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by tribune 2899 days ago
This makes sense given how often they'd fail. When I log in it takes me one attempt. When someone is using stolen credentials they might have to make hundreds of attempts before actually logging in.
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The ratio is waaaay higher for ssh login attempts.
That, and most websites remember your computers forever so you rarely ever need to log back in.
I wish. If that were the case, there would be almost zero market for 1Password, Keychain, and a dozen other solutions.