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I'd be cautious about stuff like this - if you annoy the wrong person that could paint a target on your back.
by operator-name 3y ago
I'd be cautious about stuff like this - if you annoy the wrong person that could paint a target on your back.
- capableweb 3y agoRealistically though, they'll probably timeout by themselves automatically if they haven't seen a password prompt after N seconds. TCP connections can hang overall, so having that would be basics anyway.
- internetter 3y agoAh where's your sense of fun ;)
- dylan604 3y agoDon't discourage someone else from doing it and risk their not coming back to update us on the results. This popcorn is not going to eat itself.
- Zetice 3y agoThey're impotent little weasels who couldn't hit a target the size of a barn, so the risk is minimal.
- fsckboy 3y ago"do not guess that it will be your weakest opponent nor guess what they will try, prepare for your strongest adversary and all that they can do" -- mutatis mutandis, Sun Tzu, Art of War
- l33t233372 3y agoNot to disagree with infallible thousands of years old advice, but surely resources are in far shorter supply than potential attacks, so we have to prioritize and filter.
- myself248 3y agoIf this was default on port 22 of every cheap router sold, and if you enable ssh it has to go on some other port, it'd frustrate a lot of bad guys.