19 Jun
2009
19 Jun
'09
6:31 p.m.
[Normal log stuff from dictionary attack deleted...]
This is common, and, presuming you have good passwords or only accept authorized_keys, not a real problem other than large log files.
Look at fail2ban for a method that will automatically add iptables blocks when this occurs.
yes fail2ban is very useful. but also good to change to a non standard port.