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[Katana Man]

Does anyone know of any brute force prevention software?
Preferrably one that can protect a whole dedicated server not just a directory.

I'm quite suprised to see the lack of web hosts out there without any brute force prevention methods. I don't think any customer would object to having a certain IP address blocked if a hacker was running a brute force attack.

[kunal]

You could achieve this, by simply restricting the number of tries each ip can have at once. for example a maximum of 3 continuesly and the others have to be after 5mins.

[Katana Man]

Really? Where is this setting?

[allan]

Honestly, you are better off doing this kind of prevention at the router or switch level, using ACLs, and not at the server level.

If you do descide to implement ACL-type security at the kerlel level, there is a really good how-to about IPSec at:

http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/lasg/ipsec/index.html