attack on my server

[Neil Watson]

On Mon, Aug 27, 2007 at 03:46:43PM -0400, Jamon Camisso wrote:
>Easiest is to move ssh from port 22 to another port, something random, 
>above 1024.

I think this gives a false sense of security.  You have to assume that
if a port is publicly available then cracker will find it.  After all
only a 5 minute port scan stands between him and the obfuscated port.

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