Limit scp (with sshd on centos) speed / rate

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I'd like to let users download / upload files via scp to my centos 6.0 system, it's connected to lan via Gigabit ethernet, but I don't want transfers to flow at that speed. I want to limit the speed to 10Mb/s.

I have managed to find the right configuration for vsftpd to limit the rate, but failing to find the same for sshd.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Edit : Just to make it clearer, I am trying to limit the max speed on the server side.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 30 '12 at 14:46

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You'll have to implement QOS which won't differentiate between ssh and scp (since scp uses ssh protocol on the same port).

answered Apr 30 '12 at 14:46

platinummonkey

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Also see on how it is possible (to some extent) to differentiate between ssh and scp. – Oliver Apr 30 '12 at 16:46
Today I learned something, cool! – platinummonkey Apr 30 '12 at 19:16
Hmmm. Too bad there is no simple way like there is for vsftpd, I think i'll just use iptables or tc qdisc (netm) – eitama Apr 30 '12 at 21:08

Limit scp (with sshd on centos) speed / rate

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