>

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On Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:37:39 -0500
Jimi Thompson <jimit@myrealbox.com> wrote:

> "toor" is no more and no less of a risk that "root".  Secure it as 
> you would root.  Oh, and given sufficient opportunity, I can crack 
> ANY password that uses characters from the ASCII set.  It's just not 
> that difficult.  If you are going to expose this system the internet, 
> I STRONGLY recommend that you use two-factor authentication and DO 
> NOT RELY on passwords alone.

What is two-factor authentication?



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