• ozymandias117@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      I set up, and prefer, iptables rules to rate limit logins.

      I have mine set so you can connect up to 5 times per 15 minutes.

      Blocks bots well enough, and if I really mess up, I just wait 15 mins

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      10 hours ago

      The nice thing about SSH key-based access is, I either have the key and login succeeds, or I have no business trying to log in.

      That’s why my remote root server bans via fail2ban after a single failed login.

      Yes I’ve had to write support to get a KVM. Yes it’s still configured like this.