On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Johnny Hughes <johnny@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Scenario of botnet with 1000 PCs making attempts to crack are password ain't gonna happen. > > You don't need a botnet of 1000 PCs ... you only need a couple of > graphics cards. > If you have a stolen passphrase-protected ssh private key, is it possible to brute-force the passphrase directly, or can success only be determined by checking against a copy of the public key? -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos