Login Delay

[Dan Jenkins]

Andrew W. Gaunt wrote:

> Does anyone on this list know of a way to add a delay to the login
> prompt when an unauthorized user attempts to access my linux
> box via ssh (port 22)? I've got this port open on the firewall/router
> and try to use good passwords and all that.. logwatch reports a
> number of unsuccessful attempts daily, I just want to make
> it just that much harder and more painful for the bad guys.

There's a short discussion on the subject here:
http://www.webservertalk.com/archive91-2004-10-389670.html

As the largest number of SSH attempts in my logs are due to scripted 
probes, you won't make it particularly more painful (unless you 
anthropomorphize your attacker's computers ;-). Depending on the method 
you use, you could even DoS yourself.

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