[SLL] bad login attempts

[Eric Kahklen]

I'll second denyhosts.  I've used it in the past and it worked great!

Eric
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-----Original Message-----
From: Pann McCuaig <pann at ourmanpann.com>

Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:12:29 
To: <linux-list at lists2.linuxjournal.com>
Subject: Re: [SLL] bad login attempts


On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 15:05, Paul A. Franz, P.E. wrote:

> Some days I get hit with many thousands of login probes. A clip of a
> few entries from the logs follows. I've got a couple of questions.
>
> 1) Should "lastb -a" show anything for all these? I show none.
>
> 2) I'm thinking that I'd like to use IPTables to drop all traffic from
> that IP once a specified count of bad logins has occurred within say,
> 1 minute. Any suggestions on how to do this?

Perhaps this will help:

http://denyhosts.sourceforge.net/

>    gerrard/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    gerry/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    gertrud/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    gertrude/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    gest/password from 85.199.174.69: 1 Time(s)
>    get/password from 222.237.77.33: 1 Time(s)
>    get/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    gg/password from 222.237.77.33: 1 Time(s)
>    ggarcia/password from 85.199.174.69: 1 Time(s)
>    gia/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    gianluca/password from 222.237.77.33: 1 Time(s)
>    gib/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    gibson/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    gil/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    gilbert/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    gilberto/password from 85.199.174.69: 3 Time(s)
>    gillian/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    gimcre/password from 85.199.174.69: 1 Time(s)
>    gina/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    ginger/password from 85.199.174.69: 1 Time(s)
>    ginnie/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    giopre/password from 85.199.174.69: 1 Time(s)
>    giorgia/password from 85.199.174.69: 1 Time(s)
>    giovanni/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    girl/password from 222.237.77.33: 1 Time(s)
>    gisela/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    giselle/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    gladys/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    glen/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    glen/password from 85.199.174.69: 1 Time(s)
>    glenn/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    global/password from 222.73.37.221: 1 Time(s)
>    gloria/password from 85.199.174.69: 1 Time(s)
> 
> -- 
> Paul A. Franz, P.E.
> PAF Consulting Engineers
> Office 425.641.8202
> FAX 425.641.1773
> Cell 425.241.1618

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