• meant2live218@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m not a Linux user, so maybe this is all way over my head, but what’s the purpose of software like this?

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      1 year ago

      The purpose of SSH is to allow remote access to computers.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh

      The purpose of keystroke timing obfuscation is to make it difficult for a man-in-the-middle to deduce your passwords as you type them over an SSH connection.

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        1 year ago

        Thanks, that’s cool! I remember using ssh back in college when I was attempting to major in computer engineering and interacting with the student server.

        Is keystroke timing a legitimate way for programs to decipher/narrow down a password?

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          Not legitimate in the sense of being nice or ethical, but a legitimate concern in the sense that timing attacks can be very effective.