Securing SSH Using Denyhosts

Posted by soapy | Linux Tutorials | Thursday 13 November 2008 6:52 pm

SSH is a great way to remotely administer a server. However, it still has a number of issues when you open it up to the world. The server and client communications are secure but that doesn’t mean the hosts involved are. Opening an SSH service to the world allows for brute force attacks and means that the carbon interface is still the weakest link.

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Get email alert on root ssh login

Posted by soapy | Linux Tutorials | Tuesday 14 October 2008 2:08 pm

WARNING: According to eApps policy if you edit any system files manually, they might not support the changes you have made. Use at your own risk.

Do you want to receive email alert when someone makes a root login to your VPS?

This is how you can do it:
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