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From: Wakko Warner <wakko@animx.eu.org>
Subject: Re: SSHBrute Force: False Postives
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 18:17:34 -0500
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To: franck joncourt <joncourt_franck@yahoo.co.uk>
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franck joncourt wrote:
> In order to prevent such attacks, you can write iptables rules to set up port knocking. This is the way, I do.

I thought about doing this, but I ultimately decided against it.  The
problems of doing the knocking outweighted the benefits.  I prefer to let
them try a few times before my current rules ban them.

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