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Date:      Sat, 19 Jan 2002 17:34:59 +0000
From:      Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
To:        "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru>
Cc:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libpam/modules/pam_opie pam_opie.c 
Message-ID:  <200201191734.g0JHYxt22723@grimreaper.grondar.org>
In-Reply-To: <20020119164924.GE10976@nagual.pp.ru> ; from "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru>  "Sat, 19 Jan 2002 19:49:24 %2B0300."
References:  <20020119164924.GE10976@nagual.pp.ru> 

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> > 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
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