On Saturday 28 Aug 2010 08:05:03 Matthew Daubney wrote: > Denyhosts is quite useful in stopping brute force attacks. After so many > failed attempts it just blocks the attacking IP.
See also fail2ban, which is in my opinion more useful. It works using iptables, and supports all kinds of brute-force attacks, from those against Apache to Courier IMAP. Regards, Tyler -- "A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity." -- Lazarus Long, "Time Enough for Love", by Robert A. Heinlein -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
