How do you block SSH and FTP Access to IP or Network Range? | Linux Today

How do you block SSH and FTP Access to IP or Network Range?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 16, 2015

Typically we all use SSH and FTP services often to access the remote servers and virtual private servers. As a Linux administrator, you must aware about how to block SSH and FTP access to specific IP or network range in Linux in order to tighten the security bit more. This tutorial will show you how to block SSH and FTP access to a particular IP address and/or a network range in CentOS 6 and 7 server.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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