easiest way with centos board tools is iptable recent module ...
simply limit the amount of connections a host is allowed to the ssh port
iptables -N SSHSCAN
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -m state --state NEW -j SSHSCAN
iptables -A SSHSCAN -m recent --set --name SSH
iptables -A SSHSCAN -m recent --update --seconds 300 --hitcount 3 --name SSH -j DROP
limits each host to 3 connections within 5 minutes. enough to make bots stop
and still not too annoying for users that mistype their password 3x3 times
simply limit the amount of connections a host is allowed to the ssh port
iptables -N SSHSCAN
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -m state --state NEW -j SSHSCAN
iptables -A SSHSCAN -m recent --set --name SSH
iptables -A SSHSCAN -m recent --update --seconds 300 --hitcount 3 --name SSH -j DROP
limits each host to 3 connections within 5 minutes. enough to make bots stop
and still not too annoying for users that mistype their password 3x3 times
On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 10:43 PM, Bo Lynch <blynch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
just wanted to get some feedback from the community. Over the last few
days I have noticed my web server and email box have attempted to ssh'd to
using weird names like admin,appuser,nobody,etc.... None of these are
valid users. I know that I can block sshd all together with iptables but
that will not work for us. I did a little research on google and found
programs like sshguard and sshdfilter. Just wanted to know if anyone had
any experience with anything like these programs or have any other advice.
I really appreciate it.
--
Bo Lynch
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