Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:22:06 +1000 From: andrew clarke <mail@ozzmosis.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Tom Marchand <m0rchand@comcast.net> Subject: Re: Auto blacklist ssh connections ... Message-ID: <20080918102206.GA87327@ozzmosis.com> In-Reply-To: <EAB88E62-CB21-43FD-96F1-52BD59D918D6@comcast.net> References: <14143EECEC1CC52A4BC39AC3@ganymede.hub.org> <EAB88E62-CB21-43FD-96F1-52BD59D918D6@comcast.net>
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On Wed 2008-09-17 19:36:02 UTC-0400, Tom Marchand (m0rchand@comcast.net) wrote: >> Does anyone know of a utility that I can use with sshd to auto-block >> by IP if there are more then N failed attempts in a row? > Why don't you have sshd listen on a different port? I imagine that on some hosts where there are multiple users/customers, moving sshd to another port isn't a practical solution due to people's habits in trying to connect to the default port. A human problem rather than a technical one. PS. Top posting is cruel.
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