Eugene Vilensky wrote on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:14:58 -0500: > What is the best way to protect multiuser systems from brute force > attacks? I am setting up a relatively loose DenyHosts policy, but I > like the idea of locking an account for a time if too many attempts > are made, but to balance this with keeping the user from making a > helpdesk call. Google for SSH rate-limiting. Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com