[WBEL-users] Daily SSH attempted logins

[Scott Silva]

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>> Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 09:36:44 -0800
>> From: Scott Silva <ssilva at sgvwater.com>
>> Subject: Re: [WBEL-users] Daily SSH attempted logins
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>> John Hinton wrote:
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>>> Anybody got a good way to stop these SSH login attempts going around?
>>> Besides killing sshd?
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> John Hinton
>>>   
>>
>> Move sshd to a different port.
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> I tried that myself..  Only worked for a couple of days.. Then they
> switched to the new port..  I get
> several attemtped per second.. its almost a DoS ..
> 
> Killing SSHD isnt an option for me. i would like to get back in from the
> outside.
> 
> And it pisses me off too ..  world has gone to pot..
It has worked for me for over a year now!
Someone must be targeting you!
Have you tried a much higher port? Most of the scan attempts I see don't
seem to try above 1024 or so.


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