activate ssh server ip-block ip-address

Function

The activate ssh server ip-block ip-address command unlocks the IP address of a user that fails the SSH connection authentication.

Format

activate ssh server ip-block ip-address ip-address [ vpn-instance vpn-name ]

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
ip-address	Specifies a locked IP address.	For IPv4 address, the value is in the decimal format. For IPv6 address, the value is a 32-digit hexadecimal number, in the format of X:X:X:X:X:X:X:X.
vpn-instance vpn-name	Specifies the name of a VPN to which the locked user belongs.	The value is a string of 1 to 31 case-sensitive characters. When quotation marks are used around the string, spaces are allowed in the string.

Parameter

Description

Value

ip-address

Specifies a locked IP address.

For IPv4 address, the value is in the decimal format.
For IPv6 address, the value is a 32-digit hexadecimal number, in the format of X:X:X:X:X:X:X:X.

vpn-instance vpn-name

Specifies the name of a VPN to which the locked user belongs.

The value is a string of 1 to 31 case-sensitive characters.

When quotation marks are used around the string, spaces are allowed in the string.

Views

User view

Default Level

3: Management level

Task Name and Operations

Task Name	Operations
ssh-server	execute

Usage Guidelines

In an SSH connection, if a user enters incorrect passwords for six consecutive times in 5 minutes, the IP address of this user will be blocked for 5 minutes. To unlock the IP address of this user in advance, run the activate ssh server ip-block ip-address command.

Example

# Unlock the IP address 10.1.2.3.

<HUAWEI> activate ssh server ip-block ip-address 10.1.2.3