Re: [cobalt-security] consistently pounded

[Jeff Lovell <jlovell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Theodore Jones wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I've got some losers trying to crack a password-protected directory of
> a v-site on my RaQ3 unit.  I can site there and watch them pounding away
> at passwords with a "tail -f error" in my logs directory... it's a bit
> maddening and sad to watch this waste of computer resources...
> 
> Can anyone offer suggestions on scripts/software/anything I can do to
> cut down on this waste?


Well, you can add the following in your htaccess file in the root
of your website.

deny from 1.2.3.4

:)

Jeff