authenticate
successfully will reset the authentication failure count for that address.
Cheers,
Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
> -Original Message-
> From: Scott C. Best [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 22 March 2005 00:57
> To: vnc-list@realvnc.com
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Wez:
Heya. So exactly what qualifies as a "failed authentication
attempt"? I was trying to connect to a 4.1.1 server (Free edition)
using a tunneling application, and I saw the same error message.
It's possible the tunneling application connects to the VNC Server
with some NULL characters at init
Bob,
"Too many security failures" indicates that the IP address from which you
are connecting has been making lots of connections to the VNC Server that
didn't end up being successfully authenticated.
This is a security feature designed to prevent dictionary attacks on
servers, by preventing mach
