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Title: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: UGFzc3dvcmQ6
Post by: gailclark80 on February 28, 2022, 02:29:00 AM
maillog keeps recording the following errors, the maillog file has exceeded 50M, I found that 5.34.207.56 and 5.34.205.98 are located in Iran, obviously, my server is under attack
I tried to block these two IPs According to https://wiki.centos-webpanel.com/postfix-blacklist-domain-or-ip, I created sender_blacklist, and executed postmap /etc/postfix/sender_blacklist, but the maillog continues to recording these errors

How to fix it?

Feb 28 02:20:05 postfix/smtpd[19178]: connect from unknown[5.34.207.56]
Feb 28 02:20:05 postfix/smtpd[18173]: disconnect from unknown[5.34.207.56] ehlo=1 auth=0/1 rset=1 quit=1 commands=3/4
Feb 28 02:20:06 postfix/smtpd[15770]: warning: unknown[5.34.205.98]: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: UGFzc3dvcmQ6
Feb 28 02:20:06 postfix/smtpd[15770]: disconnect from unknown[5.34.205.98] ehlo=1 auth=0/1 rset=1 quit=1 commands=3/4
Feb 28 02:20:08 postfix/smtpd[18548]: connect from unknown[5.34.205.98]
Feb 28 02:20:10 postfix/smtpd[18173]: connect from unknown[5.34.207.56]
Feb 28 02:20:11 postfix/smtpd[17156]: warning: unknown[5.34.207.56]: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: UGFzc3dvcmQ6
Feb 28 02:20:11 postfix/smtpd[17156]: disconnect from unknown[5.34.207.56] ehlo=1 auth=0/1 rset=1 quit=1 commands=3/4
Feb 28 02:20:14 postfix/smtpd[19184]: warning: unknown[5.34.207.56]: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: Connection lost to authentication server
Feb 28 02:20:14 postfix/smtpd[17156]: connect from unknown[5.34.207.56]
Feb 28 02:20:15 postfix/smtpd[19184]: disconnect from unknown[5.34.207.56] ehlo=1 auth=0/1 rset=1 quit=1 commands=3/4
Feb 28 02:20:18 postfix/smtpd[19178]: warning: unknown[5.34.207.56]: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: Connection lost to authentication server
Feb 28 02:20:19 postfix/smtpd[19178]: disconnect from unknown[5.34.207.56] ehlo=1 auth=0/1 rset=1 quit=1 commands=3/4
Feb 28 02:20:19 postfix/smtpd[19184]: connect from unknown[5.34.207.56]
Feb 28 02:20:23 postfix/smtpd[18173]: warning: unknown[5.34.207.56]: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: Connection lost to authentication server
Feb 28 02:20:24 postfix/smtpd[19178]: connect from unknown[5.34.207.56]
Feb 28 02:20:24 postfix/smtpd[18173]: disconnect from unknown[5.34.207.56] ehlo=1 auth=0/1 rset=1 quit=1 commands=3/4
Title: Re: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: UGFzc3dvcmQ6
Post by: rcschaff on February 28, 2022, 03:50:31 AM
Welcome to owning a server.   Use CSF firewall to block the two ip's.  Setup automatic blocks on 4-5 failed logins.
Title: Re: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: UGFzc3dvcmQ6
Post by: studio4host on February 28, 2022, 06:50:38 AM
you should use search before posting

http://forum.centos-webpanel.com/index.php?action=search2;params=eJwtjzFuwzAMRe_SpcsbTFGS7Qu0c4bMhiMJSAInLhQnQQofvnSRjXx8JD7H_BivqeT1c23Wj_VQt8oJDtfiHNIhPYonNGgkEFFBO4IQHEFxiqk9HT7gI75De3q8TQPBdlqkwZtpisfZIYcqanqDCGKtCXbQoyYr4pGARKS1VLfj_BzSfPmZylIs34buh3NJyzBfp9ebzHWxqpap_L_0RkM-VcO53NJGyljT0fr999dv0vxIl138A0IvSbk.
Title: Re: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: UGFzc3dvcmQ6
Post by: iraqiboy90 on February 28, 2022, 11:43:04 PM
Now that you know that this is what happens when owning a mail server, the next piece of information is that Fail2ban easily bans such attempts.
As an example, since Nov.2020 and until now, my server has banned around 350 IPs just for this specific attempt.
Title: Re: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: UGFzc3dvcmQ6
Post by: asrof_id on August 26, 2022, 12:58:47 AM
Thank you very much @rcschaff,

Your suggestion very helpfull.
I am in this bad situation for months, lastly I found your best suggestion.
Thanks again.

Welcome to owning a server.   Use CSF firewall to block the two ip's.  Setup automatic blocks on 4-5 failed logins.
Title: Re: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: UGFzc3dvcmQ6
Post by: imlemeciz on June 29, 2023, 01:18:01 PM
Can you tell me how you applied it?


Thank you very much @rcschaff,

Your suggestion very helpfull.
I am in this bad situation for months, lastly I found your best suggestion.
Thanks again.

Welcome to owning a server.   Use CSF firewall to block the two ip's.  Setup automatic blocks on 4-5 failed logins.