:-/ I didn't get badk to this, and this bug is closed now. ..but for informational purposes...
Regarding password probabilities reflecting reality, I was assuming that the root password that came with the system was randomly generated, and wouldn't be subject to dictionary or probabilistic attacks. I may have done an expert install, I'm not sure (too long ago). I know I did not set a root password, though. I don't know how long the password is, I didn't set it and was not prompted for it. Given that my problem was before the fix for the debian SSL key generation issue, it could be presumed that someone realized the existence of the bug before it was reported and fixed, and was exploiting that. -- sshd hacked in only 50,000 tries https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/58074 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
