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mikegray_198028
Cirrus
Jul 24, 2015ssh attack
i have one SSH vip that has been getting attacks from different IPs with admin, root, and some other IDs but wrong password. Is there a way to block this,
Thank you for your help.
VernonWells
Employee
Jul 24, 2015Unhappily, no. Again, the problem is that ssh starts with a handshake, after which all following data are encrypted. The encrypted stream includes authentication material (including username and password). The BIG-IP cannot read the encrypted stream because it is effectively a "man-in-the-middle".
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