SSH#

Change SSH Port
> sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config    # here is the port
    Port xx x                     # set port here
    ListenAddress ::              # enable all ipv6
    ListenAddress 0.0.0.0         # enable all ipv4    
    LogLevel DEBUG                # change log level like INFO, DEBUG3
    AllowUsers <user>             # allow only this user
    PermitRootLogin prohibit-password   # activate to disable root
> sudo vi /etc/ssh/ssh_config     # this is general
> cd /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d	  # check also sub configurations

> sudo systemctl status ssh       # check status
> sudo service ssh restart        # reload / restart
> sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart    # reload / restart alternative
> sudo netstat -pantWul           # check connections
Check port ranges, Common Ports
  1. System/well known ports: 0-1023
  2. User or registered ports: 1024-49151 <== use port from here
  3. Dynamic/private ports: 49152-65535
Dynamic Dns and Remote ssh and VNC

Windows

> ssh 2a02:5a0:4110:f590:4670:d3e6:1234:6547 -p 123                # with custom port
> ssh markus@192.168.188.76                                        # with username
> ssh pi5backup.v6.rocks -p 31415 ipv6 fe80::7ea5:7cb2:6563:1518   # with source ipv6

Automatic updates#

> sudo apt install unattended-upgrades
> sudo dpkg-reconfigure --priority=low unattended-upgrades

Brute Force Attacks#

Disable IPs on multiple failed 6 logins for 10 minutes
> sudo apt-get install fail2ban
> sudo vi /etc/fail2ban/jail.conf

Logging#

> sudo journalctl -b  # since last boot
> sudo journalctl -k | grep netfilter
> sudo journalctl _COMM=sshd
> sudo journalctl --vacuum-time=1d        # purge, keep last day
> sudo journalctl --vacuum-size=500M      # purge, keep last 500MB 
> sudo rm -r /var/log/journal/*           # if purging does not help you can erase the whole file and restart
> systemctl restart systemd-journald

Restricting Access from three devices#

1. Register your home computer (Windows) at a dyndns service to provide the current ipv6, see dynv6.com#

2. Windows: create script (I use python) to set local IP at dynv6 #

Notes:
  • package "python3-iptables" manages legacy ones only, docu1, docu2
  • package "python3-nftables" manages nft tables, docu
  • alternatively you can use subprocess.run to call the original system commands (easiest)
#!/usr/bin/env python
import socket       # determine ipv6
import subprocess   # run local commands

tupel = socket.getaddrinfo('your.pc.com', None, socket.AF_INET6)
# tupel like [(<AddressFamily.AF_INET6: 23>, 0, 0, '', ('2a02:5a0:4110:f590:4670:1234:9876:6541', 8384, 0, 0))]
print("tupel=", tupel)

ipv6=tupel[0][4][0]
print("ipv6=", ipv6)

subprocess.run(["/usr/sbin/ip6tables", "-R", "INPUT", "1", "-s", ipv6, "-j", "ACCEPT"])    # replace first ipv6 INPUT rule
subprocess.run(["/usr/sbin/ip6tables", "-R", "OUTPUT", "1", "-d", ipv6, "-j", "ACCEPT"])   # replace first ipv6 OUTPUT rule

3. Windows schedule script to run each time the PC is booted, see "Aufgabenplanung" (task scheduler)#

4. Raspberry: create and set iptables ruleset, see Firewall with iptables #

5. Raspberry: use python script to query the current ipv6 from dynv6 (Windows) and replace in iptables ruleset#

6. Raspberry: schedule the ipv6 update in firewall (ip6tables) via crontab#

Run every 5 minutes
> sudo crontab -u root -e    # anything is activated on save automatically
# add following
*/5 * * * * /home/markus/update_ip6tables.py