Re: Massive ssh login attempts

From: Meg (meg_at_NOSPAM0x01.org)
Date: 10/03/05

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    Maybe you can try using public keys to authenticate instead of
    user/password.
    I always do it on boxes that I must access from the web.
    This prevent silly brute force software to work.

    Best,

    Meg

    kp wrote:
    > In my security run output, there are thousands of lines as below:
    > reverse mapping checking getaddrinfo for 62-231-76-59.rdsnet.ro failed -
    > POSSIBLE BREAKIN ATTEMPT!
    >
    > This is really annoying, how can I avoid this? Thanks!
    >
    > P.S. Posted at mailing.freebsd.security first, but it seems quiet there.
    >
    >

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