On Mon, 29 May 2006 22:37:44 -0500 Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, May 29, 2006 at 08:37:39PM -0400, CodeHeads wrote: > > On Tue, 30 May 2006 00:31:52 +0200 nightrid3r <03taxi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Op ma, 29-05-2006 te 17:03 -0500, schreef Mike C: > > > > What exactly is bruteforcing and is their away to stop it in fedora > > > > without useing a router or firewall box? > > > > > > > > Thanks for any help > > > > > > > bruteforcing is an atack (useualy against the root account or a known > > > user name) where the attacker uses a password generator or dictionary to > > > test all possible paswords. > > > > > > the only defence i know of is setting up your system so that iptables > > > deny's the attack source after a number of failed attempts. > > > Can't give further info cos i have no idea how to do it. (don't realy > > > understand iptables enough to do it) > > > > > > I know that there are shell scripts out there out automate putting the IP in > > the hosts.deny list. > > Here is something I found using google. It was the 1st hit. > > http://la-samhna.de/library/brutessh.html > > > DenyHosts does this too, and it's in Extras. :-) > > # yum install denyhosts > > Thanks, > Matt > Thanks Matt, that what is was. Another brain fart. Will
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