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From: Georgi Alexandrov <georgi.alexandrov@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: opening port for SSH
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:46:31 +0200
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Bj=C3=B8rn Ruberg wrote:

>Because you don't want to run the risk of your SSH server being
>replaced by some shady regular-user process which will gladly pick up
>your login credentials, the smart thing is to bind services like SSH
>to ports below 1024.
> =20
>
Yes, it's better to run it < 1024 but different from 22 (default).
Actually the only plus for binding it !=3D 22 is that you avoid filling
your log files with automatic scans/attacks.


regards,
Georgi Alexandrov