Performing Maintenance Tasks |
Aspera recommends that you review your SSH log periodically for signs of a potential attack. Launch Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer. To see only SSH Server events, select View > Filter to show the filter settings. In the Application Properties > Filter tab, select sshd in the Event source menu to display only SSH Server events. You may also apply other conditions when needed.
With a filter applied, you can review the logs in the Event Viewer main window, or select .txt or .csv format.
to export a log file usingLook for invalid users in the log, especially a series of login attempts with common user names from the same address, usually in alphabetical order. For example:
... Mar 10 18:48:02 sku sshd[1496]: Failed password for invalid user alex from 1.2.3.4 port 1585 ssh2 ... Mar 14 23:25:52 sku sshd[1496]: Failed password for invalid user alice from 1.2.3.4 port 1585 ssh2 ...
If you have identified attacks: