Stopping SSH Brute Force attacks with PF.

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# Make table to keep track of IP's of SSH brute forcers:
table <bruteforce> persist

# Make sure they are unable to connect to the system after being appended to table:
block quick from <bruteforce>

# The rule how one is appended to the table..
# By connecting with more then 5 clients to the SSH port
# and try reconnect 5 times within 30 secs, append client machine to the table:
pass inet proto tcp from any to any port ssh \
flags S/SA keep state \
(max-src-conn 5, max-src-conn-rate 5/30, \
overload <bruteforce> flush global)