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> Try use Denyhosts ... no problem with bruteforce attacks anymore. Denyhosts |
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> add the IP of the attacker to the /etc/hosts.deny file. |
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> Install it with: |
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> ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge denyhosts |
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> and add to your /etc/crontab |
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> */10 * * * * root python /usr/bin/denyhosts -c /etc/denyhosts.conf |
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> Use it now for more then a year... its perfect to block bruteforce attacks. |
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Also, you can edit your denyhost conf file to report affending IP to their denyhosts server and |
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also download an updated list of affending IP that other community members have reported. Using |
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this feature, you wont give "crackers" a first chance at getting to your server. |
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Regards, |
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Richard Broersma |
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