So I setup ssh on a server so I could do some work from home and I think the second I opened it every sorry monkey from around the world has been trying every account name imaginable to get into the system. What's a good way to deal with this? _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ######################### - Try to get a static ip from your isp and configure your Firewall only to allow Ssh-Traffic from your static IP-Adress - Take a closer look at "FailBan" to prevent Dictionary Attacks on well known Usernames - Ignore these poor souls (if they have one) Regards Marc Rebischke