By jairunet
I was able to complete the tutorial https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-an-endlessh-tarpit-on-ubuntu-22-04 and the two programs seems to be running fail2ban + endlessh, my question is, how can I better test / verify the usage or demonstrate the functionality myself running it internally and externally. Thank you in advance,
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Heya,
Since Endlessh is a tarpit for SSH attacks, you can test its functionality by attempting to SSH into your own server where it’s running.
From the same machine where Endlessh is running, try to SSH into it using a separate terminal:
ssh -vvv localhost -p 2222
2222
with the port where Endlessh is running if it’s different.-vvv
flag enables verbose output to see what’s happening.To verify how external attackers might experience Endlessh, try to SSH from a different machine or another server. From a different machine (e.g., another VPS, home computer, or a friend’s machine), run:
ssh -vvv your-droplet.ip -p 2222
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