Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 23:02:15 -0800 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "artware" <artware@gmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Blacklisting IPs Message-ID: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNKEAKFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <fd091951050111140649cbf1d9@mail.gmail.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of artware > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 2:06 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Blacklisting IPs > > > These types of attacks don't seem directed -- it's more like fishing > for unprotected systems. > > FWIW, changing the ssh port dropped the illegal user attempts > to 0 instantly... > I'm sure it did, why does that matter though? Your not intending to run an unprotected system? The point was that your no more secure than you were previously. Fishing attempts aren't what you need to worry about being protected from. Ted
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