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Re: Delays



> - I think the main purpose of delays was to slow down password
>   guessing attempts, so it should be OK to do it in the pam_unix
>   module, other authentication methods probably don't need them.

It should also not be visible for the "password guessing" person, if
he has typed in a non-existent login-name or a correct login name
(account name), but the wrong password.

Florian La Roche



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