On 16.02.2015, Tim wrote: > > Please search the net on "dictionary attack" in combination with words > > like "feasibility", "speed" and the like. You will be blown away by > > reading what can be done. > Of course that kind of implies that you have something that will let you > continuously try different passwords upon it, instead of denying you > after a few failures.
As you point out, all is a matter of your thread model. Said that, a software counter can easily be circumventet. You could just recompile the program with the counter diabled, you could take a backup of the original counter and many more... -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
