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<font face="Verdana">I do the same thing here, works great.<br>
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Scott.<br>
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<pre wrap="">On Thursday 10 August 2006 07:25, James Ogden wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Martin Ward wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Wednesday 09 Aug 2006 19:08, Stephen wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I've got mine set up to allow only 1 user and to require the correct ssh
key, and disabled normal password authentication.
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<pre wrap="">That stops them getting in, but it doesn't stop them banging on the door
for hours on end (which dropping all packets from their IP address does).
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<pre wrap="">My inelegant, insecure but highly effective solution to this was to run
sshd
on a different port. It won't stop someone serious, of course, but it will
filter out the random script kiddies
James
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Can I echo James' comments? I also changed the ssh port and all the dictionary
attacks immediately disappeared. It certainly works, even if it's not a total
fix for the problem if you've got a determined attacker.
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