Hi,

I seem to have some brute force root attacks beating fail2ban,

Just as a selection, these are clearly more than 5 failures,  hundreds get 
through over night,

Have I missed a setting?  or something else?

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Dec 16 08:28:58 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3065]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1105 ssh2
Dec 16 08:28:59 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3065]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:29:01 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3068]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:29:04 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3068]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1128 ssh2
Dec 16 08:29:04 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3068]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:29:08 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3071]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:29:10 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3071]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1129 ssh2
Dec 16 08:29:13 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3075]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:29:15 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3075]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1024 ssh2
Dec 16 08:29:15 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3075]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:29:18 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3078]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:29:20 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3078]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1080 ssh2
Dec 16 08:29:20 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3078]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:29:23 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3089]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:29:25 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3089]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1128 ssh2
Dec 16 08:29:25 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3089]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:29:28 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3092]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:29:30 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3092]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1104 ssh2
Dec 16 08:29:30 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3092]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:29:33 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3095]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:29:35 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3095]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1081 ssh2
Dec 16 08:29:35 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3095]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:29:37 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3098]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:29:40 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3098]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1040 ssh2
Dec 16 08:29:40 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3098]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:29:43 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3101]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:29:45 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3101]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1105 ssh2
Dec 16 08:29:46 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3101]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:29:49 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3104]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:29:51 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3104]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1176 ssh2
Dec 16 08:29:51 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3104]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:29:54 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3107]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:29:56 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3107]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1144 ssh2
Dec 16 08:29:57 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3107]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:29:59 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3110]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:30:01 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3110]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1040 ssh2
Dec 16 08:30:01 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3110]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:30:04 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3118]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:30:06 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3118]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1168 ssh2
Dec 16 08:30:06 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3118]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:30:09 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3121]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:30:11 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3121]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1176 ssh2
Dec 16 08:30:11 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3121]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:30:13 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3124]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:30:16 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3124]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1024 ssh2
Dec 16 08:30:16 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3124]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:30:19 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3127]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:30:21 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3127]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1144 ssh2
Dec 16 08:30:21 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3127]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:30:24 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3139]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:30:26 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3139]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1120 ssh2
Dec 16 08:30:26 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3139]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:30:29 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3142]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:30:31 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3142]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1176 ssh2
Dec 16 08:30:31 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3142]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:30:34 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3145]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:30:36 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3145]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1145 ssh2
Dec 16 08:30:37 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3145]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:30:39 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3311]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:30:41 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3311]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1040 ssh2
Dec 16 08:30:42 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3311]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:30:44 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3715]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:30:46 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3715]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1136 ssh2
Dec 16 08:30:47 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3715]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:30:49 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3718]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:30:52 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3718]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1144 ssh2
Dec 16 08:30:52 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3718]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:30:55 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3721]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:30:57 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3721]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1048 ssh2
Dec 16 08:30:57 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3721]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:31:00 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3724]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:31:02 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3724]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1024 ssh2
Dec 16 08:31:03 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3724]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:31:05 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3727]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:31:07 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3727]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1168 ssh2
Dec 16 08:31:08 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3727]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:31:10 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3730]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:31:12 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3730]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1136 ssh2
Dec 16 08:31:13 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3730]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
Dec 16 08:31:15 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3814]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication 
failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=23.97.163.146  user=root
Dec 16 08:31:17 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3814]: Failed password for root from 
23.97.163.146 port 1032 ssh2
Dec 16 08:31:18 vuwuniconnect01 sshd[3814]: Received disconnect from 
23.97.163.146: 11: Bye Bye [preauth]
=========

regards

Steven Jones

B.Eng (Hons)

Technical Specialist - Linux RHCE

Victoria University ITS,

Level 8 Rankin Brown Building,

Wellington, NZ

6012

0064 4 463 6272
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