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Date:      Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:56:15 -0700
From:      Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com>
To:        Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
Cc:        Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Breakin attempt
Message-ID:  <CAHu1Y72_SW7Nkq6D-44n-Rgth19igXjviDukdvfcYeOaxrd4fg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20111022161242.11803f76.freebsd@edvax.de>
References:  <000001cc90c0$a0c16050$e24420f0$@org> <4EA2CE72.5030202@cran.org.uk> <20111022161242.11803f76.freebsd@edvax.de>

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On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote:

> Is there _any_ reason why moving from port 22 to something
> different is _not_ a solution?
>
> Reason why I'm asking: Moving SSH away from its default port
> seems to be a relatively good solution as break-in attempts
> concentrate on default ports. So in case a sysadmin decides
> to move SSH to a "hidden" location, what could be an argument
> against this decision?

Moving SSH to another port doesn't add appreciably to security, but it
reduces the noise in the logs. ;-)



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