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From: billy@MIX.COM
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Subject: Re: File vault, firmware password, etc
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 22:39:47 +0000 (UTC)
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Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> writes:

> I'm not sure how often you can try a password against a FileVault 2 Volume. If
> there is any wait period than any password not listed int eh 1000 most common
> may be enough.

As far as I know, Apple is not doing (as we call it in the VMS world)
break-in evasion.  I think it'd be good if they did, even though there
is some risk of it being used in a denial of service attack.  The VMS
default is after three failed login attempts, you're locked out (even
with the real password) for 15 minutes.

Billy Y..
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