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Restore logging of SSH logins
what happens if you try a bad user name, such as ssh -l nosuchuser xx.xx.xx.xx to your machine?
Restore logging of SSH logins
Thanks for the tip - now it works! It only logs failed SSH attempts if the user name is incorrect. If the user name is right, it doesn't log anything. Obviously this is good for detecting brute force attacks where the attacker doesn't know the user name or password. Curiously, if I tried hacking into a known computer where you already know the user name (say at work) then none of the attempts would be logged. Even more interesting if you think that a good proportion of mac users will still have the default setup in place where their real full name acts as their user name and first name as short name. In the long run, it really comes down to having a good passphrase.
logging of SSH login failures
Both failed user names and failed passwords are logged. To see that, you have to be using password authentication. |
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