BAbased2·Aug 22, 2020Submission
SSH-audit: a tool for SSH server auditing
3 points · Open discussionarthepsy
ssh-audit
Python2016–2020
arthepsy / ssh-audit
ssh-audit
SSH server auditing (banner, key exchange, encryption, mac, compression, compatibility, security, etc)
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SSH server auditing (banner, key exchange, encryption, mac, compression, compatibility, security, etc)
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| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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9 sourcesI'm still picking up the pieces but from my logs I can see that hundreds of successive login attempts were made from different IPs, effectively circumventing fail2ban with what I can only assume is some form of automated IP spoofing. I'm hoping that strict ipv4 settings and ssh ip range restrictions will mitigate this in the future. I also used this python script to harden my SSH security with better algorithms. https://github.com/arthepsy/ssh-audit
In Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp outagesSsh-audit: Check the security of your SSH server (ciphers, algorithms, etc.)
2 points · Open discussionThe biggest losers are most likely: the bots.
I update my sshd configs untill they're green [0] and love to see the bots fail with even establishing a connection. You can even distinguish the different bot families by their (limited) protocols.
[0] https://github.com/arthepsy/ssh-audit
In OpenSSH v7.6 ReleasedI just harden my sshd config based on https://github.com/arthepsy/ssh-audit and ALL bots will fail since they do not support the more current config os key-exchange, host-key, encryption and message authentication code algorithms.
To make it even more interesting: one can actually see which bot is trying by the way they fail to handshake.
I like a litte noice on my ports so leave ssh on its default port, accept authentication only with a certificate and be done. Works like a charm. And yes it makes my sshd stand out like a sour thumb since 99.9% (guestimation) of you folks don't tighten up your ssh configs :)
In Learn from your attackers – SSH HoneyPotAnother one https://github.com/arthepsy/ssh-audit
In SSH Check – public SSH server testing toolIs this based on ssh-audit? https://github.com/arthepsy/ssh-audit
In SSH Check – public SSH server testing toolSsh-audit: tool for ssh server auditing
3 points · Open discussion