Just set your max fails at 1 and set your ip ban for about a year. On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Michael Krasnow <[email protected]> wrote:
> but who needs an rcon_password, sm_rcon anyone? > > On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 10:00 PM, ics <[email protected]> wrote: > > > As if rcon passwords matter that much ;) > > > > If we talk generally about passwords, then you are correct. > > > > -ics > > > > 12.9.2010 3:41, Codeseer kirjoitti: > > > > Any hacker or cryptologist will disagree with this. As you go up in > length > >> for passwords they are less secure using just letters and numbers, than > >> using symbols in addition. A case insensitive compilation of a-z, A-Z, > and > >> 0-9 contains 62 symbol counts, while all of the American standard code > for > >> information interchange characters result in a symbol count of 94. An > >> attacker has to generate approximately 50% of the possible combinations > to > >> achieve success; if the possible combinations (enhanced by symbol > counts) > >> are increased, it will take the attacker longer and be more difficult > for > >> them to crack the password. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ics > >> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 5:29 PM > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > >> Subject: Re: [hlds] SRCDS Protect Tips > >> > >> Any password such as S5Df2lf5F0skj4On or Fs3Kl89Gh57kLG was secure as > >> it can be, without any extra marks like @,%,& etc. Also it does not > help > >> to have a good password if that is leaking from the server itself all > >> the time to the hostile attackers so first of all, keep the server > >> secured and run plugins to prevent malicious exploits. Just keep that in > >> mind. > >> > >> -ics > >> > >> 11.9.2010 23:24, Mark Gunnett kirjoitti: > >> > >>> Just an FYI, the server does not like some of the passwords with > >>> > >> characters > >> > >>> when set in the commandline. Even with quotes... Well from TF2 in my > >>> experience. Specifically the @ symbol. > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> > >>>> From: [email protected] > >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 3:51 PM > >>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > >>>> Subject: Re: [hlds] SRCDS Protect Tips > >>>> > >>>> Use a password generator for strong passwords. > >>>> > >>>> Search for "PC Tools Password Utilities" in your favorite search > website > >>>> for > >>>> example- > >>>> > >>>> I'm using passwords with puncation, mixed case. non-repeating chars, > >>>> numbers > >>>> with 8 to 32 > >>>> chars. > >>>> > >>>> If you can't memorise the passwords, youse the old method, biro/pencil > a > >>>> sheet of paper! ;) > >>>> > >>>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >> please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >> please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > -- > Michael Krasnow > http://mnkras.com > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > -- ¤Ψ[GoR]|Ω|Ďaŗŧh_ÑiñjaΨ¤ http://www.DarthNinja.com http://www.GoRClan.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
