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Forgive my ignorance on this as I am still fairly new to Asterisk.<br>
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I have noticed lately that there have been several attempts to hack
our Asterisk server. I see multiple attempts to log in with a
particular extension from the same IP address, perhaps hundreds of
times per second. It causes the overhead to spike to ~100%. It is
more of a pain in the ass than anything. <br>
So far what I have been doing is adding a drop of this particular IP
address to my iptables configuration. This makes that particular one
stop and overhead drops back to normal.<br>
What I would like to know is:<br>
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<li>has anyone else seen this?</li>
<li>what is the best way of prevention?</li>
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We are awaiting our Cisco firewall, but I can implement a software
solution in the meantime (Shorewall).<br>
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So, I am wondering if anyone has a firewall/IP tables statement that
keep out unauthorised users? No one seems to get in as we use really
strong passwords. However, the attempts cause our Asterisk server to
grind almost to a halt. I cannot even connect with a SIP phone when
this happens.<br>
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Any words of wisdom for me?<br>
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Thanks!<br>
<br>
Glen<br>
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