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0 pointsJoel_Mckay5mo ago0 comments

Stolen password-less key bots are also common these days, and again it is more about reducing log noise.

"Don’t waste resources putting lipstick on the pig."

I would never kink-shame someone that ignored the recent CVE-2025-48416, that proved exposing unprotected services is naive =3

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akerl_5mo ago

If somebody has a stolen credential, they aren’t going to be brute forcing at all. Likewise that CVE wouldn’t be attacked by a brute force attack.

But I see you’ve backpedaled to this being about log noise, not security.

Threat detection is a higher security priority than prevention in my experience.

One may believe whatever they like, as both our intentions are clear friend.

Have a wonderful day =3

akerl_5mo ago

It's weird to assign them comparatively like that but also, what does that have to do with fail2ban?

The roving spam it blocks are not threats, and stolen credentials aren't going to be detected by it.

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0 pointsJoel_Mckay5mo ago0 comments

Stolen password-less key bots are also common these days, and again it is more about reducing log noise.

"Don’t waste resources putting lipstick on the pig."

I would never kink-shame someone that ignored the recent CVE-2025-48416, that proved exposing unprotected services is naive =3

akerl_5mo ago

If somebody has a stolen credential, they aren’t going to be brute forcing at all. Likewise that CVE wouldn’t be attacked by a brute force attack.

But I see you’ve backpedaled to this being about log noise, not security.

Threat detection is a higher security priority than prevention in my experience.

One may believe whatever they like, as both our intentions are clear friend.

Have a wonderful day =3

akerl_5mo ago

It's weird to assign them comparatively like that but also, what does that have to do with fail2ban?

The roving spam it blocks are not threats, and stolen credentials aren't going to be detected by it.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse