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Re: Scriptable defense question

From: Christopher (c.boggsgmail.com)
Date: Thu May 14 2009 - 15:20:06 CDT


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On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Fred H <sectesteryahoo.com> wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> here is a scenario that has come up.
> Lets says there is a generic server that is on a dmz, and there are many password attempts on the server.  Is there a tool that would allow for a tcp reset, or connection drop , or possible bar future sessions from that IP?
> I am thinking of a script that parses a log, looks for repeated attempts from the same IP, and then calls a tool that drops the connection.
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> Does anyone have any ideas on this?
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>  Fred Hamilton
> Information Security Analyst 2
> Financial Sector
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