On Jan 16, 2012 12:58 AM, "Walter Dnes" <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 06:30:03AM -0500, Tanstaafl wrote > > > This is nothing like changing the port for SSH - a port scanner can > > figure that one out in seconds... > > A real BOFH would set up a dummy instance of sshd on the regular port, > as well as a real sshd instance on another port. The dummy instance > could be set up to always fail the login attempt, and with special > iptable rules to not clutter up your logfile. >
And don't forget to put the false sshd through a tc rule that chokes the return traffic to 1 cps B-) Of course, being the "real sysadmin" a.k.a lazy slob that I am, that's way too much work for not enough bastardly pleasure... I can't gleefully see the face of people trapped in the tc hell :-P Rgds,
