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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] reduceing ssh brute force attempts with iptables

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] reduceing ssh brute force attempts with iptables
  • From: Martin Hicks <mort [ at ] bork [ dot ] org>
  • Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:03:06 -0500

On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 09:48:33AM -0500, Stephen Gregory wrote:
> There was a recent discussion about blocking or atleast reduceing ssh
> brute force attempts. There is a "recent" module for netfiler/iptables
> that will help.
> 
> http://blog.andrew.net.au/2005/02/16#ipt_recent_and_ssh_attacks
> 
> http://snowman.net/projects/ipt_recent/
> 

Snazzy.  I'm definitely going to try this.  I just started getting the
script kiddie ssh attacks on my machine.  I had never happened before
last week.  weird.

mh

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