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Subject: Re: sshd brute force attempts?
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Elijah Savage wrote:
> Joao Barros wrote:
>> On 9/19/06, Dan Mahoney, System Admin <danm@prime.gushi.org> wrote:
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> I've looked around and found several linux-centric things designed to
>>> block brute-force SSH attempts.  Anyone out there know of something a
>>> bit
>>> more BSD savvy?
>>
> I use /usr/ports/security/denyhost
> 
> It was very easy to install and setup the config file is commented so
> well and has so many different parameters. I get reports like this
> anytime my thresholds are crossed.
> 
> Added the following hosts to /etc/hosts.deniedssh:
> 
> 124.107.6.37 (124.107.6.37.pldt.net)

another vote for denyhost. it works well and stops the attacks. Even tho
i use keys and not passwords, i still use it.