Name: sshutout Version: 1.0.3 Release: %mkrel 2 Summary: A Daemon to Stop SSH Dictionary Attacks License: GPL Group: System/Servers URL: http://www.techfinesse.com/sshutout/sshutout.html Source0: %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2 Source1: %{name}.init Source2: %{name}.sysconfig Source3: %{name}.logrotate Patch0: sshutout-1.0.3-mdv_conf.diff Requires(post): rpm-helper Requires(preun): rpm-helper Requires: openssh-server Requires: iptables BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-buildroot %description This is a Linux daemon, written in C, that periodically monitors log files looking for multiple failed login attempts via the Secure Shell daemon (sshd, or optionally, sshd2). The daemon is meant to mitigate what are commonly known as "dictionary attacks," i.e. scripted brute force attacks that use lists of user ID's and passwords to effect unauthorized intrusions. Typically such attacks fill the system logs with hundreds or even thousands of log entries for the failed login attempts. Aside from the nuisance of wasted space, wasted bandwidth, and reduced signal to noise ratio in the logs, the attacks can pose a real danger to systems with weak ID and password combinations. The sshutout daemon blunts such attacks by creating firewall rules to block individual offenders from accessing the system. These rules are created when an attack signature is detected, and after a configurable expiry interval has elapsed, the rules are deleted. While sshutout can help reduce the severity and impact of dictionary attacks, it is by no means a substitute for a good password policy. A password policy is the front line of defense against intrusion and should be given careful consideration. The sshutout daemon is merely one small tool intended to help reduce log clutter and diminish the incentive to mount dictionary attacks. %prep %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version} %patch0 -p0 %build %make COMPILE="%{optflags} -Wall" %install [ -n "%{buildroot}" -a "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf %{buildroot} install -d %{buildroot}%{_initrddir} install -d %{buildroot}%{_sbindir} install -d %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig install -d %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d install -d %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8 install -d %{buildroot}/var/log install -m0755 %{name} %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/ install -m0644 %{name}.conf %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/ install -m0644 %{name}.8 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8/ install -m0755 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_initrddir}/%{name} install -m0644 %{SOURCE2} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/%{name} install -m0644 %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/%{name} # create ghostfiles touch %{buildroot}/var/log/%{name}.log %post %create_ghostfile /var/log/%{name}.log root root 0644 %_post_service %{name} %preun %_preun_service %{name} %clean [ -n "%{buildroot}" -a "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf %{buildroot} %files %defattr(-,root,root) %doc License README sshutout.html %attr(0755,root,root) %{_initrddir}/%{name} %attr(0640,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}.conf %attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/%{name} %attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/%{name} %attr(0755,root,root) %{_sbindir}/* %attr(0644,root,root) %{_mandir}/man8/* %attr(0644,root,root) %ghost %config(noreplace) /var/log/%{name}.log %changelog * Fri May 11 2007 David Walluck <walluck@mandriva.org> 1.0.3-2mdv2008.0 + Revision: 26284 -LSB initscript - bunzip2 sources - Import sshutout * Sat Jul 01 2006 Oden Eriksson <oeriksson@mandriva.com> 1.0.3-1mdv2007.0 - 1.0.3 - rediffed P0 * Tue Jun 20 2006 Oden Eriksson <oeriksson@mandriva.com> 1.0.2-1mdv2007.0 - initial Mandriva package