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From: Georgi Alexandrov <georgi.alexandrov@gmail.com>
To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
Subject: Re: opening port for SSH
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:46:31 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <43A084A7.9070003@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <uizoe3jefxt.fsf@false.linpro.no>

Bjørn 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.
>  
>
Yes, it's better to run it < 1024 but different from 22 (default).
Actually the only plus for binding it != 22 is that you avoid filling
your log files with automatic scans/attacks.


regards,
Georgi Alexandrov


  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-12-14 20:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-12-08 13:43 opening port for SSH Edwin Kapauni
2005-12-08 14:23 ` /dev/rob0
2005-12-09 14:23 ` Georgi Alexandrov
2005-12-09 14:42   ` myhapwcforever
2005-12-09 15:37     ` Georgi Alexandrov
2005-12-14 16:02       ` Edwin Kapauni
2005-12-14 17:28         ` Rob Sterenborg
2005-12-14 17:39           ` Bjørn Ruberg
2005-12-14 20:36             ` Nick Drage
2005-12-14 22:06               ` Bjørn Ruberg
2005-12-14 20:46             ` Georgi Alexandrov [this message]
2005-12-10 14:43   ` myhapwcforever

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