Intrusion PreventionSSH.Connection.Brute.Force
Description
This indicates detection of an attempted brute force attack on SSH.
The attack consists of multiple SSH requests intended to conduct a brute force SSH login, launched at a rate of about 200 times in 10 seconds.
Affected Products
All SSH Server
Impact
Impact of a successful attack could vary, with the worse case being a system compromise.
Recommended Actions
Adjust the threshold to your network.
Monitor the traffic from that network for any suspicious activity.
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 35662 |
| Created | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Updated | Jul 16, 2014 |
| Risk |
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| Default Action | pass |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | All |
| Affected App | Other |