From owner-cvs-all Sat Jan 19 9:35: 2 2002 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (storm.FreeBSD.org.uk [194.242.139.170]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EE8037B416; Sat, 19 Jan 2002 09:34:41 -0800 (PST) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6) with UUCP id g0JHYZm27287; Sat, 19 Jan 2002 17:34:35 GMT (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Received: from grondar.za (mark@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grimreaper.grondar.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0JHYxt22723; Sat, 19 Jan 2002 17:34:59 GMT (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Message-Id: <200201191734.g0JHYxt22723@grimreaper.grondar.org> To: "Andrey A. Chernov" Cc: Kris Kennaway , cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libpam/modules/pam_opie pam_opie.c References: <20020119164924.GE10976@nagual.pp.ru> In-Reply-To: <20020119164924.GE10976@nagual.pp.ru> ; from "Andrey A. Chernov" "Sat, 19 Jan 2002 19:49:24 +0300." Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 17:34:59 +0000 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > Nope. The hash is based on things that don't change very often, so it > > will be constant for most attacks. As the intruder is not sucessfully > > breaking in, there MUST BE NO decrement. > > But if intruder sees constant code several days and the next day number > jumps to another value non smoothly, it clearly indicates non-real user > behaviour for him. Many attackers will find a dormant account very attractive. This is called a "honey pot", and it is a good way to waste their time. M -- o Mark Murray \_ FreeBSD Services Limited O.\_ Warning: this .sig is umop ap!sdn To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message