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Check Failed Password Attempts

Check Failed Password Attempts - 0.1.4

scans system for failed logins

All Time: (3.5)
Version 0.1.4: Not rated (0.0)
Selected Version: 0.1.4
Release Date: 2005-03-27
License: Freeware
Downloads (version 0.1.4): 809
Downloads (all versions): 130
Price: $0.00

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Product Description:

This is a small application that simply parses the /var/log/secure.log file looking for failed authorization attempts. It presents a summary of the total number of failed attempts per user as well as the full log listing of each failed attempt.

What's new in this version:

v0.1.4:
  • Fixes the error: "An error of type 1 has occurred." on systems with no failed password attempts in the log.
v0.1.3:
  • updated GUI
v0.1.2:
  • Fixes the error: Can't make word 2 of " 1 " into a Unicode text."
  • Minor other code changes.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.2 or later

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Check Failed Password Attempts ReviewWorks great for me under Tiger - Version: 0.1.9, 11/2/2005 10:31AM PST

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George Pytlik
Works as advertised. Keep in mind that some OS X utilities wipe out the log file as part of their functionality, so it will only scan what is there.
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Check Failed Password Attempts Commentaryis this supposed to work with Tiger??? - Version: 0.1.7, 6/9/2005 12:52AM PST

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Hal Itosis
 
Under 10.4.1 this goes off looking for log entries...
but it never comes back. Progress bar ad infinitum.

-HI-
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Check Failed Password Attempts Troubleshooting Report"Nothing is logged" - Version: 0.1.7, 4/2/2005 12:12PM PST

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TheRonster
New version still reports "Nothing is logged. The secure log file doesn’t exist."

This was after I entered wrong passwords to generate Failed Password Attempts. Where the allegedly missing log should be, I don't know. The program and the author haven't been helpful on this point. Some might get a false sense of security from these results.

The Console log seems to indicate this program secretly depends on a third-party add-on for Applescript called 24U Appearance OSAX. If so, it should be listed in requirements. (It's also quite possible I don't understand any of this!)

2005-04-02 14:59:46.427 Check for Failed Password Attempts[1228] CFLog (21): Cannot find executable for CFBundle 0x4d869d0 </Library/ScriptingAdditions/24U Appearance OSAX.osax> (not loaded)
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