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server gets smtp login attacks but firewall cant ban them because there is no IP in logs... like this in var/log/messages:



Mar 13 16:00:05 sunucu saslauthd[1484]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:07 sunucu saslauthd[1483]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:09 sunucu saslauthd[1485]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:11 sunucu saslauthd[1482]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:12 sunucu saslauthd[1484]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:15 sunucu saslauthd[1482]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
...
...


Software versions:



Operating system CentOS Linux 7.4.1708
Perl version 5.016003
Path to Perl /usr/bin/perl
BIND version 9.9
Postfix version 2.10.1
Mail injection command /usr/lib/sendmail -t
Apache version 2.4.6
PHP versions 5.4.16, 7.0.10, 7.1.8
Logrotate version 3.8.6
MySQL version 10.1.31-MariaDB

Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Server Version 2.2.10.


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  • Sorry for lacking information. Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Server Version 2.2.10. Please tell me if need any more information
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server gets smtp login attacks but firewall cant ban them because there is no IP in logs... like this in var/log/messages:



Mar 13 16:00:05 sunucu saslauthd[1484]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:07 sunucu saslauthd[1483]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:09 sunucu saslauthd[1485]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:11 sunucu saslauthd[1482]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:12 sunucu saslauthd[1484]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:15 sunucu saslauthd[1482]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
...
...


Software versions:



Operating system CentOS Linux 7.4.1708
Perl version 5.016003
Path to Perl /usr/bin/perl
BIND version 9.9
Postfix version 2.10.1
Mail injection command /usr/lib/sendmail -t
Apache version 2.4.6
PHP versions 5.4.16, 7.0.10, 7.1.8
Logrotate version 3.8.6
MySQL version 10.1.31-MariaDB

Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Server Version 2.2.10.


Any idea to fix this?







share|improve this question






















  • Sorry for lacking information. Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Server Version 2.2.10. Please tell me if need any more information
    – Ünsal Korkmaz
    Mar 16 at 13:14












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server gets smtp login attacks but firewall cant ban them because there is no IP in logs... like this in var/log/messages:



Mar 13 16:00:05 sunucu saslauthd[1484]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:07 sunucu saslauthd[1483]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:09 sunucu saslauthd[1485]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:11 sunucu saslauthd[1482]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:12 sunucu saslauthd[1484]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:15 sunucu saslauthd[1482]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
...
...


Software versions:



Operating system CentOS Linux 7.4.1708
Perl version 5.016003
Path to Perl /usr/bin/perl
BIND version 9.9
Postfix version 2.10.1
Mail injection command /usr/lib/sendmail -t
Apache version 2.4.6
PHP versions 5.4.16, 7.0.10, 7.1.8
Logrotate version 3.8.6
MySQL version 10.1.31-MariaDB

Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Server Version 2.2.10.


Any idea to fix this?







share|improve this question














server gets smtp login attacks but firewall cant ban them because there is no IP in logs... like this in var/log/messages:



Mar 13 16:00:05 sunucu saslauthd[1484]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:07 sunucu saslauthd[1483]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:09 sunucu saslauthd[1485]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:11 sunucu saslauthd[1482]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:12 sunucu saslauthd[1484]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
Mar 13 16:00:15 sunucu saslauthd[1482]: do_auth : auth failure: [user=admin] [service=smtp] [realm=] [mech=pam] [reason=PAM auth error]
...
...


Software versions:



Operating system CentOS Linux 7.4.1708
Perl version 5.016003
Path to Perl /usr/bin/perl
BIND version 9.9
Postfix version 2.10.1
Mail injection command /usr/lib/sendmail -t
Apache version 2.4.6
PHP versions 5.4.16, 7.0.10, 7.1.8
Logrotate version 3.8.6
MySQL version 10.1.31-MariaDB

Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Server Version 2.2.10.


Any idea to fix this?









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  • Sorry for lacking information. Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Server Version 2.2.10. Please tell me if need any more information
    – Ünsal Korkmaz
    Mar 16 at 13:14
















  • Sorry for lacking information. Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Server Version 2.2.10. Please tell me if need any more information
    – Ünsal Korkmaz
    Mar 16 at 13:14















Sorry for lacking information. Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Server Version 2.2.10. Please tell me if need any more information
– Ünsal Korkmaz
Mar 16 at 13:14




Sorry for lacking information. Dovecot IMAP/POP3 Server Version 2.2.10. Please tell me if need any more information
– Ünsal Korkmaz
Mar 16 at 13:14










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Plain SMTP services per se do not provide authentication. Authenticated SMTP is an euphemism, as usually you have to log in previously via IMAP or POP, to be able to use the SMTP service.



Usually IMAP, and more often POP3 ports open for the Internet at large are brute-forced as an easy way to find weak login/passwords.



However, in the default postfix+dovecot configurations, normally saslauthd is, for authentication purposes, being invoked by dovecot, which provides the IMAP/POP3 services.



As such, as you have to look into dovecot logs to understand what is happening, and have a look at the offending IP addresses.



I think the dovecot logs are at /var/log/dovecot.log or something similar (I have not used centOS for a while).



