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Why might an operating system require a restart after N failed login attempts?
On some systems (like macOS or iOS, no idea if that exists in Windows), there is a higher security state ("Before first unlock") between boot and the first input of a (correct) password:
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Why might an operating system require a restart after N failed login attempts?
If it is a remote login attempt, an attacker will have to choose between giving up or potentially alerting the (possibly logged-on) rightful user that there is an attacker in his network.
If the ...
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Why might an operating system require a restart after N failed login attempts?
To elaborate on Gh0stFish’s answer, I think that the far most likely reason for a restart is to kill any running processes.
While a restart would kill all, it’s presumably intended to kill sensitive ...
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Why might an operating system require a restart after N failed login attempts?
I can think of a few different benefits:
It slows down the attack, as you have to wait for the reboot to complete.
A reboot may be more noticeable (either to a monitoring system or other physically ...
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