# The maximum number of concurrent unauthenticated connections to sshd.
# start:rate:full see sshd(1) for more information.
# The default is 10 unauthenticated clients.
#MaxStartups 10:30:60
# cxh: Updated to 20 to avoid 
# "ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host" messages
MaxStartups 20:30:60

# Default is 600 seconds. 0 means no time limit.
#LoginGraceTime 600
# cxh: changed to 60 seconds to avoid lock out
LoginGraceTime 60

# Maximum number of retries for authentication
# Default is 6. Default (if unset) for MaxAuthTriesLog is MaxAuthTries / 2
#MaxAuthTries   5
# cxh: changed to three tries
MaxAuthTries    3
MaxAuthTriesLog 0