@AgreeableLandscapeM to GNU+Linux Humor • 2 years agoWhen you enter the sudo password wrong and now have to wait for the cooldown timer.imagemessage-square5arrow-up152arrow-down11
arrow-up151arrow-down1imageWhen you enter the sudo password wrong and now have to wait for the cooldown timer.@AgreeableLandscapeM to GNU+Linux Humor • 2 years agomessage-square5
minus-square@LIESGREEDMISERYlink6•2 years agoIt is an intentional cooldown? I never know that, sometimes I always forcing CCCCCCCC^C it to create a placebo effect of it gets canceled faster.
minus-square@AgreeableLandscapeOPMlink9•2 years agoIt knows if your password is correct almost instantly by hashing it and checking it against the hash in /etc/shadow. It’s intentionally blocking the thread to help mitigate bruteforcing.
It is an intentional cooldown? I never know that, sometimes I always forcing CCCCCCCC^C it to create a placebo effect of it gets canceled faster.
It knows if your password is correct almost instantly by hashing it and checking it against the hash in /etc/shadow. It’s intentionally blocking the thread to help mitigate bruteforcing.