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Re: SSH and Telnet ports



On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 07:15:18PM +0100, Mitar wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I am wondering why should I allow SSH and Telnet ports to be open on a
> relay? Is there really a usage case where a Tor user would need them
> (because connecting with SSH to a server does somehow go against
> anonymity)? Because otherwise it could be used for dictionary attacks
> against SSH hosts.
> 
> 
> Mitar

How practical is SSH password cracking over Tor? Wouldn't the latency
deter attackers?

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Christopher Davis