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From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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cc: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net>
Subject: RE: limiting ssh logins
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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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