[CentOS] iptables question

Mon Jun 16 22:02:28 UTC 2014
Always Learning <centos at u62.u22.net>

On Mon, 2014-06-16 at 16:58 -0500, Chuck Campbell wrote:

> I'm running fail2ban to attempt to block malicious brute-force password
> dictionary attacks against ssh.

You could:-

(1) Change the SSHD port to something obscure.

(2) Restrict access to the SSHD port, using iptables, to a group of
approved IP addresses.

Regards,
-- 
Paul.
England, EU.

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