[CentOS] [WTA] Automatically blocking on failed login

[kalinix]

On Mon, 2010-05-24 at 23:55 +0700, David Suhendrik wrote:

> Hello All,
> I had problems with the security server, the server is frequently
> attacked using bruteforce attacks. Is there an application that can
> perform automatic blocking when there are failed login to the ports
> smtp, pop3 port, and others?
> 
> I am currently using CentOS 5.5 in some servers
> Thanks in advanced.......
> 
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> David
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If you want an complete IDS then you could go for OSSEC
(http://www.ossec.net/). You can configure it to scan whatever log file
you like and block the ip that generate an error message in that log
file. While it could be a little overhead to tweak, it can achieve
remarkable results.


Calin

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