On Thursday, November 18, 2010 04:21:42 am sam tygier wrote: > On 17/11/10 21:38, Dustin Kirkland wrote: > > This proposal requests that: > > 1) a new prompt be added to the Ubuntu Server installer > > 2) this prompt be dedicated to the boolean installation, or > > > > non-installation, of the SSH service, as an essential facet of a > > typical server > > > > 3) the cursor highlights the affirmative (yes, please install SSH), > > > > but awaits the user's conscious decision > > you could make the ssh server recommend denyhosts or fail2ban (both prevent > brute force attacks by blocking hosts that make to many failed login > attempts)
No. This is a bad idea. There are too many different ways to solve this problem (and IMO these are not the most robust) to impose a default on the user. Scott K -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
