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Chroot Sftp

Create a Chrooted group addgroup chrooted Open up /etc/ssh/sshd_config and add the following to the end of it Subsystem sftp internal-sftp Match group chrooted ChrootDirectory /home/%u X11Forwarding no ForceCommand internal-sftp Restart SSHD /etc/init.d/ssh restart Then make users chrooted by adding them to the chrooted group adduser user chrooted Now when the user sftps the server [...]

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Stopping SSH brute force attacks using iptables

If your running a SSH server on the default port(22) you've probably noticed a lot of failed login attempts cause due to brute force attacks Adding the following to your IP tables will only allow 3 connections at once from any IP if it goes above 3 then that IP is locked out for 3minutes. [...]

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SSH Tunnel

Download Putty From Here Run Putty and insert your servers host name Expand ssh on the sidebar and select tunnels Check the Dynamic Box and in Source port enter a port e.g 3000 and then Press Add Press open and login to your ssh account. Open the event log if you want by holding down [...]

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