Re: Linux, MIS, and Automatic IP Blocking (A Solution)

[email protected] (Scott Street) Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:29:18 +1300
Newsgroups alt.bbs.mystic
Organization Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 02 Jul 2024, Christian Sacks said the following...
 CS> I think on the whole this is a nice approach, however what happens when
 CS> Mystic accidentally blacklists your own IP, or it'self? Then you have
 CS> iptables blocking you out and you won't be able to get back in =)

Understood, and Mystic already has a solution built-in.   Just be sure to add 
the addresses you commonly connect from to the mystic/data/allowlist.txt; that 
way the system will never lock you out.  And, if you are using the 4 
connections in 120 secs suggested setting, the likelihood of locking yourself 
out is pretty small. (unless of course your are testing ssh settings and you 
keep trying options that fail..., ask me how I know?!? :) )