Re: help? fighting ssh user/password guessing attempts

[Jonathan Schleifer <js-netbsd-users%webkeks.org@localhost>]

Am 15.10.2008 um 21:21 schrieb Volkmar Seifert:

> First of all...yes, everyone running an sshd has this problem, and no,
> switching to an arbitrary port is no help at all. Obscurity is no
> security, it does only delay the inevitable. I've seen such attacks  
> on the
> weirdest ports.

Nonsense, it's not security by obscurity, as there isn't even a  
security risk. It's just annoying to get the logs spammed, that's all.  
And another port solves that, as all botnets only try to connect on  
port 22.

--
Jonathan

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