On 02/07/2015 12:48 PM, Always Learning wrote:
On Fri, 2015-02-06 at 17:24 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote:
On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 5:05 PM, John R Pierce <pierce@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2/6/2015 7:19 AM, Always Learning wrote:
stronger passwords for SQL
the hackers had the database administrators user account credentials, and
were coming in through the VPN via said credentials. I doubt stronger
passwords would have mattered.
Hmmm, maybe a reasonable argument for the crypto-card type VPNs where
the passwords aren't reusable...
Excellent suggestion especially as the current 'defences' failed. Rather
senseless for some to rely so enthusiastically upon the existing failed
protection.
Definitely +1 for that good and safer idea.
Two factor authentication is really what one needs for all servers
providing secure services: i.e something you know and something you possess
Google does this via a password (known) and a key txt'd to your cell
phone (something you possess). Simple and quite cost effective as most
folk that work on servers are likely to already have a cell phone and it
works world wide. I haven't checked if Google offers an API for this,
but sending txt messages from a server must not be that difficult to
achieve.
Another task for my scantly available spare time.
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