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I think someone brute force attacking my server

Posted on April 7, 2017

I think someone brute force attacking my server,how can i deal with it?My computer’s IP is dynamic ip



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Hi @jewelpet

Use public keys instead of passwords, like said before. But consider setting up fail2ban or similar.

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-protect-ssh-with-fail2ban-on-ubuntu-14-04

Use public keys and strong passwords.

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