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[Philippe B. Laval]

Running Linux Es 3.0.  Is there a way to configure logins so they are
rejected after a certain number of failures?  I can see from my logs that
somebody has been trying to get into my system.  They consistently (like
every few seconds) try to log in as a certain user.  After a while, they
give up and try another user.  What is the best way to handle this.  I would
like to be able to set up each account so they are blocked after a certain
number of failures.  I also would like to be able to block certain IP
addresses after a certain number of failed logins, even if they were for
different user names.  

 

Thanks

 

P. Laval

 

 

 

Dr. Philippe B. Laval

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Kennesaw State University

1000 Chastain Road

Kennesaw, GA 30144

USA

 

office: SC 526

Phone: 770-499-3325

fax: 404-364-0552

e-mail: plaval at kennesaw.edu

web: http://science.kennesaw.edu/~plaval

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