OSSEC / HIDS Rule 57390

OSSEC / HIDS rule catalog

• Rule family: OSSEC / HIDS
• Rule ID: 57390
• Definition status: Present in current source
• Alert message / subject: SSH: Multiple successful ssh logins from same user and different ip.
• Rule level: 6
• Definition checked: 2026-10-21
• Configured frequency: 2
• Timeframe (seconds): 28800
• Ignore interval (seconds): 60

Correlation values are configuration attributes; event-count behavior depends on the manager version and parent rules.

Interpretation and response

This rule correlates successful SSH logins for the same user from different IP addresses. Check whether the account normally uses multiple networks.

An OSSEC/HIDS event records or correlates activity. Blocking depends on the originating application and any separately configured Active Response policy; an alert alone does not prove that an attack was blocked.

The current rule explicitly disables Active Response for this event.

The wiki described a country/GeoIP anomaly; the current definition compares source IP addresses, not country history.

Documentation

The following guidance was migrated from the historical wiki and reviewed against the rule definition. Legacy ASL product names and interface instructions refer to the versions documented then. Use the current metadata above and your installed configuration when interpreting thresholds, notification settings and response behavior.

Description

This rule correlates successful SSH logins for the same user from different IP addresses. Check whether the account normally uses multiple networks.

What you should do

Review the event and expected administrative activity. The earlier instructions under this heading applied to the historical description; use the current interpretation above.

Troubleshooting

False Positives

Review the event and expected administrative activity. The earlier instructions under this heading applied to the historical description; use the current interpretation above.

Tuning Guidance

Review the event and expected administrative activity. The earlier instructions under this heading applied to the historical description; use the current interpretation above.

Additional Information

Support

If you are unsure about how to respond to this alert, please contact Atomicorp support. We’re here to help you!

Source and revision

Migrated from HIDS_57390, wiki page 905, revision 6271 (20201023). Documentation review: 2026-10-21. An archived wiki status of Active is not a current deployment status.

For assistance, provide the rule ID, installed product and rule version, and a sanitized event to Atomicorp support .