SSHD_config can be tweaked to block them or just block a whole group http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sshd_config DenyGroups This keyword can be followed by a list of group name patterns, separated by spaces. Login is disallowed for users whose primary group or supplementary group list matches one of the patterns. `*' and `?' can be used as wildcards in the patterns. Only group names are valid; a numerical group ID is not recognized. By de- fault, login is allowed for all groups. DenyUsers This keyword can be followed by a list of user name patterns, separated by spaces. Login is disallowed for user names that match one of the patterns. `*' and `?' can be used as wildcards in the patterns. Only user names are valid; a numerical user ID is not recognized. By default, login is allowed for all users. If the pattern takes the form USER@HOST then USER and HOST are separately checked, restricting logins to particular users from particular hosts.