From ef82eac790ec93803569f81d5e6d20c3e2de3b00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Black Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 15:16:40 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] DOC: openssh real protection is pubkey --- config/filter.d/sshd.conf | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/config/filter.d/sshd.conf b/config/filter.d/sshd.conf index 8d39f412..92b6ed19 100644 --- a/config/filter.d/sshd.conf +++ b/config/filter.d/sshd.conf @@ -1,5 +1,8 @@ # Fail2Ban filter for openssh # +# If you want to protect OpenSSH from being bruteforced by password +# authentication then get public key authentication working before disabling +# PasswordAuthentication in sshd.conf. [INCLUDES]