From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from spaceymail-a3.g.dreamhost.com (caibbdcaaaaf.dreamhost.com [208.113.200.5]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD19010BD8 for ; Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:05:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from tdsdev (unknown [168.103.85.95]) by spaceymail-a3.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14F5E194E7A for ; Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:04:59 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <0A6805F8BAAF4D88A545579E692854DA@tdsdev> From: "Tyler Littlefield" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <50FA21D3B04A453D9E9EA526C4282754@tdsdev><00c401c9a92c$848c4450$6400a8c0@quan><1EE0A47E72874E229F1C852EDA62C12D@tdsdev> <02c401c9a9b7$339b87f0$6400a8c0@quan> Subject: Re: denyhosts quandry Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:04:57 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:05:01 -0000 gotcha. thanks. I understand the signing of private key and of another partie's public key (thanks to littlebrother) , but I wasn't sure how ssh did it. Thanks, Tyler Littlefield Web: tysdomain.com email: tyler@tysdomain.com My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Homuth" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 5:54 PM Subject: RE: denyhosts quandry > The keys themselves are encripted, so it's extremely unlikely someone's > going to break the encription. That's also why there are two keys. > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Tyler Littlefield > Sent: March 20, 2009 7:00 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: denyhosts quandry > > someone on here mentioned using public and private key pairs. > I've now got that set up, and have disabled password authentication. > How secure is this--in other words, am I going to need denyhosts working > still? > Is this something that can be cracked by some script kiddy with to much > time? > > > Thanks, > Tyler Littlefield > Web: tysdomain.com > email: tyler@tysdomain.com > My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Homuth" > To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" > > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:21 AM > Subject: RE: denyhosts quandry > > >> Before you start looking for an app to blame, check the logs. Open a SSH >> session, tail -F /bath/to/ssh.log, then load WinSCP. Then you'll know >> precisely what's causing Denyhosts to freak out. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca >> [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] >> On Behalf Of Tyler Littlefield >> Sent: March 19, 2009 10:26 PM >> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. >> Subject: denyhosts quandry >> >> Hello list, >> I have a quick question. >> I am running denyhosts on my linux system, to try to keep out attackers >> from >> running a password cracker on my ssh. >> It's caught a few, but it seems to be screaming when I log in with win >> SCP. >> Basically, every time I log in, it just blocks my host out. >> Is there a way I can either get it to stop, or possibly set it to not >> block >> that host? >> I'm not sure why WIN SCP would trigger a denyhosts, as as far as I know, >> it >> runs when a password is incorrect. >> Unless win SCP sends an invalid login for some reason first, or something >> of >> that sort. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Tyler Littlefield >> Web: tysdomain.com >> email: tyler@tysdomain.com >> My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features. >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup