Hello,
I'd recommend that you disable password authentication and enable certificate
SSH authentication
Regards
Samer
> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:59:10 +0100
> To: shorewall-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Shorewall-users] Limiting SSH Loginattemps
>
> Chuck Kollars wrote:
>
> >The first thing I do is make sure my network is _not_
> >pingable from the Internet. If you "pong", they know
> >you exist, and they'll start hunting for your SSHD.
>
> My 2d worth, disabling Ping doesn't make the machine much harder to
> find, and it makes diagnosing problems much harder - in other words,
> IMHO speaking as a networking guy that regularly has to diagnose
> problems AND as a sysadmin, disabling Ping does at least as much harm
> as it does good.
>
> YMMV, that's my opinion.
>
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