Re: [Full-disclosure] reduction of brute force login attempts via SSH through iptables --hashlimit

I haven't tried this myself, and I don't know if it is already suggested,
but this should stop all the pesky scriptkiddies from filling up your logs.
Might prove to be a better solution, who knows:
http://aplawrence.com/Security/sshloginattack.html

Matthijs
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