Keefe, I would imagine that if you add your work IP in /usr/share/denyhosts/data/allowed-hosts , it should be ok for you to login. Regarding the other questions, I will leave someone else answer them.
Simon Keefe Murphy wrote: > Hi folks, > > > > After realising that my home system was subject to frequent attacks – I > installed denyhosts at the end of last year. This has immediately > started blocking IPs and gives me a great feeling of security. I have > run it with syncing enabled & I can see that I contribute a handful of > addresses to the server & receive hundreds back to be blocked in return. > > I connect to my home system either from the road, or from my office. > Recently my office IP was blocked by an update from the sync server. I > am confident that I have not blocked it myself by “fat finger typing” > (ie I have checked /var/log/denyhosts). > > This suggests to me that somebody else somewhere in the world has been > subject to an ssh attack from my office. Is that fair or might there be > an element of IP spoofing involved? > > What happens once an IP address gets to the sync server? > > Does it ever expire? > > Is there any mechanism to trace what has happened (so I can pass this to > our IT people for investigation)? > > Is there a mechanism to remove our IP address from the sync server? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Keefe > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. > Use priority code J8TL2D2. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Denyhosts-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/denyhosts-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Denyhosts-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/denyhosts-user
