>>>>> "Rick" == Rick Welykochy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Rick> Dean Hamstead wrote: >> Denyhosts is a great daemon/cronscript that will manage hosts.allow >> for your ssh server. you can set thresholds and instant triggers >> etc which will result in that ip being blocked. Rick> Also, can't one use a TCP wrapper with ssh? Either way, it does Rick> compromise one of the beauties of working on the Internet. When Rick> I head up north for a break, for example, and need to access the Rick> server, heaven knows what my IP will be when away from home. Depends how you set it up. Mine has a `three tries and you're out' policy. And as I use an ssh-agent on my (carry around) laptop, there's no chance of being locked out accidentally. Peter C -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
