Re: Breakin attempt
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On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 10:23:23AM -0500, Robert Bonomi wrote:
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> Arguements aginst doing so are generally based on the "'security by
> obscurity' is not security" concept.
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> That argument _is_ 'technically accurate'. <grin>
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> Moving sshd to a non-standard port does _not_ do anything to make the=20
> system any more secure.
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> Of course, as long as one understands that that _is_ the case, and
> is doing it for 'some other' defensible reason -- such as to eliminate
> logfile 'noise' from script-kiddie 'doorknob rattlers' -- doing so
> *is* perfectly reasonable.
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> *I* do it on _my_ machines, expressly for the reason stated in the prior
> paragraph.
I should have finished reading the thread before sending my own reply on
a different branch of the discussion. This is (stated differently)
pretty much exactly the message I meant to convey.
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Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
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