anders@rytter.me to Memes@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoBrute force protectionrytter.meimagemessage-square101linkfedilinkarrow-up11.05Karrow-down134file-text
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minus-squareT. Hex@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoHow does that stop a brute force attack? As written, it only stops the single luckiest brute force attack that happens to get the password right on their first try.
minus-squarechraebsli@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 years agoYou can’t really prevent a brute force attack. Even if you prevent it from one IP or so, you can still do “distributed” brute force attacks. Also only allowing one password per 5 seconds or so per IP will not work if you have lots of users and they are at work and have the same IP.
How does that stop a brute force attack? As written, it only stops the single luckiest brute force attack that happens to get the password right on their first try.
You can’t really prevent a brute force attack. Even if you prevent it from one IP or so, you can still do “distributed” brute force attacks.
Also only allowing one password per 5 seconds or so per IP will not work if you have lots of users and they are at work and have the same IP.