On 07/08/2013 10:01 AM, Tim wrote: > And I'd certainly avoid putting anything exploitable, ever, on port > 23456. Maybe that was just a made up example by the original poster, > but consecutive numbers like that, and other common number sequences, > are just the sort of thing that wannabes hackers are going to type in to > play with. Since there are only 65,535 ports to scan, anyone at any time can easily scan for an open port in seconds. Arguing about semantics of a port number is more Security Through Obscurity(tm). Proper security of an SSH port would include: 1) disabling root access 2) disabling password access 3) rate limiting new TCP connections -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
