Derek Smithies wrote, On 12/03/10 10:16:
yes yes, this is security by obscurity, (which is a poor form security),
but it is a start in the right direction. It will cut down on the number
of attacks on your box.
I suggest using fail2ban or something similar.
It allows 5 failed ssh connections then firewalls off that source IP for
a time. Works well on horse.
horse:/var/log# iptables -L
Chain fail2ban-ssh (1 references)
target prot opt source destination
DROP all -- 203.167.214.38 anywhere
DROP all -- 16.102.7.91 anywhere
RETURN all -- anywhere anywhere
...
Or if this is something you'll do more in the future then look at a
proper VPN setup.
--
Craig Falconer
