[CentOS] Ideas for stopping ssh brute force attacks

[Spiro Harvey, Knossos Networks Ltd]

> iptables -N SSHSCAN
> iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -m state --state NEW -j SSHSCAN
> iptables -A SSHSCAN -m recent --set --name SSH
> iptables -A SSHSCAN -m recent --update --seconds 300 --hitcount 3 --name SSH
> -j DROP

hey, this is awesome. we're currently filtering log files looking for 
multiple failed connections, then adding them to iptables for a few 
minutes. this is much cleaner. :)

thanks.

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Spiro Harvey                  Knossos Networks Ltd
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