[ubuntu-uk] IPTABLES

Huw Selley huw at munted.org
Fri Apr 18 14:39:59 BST 2008


On 18 Apr 2008, at 14:27, Tony Arnold wrote:
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> Oh, and if you are allowing ssh, then consider running fail2ban or
> denyhosts to stop dictionary attacks via ssh, which are very common.

Or only allow key based logins and disable password logins, renders  
dictionary attacks useless although doesn't stop the CPU burn when  
people come a knocking.

Regards
Huw



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