On Mon, 5 Jun 2023 at 16:29, Yuri <yuri@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ssh_kex_exchange_identification: banner line contains invalid characters [...] > It would be easier to figure out where offending connections come from. The subsequent log line from sshpkt_fatal contains the source address and port of that connection: $ sudo `pwd`/sshd -ddd -p 2022 [...] kex_exchange_identification: banner line contains invalid characters banner exchange: Connection from 127.0.0.1 port 52410: invalid format -- Darren Tucker (dtucker at dtucker.net) GPG key 11EAA6FA / A86E 3E07 5B19 5880 E860 37F4 9357 ECEF 11EA A6FA Good judgement comes with experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgement. _______________________________________________ openssh-unix-dev mailing list openssh-unix-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/openssh-unix-dev