Re: Failed Login to Only Spit Out message after 3 Failed Tries

From: Joachim Schipper (jDOTschipper_at_math.uu.nl)
Date: 06/22/05

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    Spook <spectre@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
    > All,
    > It seems that what I need is to dump using OpenSSh and use the Solaris
    > 9 version of sshd.
    >
    >>>From there I need to configure MaxAuthTriesLog setting. This will allow
    > me to log the login failure *after* the number of failed attempts I
    > configured and *not* the first time the user enters the wrong password
    > when I have given him 3 chances.
    >
    > Too bad OpenSsh didn't apply that functionality. I standardized all my
    > servers to using OpenSSh. Now to satisfy Sarbanes I have to use the
    > Solaris 9 sshd versions. Those with Solaris 8 will have to write a
    > groovy script to figure out *not* to lock out users who failed entering
    > the right password the first time but succeeded the second or third
    > time...

    Frankly, this doesn't sound like anything perl could not do. Or bash,
    even, if you're willing to drop a little performance - a huge Perl hash
    seems easier, though.

                    Joachim

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