[SDBUG] brute force ssh username search on my box

J. Cordaro oradrocyaj at yahoo.com
Tue Apr 21 21:58:00 PDT 2009


Hi,I'm using rootbsd's Omicron package ($40/mo for Xen sharded Xeon E5420 - not bad).  The problem is I am getting hammered by ssh script kiddies.  Based on this doc: http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php/Block_repeated_illegal_or_failed_SSH_logins I've tweaked the sshdaemon and run a sweeper script to add the 'bad' ips to pf's block list.  The questions are, 1) should the hosting service block all this junk for me?  2) Should I change the ssh port?Thanks,Jay


      


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