Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 11:52:40 +0000 (UTC) From: Jonesy <SPAM_TRAP_gmane@jonz.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sshguard pf Message-ID: <slrnm5hfga.1ngf.SPAM_TRAP_gmane@vps.jonz.net> References: <20141102154444.GA42429@ymer.thorshammare.org> <54581F0E.4080404@a1poweruser.com>
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On Tue, 04 Nov 2014 08:34:22 +0800, Fbsd8 wrote: > > You are being attacked by script kiddies and bots, they scan a whole ip > address range looking for open port 22 and when its found they start > their login attack. > Changing ssh to use some other port number will stop > this attack all together. I changed ssh to use port '4422' 25 years ago > and no attacks since. +1 I changed the ssh port number here several years ago and the problem went from 50-100 per day (even _with_ sshguard) to zero, zip, zilch. Jonesy
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