ProFTPd MaxLoginAttempts

[aXeR]

I seem to have an issue somewhere in my DirectAdmin ProFTPd install as despite the individual domain ftp config files in the DirectAdmin folder specifying 'MaxLoginAttempts 3' there seems to be no limit at all so my FTP server is getting hammered by brute force attempts.

Anyone got any ideas?

 

[scsi]

You could run something like http://www.aczoom.com/cms/blockhosts

 

[aXeR]

Thanks, As a first resort I would prefer to get to the bottom of why this built in feature isn't working though and if anyone else has the same issue?

 

[scsi]

Im sure it works. Its not like it bans them or anything they can just reconnect. All it does is kick them off after 3 login attempts that fail.

More then likely they are connecting multiple times.

You should also consider settings maxconnectionsperhost

http://proftpd.org/docs/directives/linked/config_ref_MaxConnectionsPerHost.html