user toor ???

kitsune kitsune at gmx.co.uk
Thu Apr 17 22:10:15 PDT 2003


On Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:37:39 -0500
Jimi Thompson <jimit at 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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