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RE: looking for a webapp bruteforce video for non-techies
From: "Martin O'Neal" <martin.oneal () corsaire com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 17:01:29 +0100
It didn't help that the password was only 5 characters!
That may not actually be such a bad password (on balance and in context). Sure it is a dictionary/leet word variant, but five characters actually carry plenty of entropy (if mixed case and numerics are also used). However, if you have an authentication mechanism that doesn't lock out an account and *allows* brute forcing, it doesn't really matter how strong the password is; given enough universe-lifetimes an attacker will always guess it eventually. Choose your battle wisely. Choose to fight the broken auth. Martin... PS I don't have a brute forcing clip, but I do have a video of my cousin's dog catching a frisbee if you're interested ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: Watchfire Methodologies & Tools for Web Application Security Assessment With the rapid rise in the number and types of security threats, web application security assessments should be considered a crucial phase in the development of any web application. What methodology should be followed? What tools can accelerate the assessment process? Download this Whitepaper today! https://www.watchfire.com/securearea/whitepapers.aspx?id=70170000000940F -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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