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sshguard

Formula Utilities v2.5.1

Protect from brute force attacks against SSH

Install 1 App in Terminal
$
brew install 'sshguard'
Source: homebrew/core Website Homebrew

Installation Notes

Add the following lines to /etc/pf.conf to block entries in the sshguard
table (replace $ext_if with your WAN interface):

  table <sshguard> persist
  block in quick on $ext_if proto tcp from <sshguard> to any port 22 label "ssh bruteforce"

Then run sudo pfctl -f /etc/pf.conf to reload the rules.
Install Statistics 4.9% vs 90d

Install activity across time periods

Metric 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year
Total Installs 13 41 156
Avg Daily Installs 0 0 0

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