-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 08/02/2013 05:44 PM, Andy Isaacson wrote: > On Fri, Aug 02, 2013 at 03:25:10PM -0600, Bryan Carey wrote: >> Thanks everyone for your input! I already had root access >> disabled via sshd config. I will look into fail2ban as it sounds >> like it remedies the problem I'm having. > > I'm confused, what's the actual problem you're having? > > Is the problem the log messages from sshd? I just ignore them. > Problem solved. > > It's fairly odd, on the modern internet, to pretend that an attempt > to guess your password is anything to worry about. Think of these > attackers as soil bacteria -- if your immune system is so broken > that you're vulnerable to such a trivial threat, you have no chance > of surviving when a serious threat shows up, and your immediate > demise is better for the species as a whole. >
I also disable password access only leaving ssh key. They can try all they want but fail2ban will block them for a day with my settings. Some resume attacking after ban time is up. - --- Marina Brown > -andy _______________________________________________ tor-relays > mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJR/DiJAAoJEEy/Yrjnmw6cD80P/ims8qArKxVZ0OP64jYLySve yOgFJrBfr7GuwVTpy6ftOSBm/3QIldUFf2RcgzdLLhr6gH278krOhiN0CTYbb0ds lMNSjzM8iIGpGPcd6NHYepU6e/n0ceL6lbKyooDsbUOtmwlJ5PTgI4d2YWNlWNTe /YrKX70ksPRP9SQCdSKNaVCMyUNAMWHf03GSF/TCk1gDMn8egyomUHDmCbOHXP1w 64LdjNmy+5sh710VhLcmfmj72pTVe/sY3Adg6BgiO41qiwIWXsequ5PsCvdXCqMn 86UkyGzH7js0zIcpwF3Biz9uTAjytasu3R0z4Umx4r31yjSoMtMgt1X0HDQt1kNo QRgV6tq3Dl9Z3LhjYKMhcC4ZXa7q1pGqdYRH15I/jtTvH04gF+MJVAsgdpYFYtGv Mx2RUiDdKvP6hAUjcuLpe4EaZTzY6Mk7E0fqBzXdqTHSbeP/deFZmkdZah6xWpZn Zd/UmlpQVM81zVA2aUSs1kkUATYKwH1LbNonMFrXu5n5hLjzQRmQ/Il1d+YfhQKo vnT/9+nXnaVbG+80J0LiW5cXHvRTIZ/zm16z8gASWjBRILf4xrnvH6pKODmkBtwm 8kG55U5g2O+Edu/Z5UbpaqTGqDnemfAsX06CNJua0TqnEiB3A4T97Q85XYLeY1YX sV3KdSHg8Jw08U1l3EgP =cYF3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
