Re: SSHD: Limit login attempt rate

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:59:09 GMT, Unruh <unruh-spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
bmearns <mearns.b@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

I'm running an sshd on Fedora 8, and have recently been getting
swamped with people trying to log in (i.e., break in). It's configured
to only allow three authentication attempts per connection, but they
just keep reconnecting: probably some script kiddies with port
sniffers and password testers. Is there a way to configure it so that

check out denyhosts

It is also distributed. If somebody trys to break in to several denyhosts
protected systems, the word will go out and everybody will pre-emptively block
the attacker.
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