[Bug 117] OpenSSH second-guesses PAM

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Wed Apr 17 11:07:35 EST 2002


http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117

djm at mindrot.org changed:

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------- Additional Comments From djm at mindrot.org  2002-04-17 11:07 -------
You do see the username, auth2.c line 193-197:

    log("input_userauth_request: illegal user %s", user);
#ifdef USE_PAM
    start_pam("NOUSER");
#endif

We fake a username with PAM to mitigate timing attacks.



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