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Re:Sshole by 8organicbits on Thursday November 05, 2026 @09:06AM (#50379219)
Password reuse is the problem. The password hash is stolen from some other site and brute forced offline.
Re:Sshole by dwedge on Thursday November 05, 2026 @09:08AM (#50379244)
Same issue with key reuse. Unless you have a policy to rotate them and verify which host they login from, someone's unencrypted hard drive from 5 years ago is more likely to have a key than password.
Re:Sshole by traceroute66 on Thursday November 05, 2026 @09:35AM (#50379595)
> someone's unencrypted hard drive from 5 years ago is more likely to have a key than password.

Even 5+ years ago, hardware-backed SSH keys were a thing (Yubikey). The only difference today is that its 100% easier to do keys properly because of the widespread commoditisation of secure enclaves in desktops and smartphones to support FIDO, its basically free of charge now because you're not obliged to buy a Yubikey.