ssh triks

[taslayer]

well i really need my vps kuz im getting angry emails from buddies
and also they are trying to ssh brute force my serv so heres a trik for u all

Step One
SSH into ur srv and login as root.


Step Two
@ cmd prompt do: pico -w /etc/ssh/sshd_config


Step Three
Scroll down to da section of da file dat looks like this:


#Port 22
#Protocol 2, 1
#ListenAddress 0.0.0.0
#ListenAddress ::


Step Four
Uncomment and change

#Port 22
to smthing like
Port 1337 (49151 is da highest port number)

also change

#ListenAddress 0.0.0.0

to look like

ListenAddress 123.123.123.15 (use one of your own IP Addresses dat has been assigned to your server)
(make sure u uncomment the protocol 2,1 thingy)

Step Five
If you would like to disable direct Root Login, scroll down until you find

#PermitRootLogin yes

uncomment and change da yes to a no

Save (Ctrl o) , den exit (Ctrl x) .


then type:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd restart

Step Seven
Exit out of SSH, and dan re-login to SSH using da new IP or ns, and da new port.
hav phun

[Glenn]

If you have cPanel as control panel there is One more solution to protect your server from Brute Force to any service on the server is ... Configure cPHulk

cPanel Server >> WHM >> Security Center >> cPHulk Brute Force Protection >> Configure cPHulk .

Glenn.