large cPHulk failed login attemps

gandoura

• June 07, 2014 06:48

Hello evebody, I am getting large (every 5 minutes) failed login attemps on my server the concerned ips are trying to connect to accounts like system any idea to find from where are they trying to connect (ssh ? cpanel interface ? etc...) and second question: letting cPHulk block them is sufficient of should i block them via iptables too ? best thanks for any help.

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  Felipe M.

  • June 08, 2014 04:05

  Hello Gandoura You can see system logs for this problem, and block malicious IP Please see tail -n 30 /var/log/secure
cat /usr/local/cpanel/logs/login_log |grep "FAILED LOGIN"
  I recommend to use [url=http://configserver.com/cp/csf.html]ConfigServer Security & Firewall you can block automatically Brute-force attacks for all types. Thanks

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  Ekushey

  • June 09, 2014 04:59

  CSF is indeed very useful, years ago when I started having similar problems it saved from a lot of headaches -- a little side-effect is getting yourself locked out sometimes, though. ;)

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  cPanelMichael

  • June 09, 2014 12:31

  Hello :) Yes, you can review log files like the ones referenced in the first reply to determine if particular services are the target. cPHulk will not actually block the IP address from attempting the login, but it ensures authentication fails. You should utilize a firewall management tool such as CSF to block the offending IP address. Thank you.

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