Re: How to limit login attempts on Fedora 2

From: Bit Twister (BitTwister_at_localhost.localdomain)
Date: 10/15/04


Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:46:28 GMT

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 10:26:14 -0400, M_F_H wrote:
> I run an off-site backup server from my home using Fedora Core2,
> with all the updates.
>
> Ever since I set up a dynamic DNS name on my home computer, I
> have been the target of attempts to log in from all over the
> world.

I would have /etc/hosts.deny contain
ALL: ALL

and in /etc/hosts.allow
sshd: 207.19.142.15, and_or_range_207.19.142.0

Or add only_from = in /etc/xinetd.d/ssh* file

service xinetd reload # to load above changes

Another method http://www.portknocking.org/



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