On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Johnny Hughes <joh...@centos.org> wrote:
>>
>> Scenario of botnet with 1000 PCs making attempts to crack are password ain't
>> gonna happen.
>
> You don't need a botnet of 1000 PCs ... you only need a couple of
> graphics cards.
>
If you have a stolen passphrase-protected ssh private key, is it
possible to brute-force the passphrase directly, or can success only
be determined by checking against a copy of the public key?
--
Les Mikesell
lesmikes...@gmail.com
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