SSHd

[Jeff MacDonald]

Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Why does FC ship openssh with sshd allowing root logins? And are there
> any plans to preempt the now routine sshd weak password hunting bots?
>
> Arthur Pemberton
>
I am +1 on the idea of fixing this in the shipped configuration 
(disallow root logins). the way I've gotten rid of the bots is to run a 
script called "denyhosts" that does a good job of things once configured 
by blocking any host that fails a login 3 times in a row. it's slick :)