Re: thwarting repeated login attempts

2007-01-27 Thread Peter N. M. Hansteen
Peter Matulis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You can run OpenBSD's pf in combination with authpf. This mechanism > will alter firewall rules based on successful SSH logins. authpf is great, but even overload rules can go a long way towards eliminating the original poster's problem, see eg the su

Re: thwarting repeated login attempts

2007-01-26 Thread David Banning
> > I have installed denyhosts from the ports to stop ssh attacks, but > > I have discovered a vulnerability, that is new to me. Denyhosts > > does not seem to notice FTP login attempts, so the cracker can > > attempt to login via FTP, 1000's of times until he finds a > > login/password combination

Re: thwarting repeated login attempts

2007-01-26 Thread Peter Matulis
Le Vendredi 26 Janvier 2007 15:50, Kevin Kinsey a écrit : > David Banning wrote: > >>> I have discovered a vulnerability, that is new to me. Denyhosts > >>> does not seem to notice FTP login attempts, so the cracker can > >>> attempt to login via FTP, 1000's of times until he finds a > >>> login/pa

Re: thwarting repeated login attempts

2007-01-26 Thread Kevin Kinsey
David Banning wrote: I have discovered a vulnerability, that is new to me. Denyhosts does not seem to notice FTP login attempts, so the cracker can attempt to login via FTP, 1000's of times until he finds a login/password combination. Pardon the stupid question, but I'm assuming it's necessary t

Re: thwarting repeated login attempts

2007-01-26 Thread Bill Moran
In response to David Banning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have installed denyhosts from the ports to stop ssh attacks, but > I have discovered a vulnerability, that is new to me. Denyhosts > does not seem to notice FTP login attempts, so the cracker can > attempt to login via FTP, 1000's of times unti

Re: thwarting repeated login attempts

2007-01-26 Thread David Banning
> >I have discovered a vulnerability, that is new to me. Denyhosts > >does not seem to notice FTP login attempts, so the cracker can > >attempt to login via FTP, 1000's of times until he finds a > >login/password combination. > > > > Pardon the stupid question, but I'm assuming it's necessary that

Re: thwarting repeated login attempts

2007-01-26 Thread Kevin Kinsey
David Banning wrote: I have installed denyhosts from the ports to stop ssh attacks, but I have discovered a vulnerability, that is new to me. Denyhosts does not seem to notice FTP login attempts, so the cracker can attempt to login via FTP, 1000's of times until he finds a login/password combinat

thwarting repeated login attempts

2007-01-26 Thread David Banning
I have installed denyhosts from the ports to stop ssh attacks, but I have discovered a vulnerability, that is new to me. Denyhosts does not seem to notice FTP login attempts, so the cracker can attempt to login via FTP, 1000's of times until he finds a login/password combination. Once he has a