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2011 Apr 04
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sshd: Authentication Failures: 137 Time(s)
...m recent --update --seconds 60 --hitcount 4 --name SSH --rsource -j DROP -A INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 22 -m recent --set --name SSH --rsource And this is part of logwatch: sshd: Authentication Failures: unknown (www.telkom.co.ke): 137 Time(s) unknown (mkongwe.jambo.co.ke): 130 Time(s) unknown (212.49.70.24): 107 Time(s) root (195.191.250.101): 8 Time(s) How is it possible for an attacker to try to logon more then 4 times? Can the attacker do this with only one TCP/IP connection without establishing a new one? Or have the scripts been a...