| From: | "C(dot) Bensend" <benny(at)bennyvision(dot)com> |
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| To: | pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: brute force attacking the password |
| Date: | 2005-04-18 21:14:31 |
| Message-ID: | 4082.134.244.169.17.1113858871.squirrel@webmail.stinkweasel.net |
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> And dangerous. Imagine a system with say, apache accound used
> from some Apache application. And a maluser who purposefully
> tries to log in to "apache" account and fails, thus causing a DoS
> on the web application. :)
Yes, I absolutely agree. Any scheme of the sort would have some
risks. And a risk I might be willing to take, might not be
acceptable for others.
> ...of course with careful planning and right implementation it
> would be very good.
And this is where I lay my trust in the PostgreSQL developers. I
am no power user, but I certainly appreciate the impressive
quality of the software. Thanks, folks. :)
Benny
--
Nixon: "Hello, Morbo! How's the family?"
Morbo: "Beligerant and numerous."
-- Futurama
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