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Example of failed ssh login attempts against a MacBook running OS X 10.9.5
Mar 16 09:37:16 mymac.local sshd[92432]: fatal: Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]
Mar 16 09:37:16 mymac.local sshd[92436]: fatal: Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]
Mar 16 09:37:16 mymac.local sshd[92434]: fatal: Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]
Mar 16 09:37:16 mymac.local sshd[92438]: Protocol major versions differ for 192.168.18.217: SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_6.2 vs. SSH-9.9-OpenSSH_5.0
Mar 16 09:37:17 mymac.local sshd[92441]: Invalid user emailswitch from 192.168.18.217
Mar 16 09:37:17 mymac.local sshd[92439]: Invalid user anonymous from 192.168.18.217
Mar 16 09:37:17 mymac.local sshd[92441]: input_userauth_request: invalid user emailswitch [preauth]
Mar 16 09:37:17 mymac.local sshd[92439]: input_userauth_request: invalid user anonymous [preauth]
Mar 16 09:37:17 mymac.local sshd[92443]: Invalid user nonexistent663445579 from 192.168.18.217
Mar 16 09:37:17 mymac.local sshd[92443]: input_userauth_request: invalid user nonexistent663445579 [preauth]
Mar 16 09:37:17 mymac.local sshd[92446]: Invalid user nhF4a56N from 192.168.18.217
Mar 16 09:37:17 mymac.local sshd[92441]: fatal: Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]
Mar 16 09:37:17 mymac.local sshd[92446]: input_userauth_request: invalid user nhF4a56N [preauth]
Mar 16 09:37:17 mymac.local sshd[92439]: fatal: Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]
Mar 16 09:37:17 mymac.local sshd[92443]: fatal: Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]
Mar 16 09:37:17 mymac.local sshd[92446]: fatal: Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]
Mar 16 09:37:17 mymac.local sshd[92450]: Invalid user bin from 192.168.18.217
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