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Re: Why do SSH cracking attempts start with "Did not receive identification string"?



On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:24:54 BST, Adam Funk writes:
>Sometimes the interval between "Did not receive" and the first "Failed
>password" is as long as 20 minutes.  Why do the SSH cracking programs
>omit the string the first time, and why do they wait a while after
>that to start trying userids and passwords?

Probably becasue at first they do a sweep and look where port 22 is at 
 least open, before they start with "real" cracking attempts.

cheers,
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