Hi, On Thu, Oct 07, 2004 at 03:15:25PM -0700, Luke wrote: > There are several script kiddies out there hitting my SSH server every > day. Sometimes they attempt to brute-force their way in trying new > logins every second or so for hours at a time. Given enough time, I fear > they will eventually get in.
Apart from what was already noted here it may be a good idea to not use PasswordAuthentication at all, you can disable it in the sshd_config. Personally preferred solution would be public key authentication, but there are other options as well. No passwords used -> no passwords can be brute-forced. HTH, - D. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
