Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:22:37 -0400 From: Lee Capps <lcapps@cteresource.org> To: "'FreeBSD Questions'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Illegal access attempt - FreeBSD 5.4 Release - please advise Message-ID: <20050825112237.GE45634@topper.cteresource.org> In-Reply-To: <200508241119671.SM00756@chris> References: <810a540e0508232127737d91fb@mail.gmail.com> <200508241119671.SM00756@chris>
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On 11:18 Wed 24 Aug , Chris St Denis wrote: > How can I easily auto deny after x failed attempts? Is this an sshd setting? > I could find it. > > Is there something in ports that will firewall off somebody who is brute > forcing? In addition to adding entries to /etc/hosts.allow you could try DenyHosts: http://denyhosts.sourceforge.net/ I didn't find a port, but it works with FreeBSD and isn't too onerous to install. HTH, Lee
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