Comments on: Turning clouds into crackers: $45 a password http://cloudynews.com/2009/11/04/turning-clouds-into-crackers-45-a-password/ News and background on cloud computing for business Wed, 19 May 2010 21:28:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Seth http://cloudynews.com/2009/11/04/turning-clouds-into-crackers-45-a-password/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Seth Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:40:22 +0000 http://cloudynews.com/?p=274#comment-11 "Security experts recommend long, complex passwords ..." That is just stupid as that approach is needlessly inconvenient to users. Any computer or service that includes sensitive data should include a mechanism to lock access for some period of time after some number of failed login attempts no matter where from (similar to the functionality offered by fail2ban). This type of protection renders dictionary style attacks impotent. “Security experts recommend long, complex passwords …”

That is just stupid as that approach is needlessly inconvenient to users.

Any computer or service that includes sensitive data should include a mechanism to lock access for some period of time after some number of failed login attempts no matter where from (similar to the functionality offered by fail2ban). This type of protection renders dictionary style attacks impotent.

]]> By: dave http://cloudynews.com/2009/11/04/turning-clouds-into-crackers-45-a-password/comment-page-1/#comment-10 dave Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:38:46 +0000 http://cloudynews.com/?p=274#comment-10 Or they just rent a botnet from their fellow hats and do it for a tenth the price. Considering a 10k botnet rents for 24hrs between the range of 1k to 5k. Or they just rent a botnet from their fellow hats and do it for a tenth the price. Considering a 10k botnet rents for 24hrs between the range of 1k to 5k.

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