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Date:      Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:32:21 -0800
From:      "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com>
To:        "dave" <dmehler26@woh.rr.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net>
Subject:   RE: limiting ssh logins
Message-ID:  <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNMEKHEPAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
In-Reply-To: <000501c4c934$21a46200$0200a8c0@satellite>

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See the  MaxStartups parameter in the sshd_confg.

Ted

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of dave
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 7:52 PM
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Cc: Drew Tomlinson
> Subject: limiting ssh logins
>
>
> Hello,
>     I'm wondering if it's possible to use pam or perhaps tcp_wrappers to
> limit how many ssh logins can be atempted? I'd like to kick off a user who
> tries to log in repeatedly with the wrong password or tries x
> times within a
> minute, my purpose is to slow down hacking atempts in situations where
> public key authentication is not possible.
> Thanks.
> Dave.
>
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