If the logging is not enough for you, you might change dovecot configurations temporarily as:



Edit /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-logging.conf or /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf with:



auth_verbose=yes
auth_debug=yes
verbose_ssl=yes


and then service dovecote restart



Also as an advice, it may make more sense providing these services over TLS (pop3s 995/tcp and imaps 993/tcp ), and not in plain form. It will be more secure, and you will get far less attacks.



PS. Please confirm me the name of the configuration files and log files you have got, to edit this answer.






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    Plain SMTP services per se do not provide authentication. Authenticated SMTP is an euphemism, as usually you have to log in previously via IMAP or POP, to be able to use the SMTP service.



    Usually IMAP, and more often POP3 ports open for the Internet at large are brute-forced as an easy way to find weak login/passwords.



    However, in the default postfix+dovecot configurations, normally saslauthd is, for authentication purposes, being invoked by dovecot, which provides the IMAP/POP3 services.



    As such, as you have to look into dovecot logs to understand what is happening, and have a look at the offending IP addresses.



    I think the dovecot logs are at /var/log/dovecot.log or something similar (I have not used centOS for a while).



    If the logging is not enough for you, you might change dovecot configurations temporarily as:



    Edit /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-logging.conf or /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf with:



    auth_verbose=yes
    auth_debug=yes
    verbose_ssl=yes


    and then service dovecote restart



    Also as an advice, it may make more sense providing these services over TLS (pop3s 995/tcp and imaps 993/tcp ), and not in plain form. It will be more secure, and you will get far less attacks.



    PS. Please confirm me the name of the configuration files and log files you have got, to edit this answer.






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      Plain SMTP services per se do not provide authentication. Authenticated SMTP is an euphemism, as usually you have to log in previously via IMAP or POP, to be able to use the SMTP service.



      Usually IMAP, and more often POP3 ports open for the Internet at large are brute-forced as an easy way to find weak login/passwords.



      However, in the default postfix+dovecot configurations, normally saslauthd is, for authentication purposes, being invoked by dovecot, which provides the IMAP/POP3 services.



      As such, as you have to look into dovecot logs to understand what is happening, and have a look at the offending IP addresses.



      I think the dovecot logs are at /var/log/dovecot.log or something similar (I have not used centOS for a while).



      If the logging is not enough for you, you might change dovecot configurations temporarily as:



      Edit /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-logging.conf or /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf with:



      auth_verbose=yes
      auth_debug=yes
      verbose_ssl=yes


      and then service dovecote restart



      Also as an advice, it may make more sense providing these services over TLS (pop3s 995/tcp and imaps 993/tcp ), and not in plain form. It will be more secure, and you will get far less attacks.



      PS. Please confirm me the name of the configuration files and log files you have got, to edit this answer.






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        Plain SMTP services per se do not provide authentication. Authenticated SMTP is an euphemism, as usually you have to log in previously via IMAP or POP, to be able to use the SMTP service.



        Usually IMAP, and more often POP3 ports open for the Internet at large are brute-forced as an easy way to find weak login/passwords.



        However, in the default postfix+dovecot configurations, normally saslauthd is, for authentication purposes, being invoked by dovecot, which provides the IMAP/POP3 services.



        As such, as you have to look into dovecot logs to understand what is happening, and have a look at the offending IP addresses.



        I think the dovecot logs are at /var/log/dovecot.log or something similar (I have not used centOS for a while).



        If the logging is not enough for you, you might change dovecot configurations temporarily as:



        Edit /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-logging.conf or /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf with:



        auth_verbose=yes
        auth_debug=yes
        verbose_ssl=yes


        and then service dovecote restart



        Also as an advice, it may make more sense providing these services over TLS (pop3s 995/tcp and imaps 993/tcp ), and not in plain form. It will be more secure, and you will get far less attacks.



        PS. Please confirm me the name of the configuration files and log files you have got, to edit this answer.






        share|improve this answer














        Plain SMTP services per se do not provide authentication. Authenticated SMTP is an euphemism, as usually you have to log in previously via IMAP or POP, to be able to use the SMTP service.



        Usually IMAP, and more often POP3 ports open for the Internet at large are brute-forced as an easy way to find weak login/passwords.



        However, in the default postfix+dovecot configurations, normally saslauthd is, for authentication purposes, being invoked by dovecot, which provides the IMAP/POP3 services.



        As such, as you have to look into dovecot logs to understand what is happening, and have a look at the offending IP addresses.



        I think the dovecot logs are at /var/log/dovecot.log or something similar (I have not used centOS for a while).



        If the logging is not enough for you, you might change dovecot configurations temporarily as:



        Edit /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-logging.conf or /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf with:



        auth_verbose=yes
        auth_debug=yes
        verbose_ssl=yes


        and then service dovecote restart



        Also as an advice, it may make more sense providing these services over TLS (pop3s 995/tcp and imaps 993/tcp ), and not in plain form. It will be more secure, and you will get far less attacks.



        PS. Please confirm me the name of the configuration files and log files you have got, to edit this answer.







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