Gentoo Archives: gentoo-security

From: Dan Shookowsky <dshookowsky@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-security@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-security] [OT?] automatically firewalling off IPs
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:56:02
Message-Id: 6d31f4780510030629n4e8db1d6s20a01409edd842e3@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-security] [OT?] automatically firewalling off IPs by Jeremy Brake
1 There's a python script that I've been using effectively for a while
2 http://www.aczoom.com/cms/blockhosts/
3
4 It requires a little tweaking in the configuration file for Gentoo, but does
5 a good job of curbing abuse.
6
7 On 10/2/05, Jeremy Brake <gentoolists@×××××××××××.nz> wrote:
8 >
9 > Hey all,
10 >
11 > I'm looking for an app/script which can monitor for failed ssh logins,
12 > and block using IPTables for $time after $number of failed logins (an
13 > exclusion list would be handy as well) so that I can put a quick stop to
14 > these niggly brute-force ssh "attacks" I seem to be getting more and
15 > more often.
16 >
17 > Anyone have any ideas?
18 >
19 > Thanks, Jeremy B
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