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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