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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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