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Re: Undesired ssh login attempts

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On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 11:09:49AM -0000, Dan Purgert wrote:
> deloptes wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I recently get many of those, which means someone found out that ssh
> > external is on port 22222 and is trying to do some evil work there.
> > Should I worry or do something?
> 
> Use key-based auth only
> Ensure root ssh login is not allowed
> Perhaps fail2ban (or equivalent)
> Perhaps forget about funny ports (as they're "security by obscurity" at
> best).
> 
In the past I was of a similar opinion regarding the use of a
non-standard port for SSH.  However, some of clients do this and the
main observed benefit is less noise in the logs.  As long as the
administrator understands that it does not improve security, and is
willing to deal with the occasional inconvenience of an alternate port,
there is nothing really wrong with it.

Regards,

-Roberto

-- 
Roberto C. Sánchez

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Undesired ssh login attempts deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-06-10 13:00 +0200
  Re: Undesired ssh login attempts Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-06-10 13:20 +0200
    Re: Undesired ssh login attempts Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-06-10 14:30 +0200
      Re: Undesired ssh login attempts Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-06-11 12:10 +0200
    Re: Undesired ssh login attempts Thomas D Dial <tdial@acm.org> - 2018-06-11 03:50 +0200
  Re: Undesired ssh login attempts Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-06-10 13:30 +0200
    Re: Undesired ssh login attempts Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2018-06-10 14:30 +0200
    Re: Undesired ssh login attempts deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-06-10 16:40 +0200
    Re: [Debian] Re: Undesired ssh login attempts Jim Popovitch <jim@k4vqc.com> - 2018-06-11 13:20 +0200
      Re: [Debian] Re: Undesired ssh login attempts Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-06-11 14:00 +0200
        Re: [Debian] Re: [Debian] Re: Undesired ssh login attempts Jim Popovitch <jim@k4vqc.com> - 2018-06-11 14:10 +0200
          Re: [Debian] Re: [Debian] Re: Undesired ssh login attempts Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-06-11 14:30 +0200
            Re: [Debian] Re: [Debian] Re: [Debian] Re: Undesired ssh login  attempts Jim Popovitch <jim@k4vqc.com> - 2018-06-11 15:00 +0200
  Re: Undesired ssh login attempts likcoras <likcoras@riseup.net> - 2018-06-10 13:30 +0200
    Re: Undesired ssh login attempts Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-06-10 14:30 +0200

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