Re: Dropbear 2019.77

2021-06-29 Thread Matt Johnston
On Tue 29/6/2021, at 9:47 pm, roy...@gmail.com wrote: > >> That itself wouldn't be a problem if we could just crypt all incoming >> password attempts before checking a username's existence - the problem is >> that the password crypt algorithm can vary per user, so the time will vary >> too. We

Re: Dropbear 2019.77

2021-06-29 Thread roytam
Hello Matt, Matt Johnston wrote: > > Hi Roy, > > On Tue 29/6/2021, at 7:18 pm, roy...@gmail.com wrote: > > > - Make failure delay more consistent to avoid revealing valid usernames, set > server password > limit of 100 characters. Problem reported by usd responsible disclosure team > > > What

Re: Dropbear 2019.77

2021-06-29 Thread Matt Johnston
Hi Roy, On Tue 29/6/2021, at 7:18 pm, roy...@gmail.com wrote: > >> - Make failure delay more consistent to avoid revealing valid usernames, set >> server password >> limit of 100 characters. Problem reported by usd responsible disclosure team > > What is the technical reason of limiting

Re: Dropbear 2019.77

2021-06-29 Thread roytam
Hi, Sorry for replying such old message, but: Matt Johnston wrote: > > Hi all, > > At long last Dropbear 2019.77 is released. Most changes are > bug fixes, with a few small features. There are security > fixes to avoid revealing the existence of valid usernames. > > This release also merges the