----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Higson" <jh@xxxxxxx> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 1:47 PM Subject: Re: Security.... > > > Just wondering if I am missing something here. It may take a long time > > to go through _all_ combinations, but all the cracker wants is the > > _correct_ password. This might be on the first try, but not likely the > > last. > > Assuming the password is random enough, it'll take on average testing half the > set to get the correct password. > > But, yes the cracker could just be lucky, but given a random password it's > just as likely to be the last one guessed as the first. If they get the right password....it will always be their last guess! <grin> -Eucke
