16 Feb
2001
16 Feb
'01
20:05
On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Andreas Siegert wrote:
1. Is there a switch where I can disable an account after n failed login attempts? Since Linux has a delay after each wrong attempt (3 secs or so) it would take years to crack the box ... (ok you can use concurrent connections, etc., don't know if this works). But you should install logcheck or something anyway ... (and block the attacker with ipchains, hosts.deny, etc.)
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