John R. Dennison said:
>> Move sshd to another port; it does nothing to heighten security but
it
>> will reduce log / alert volume by more than a bit.
Yes. Moving to an odd port dramatically cuts the number of pwd attacks.
And I would call that increased security.
On Wednesday, May 3
On Fri, May 05, 2023 at 10:16:59AM -0700, Thomas Bartkus wrote:
>
> Yes. Moving to an odd port dramatically cuts the number of pwd attacks.
> And I would call that increased security.
Security through obscurity does not work :) This is merely a method to
reduce alert & log volume so one can con
>> Security through obscurity does not work :)
That's a canard. It would be more accurate to say that it is not enough. And it
isn't. But anything that prevents a significant number hack attempts is
helpful. So one should strive for obscurity. Just because there are "persistent
pests" out there
On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 12:17 PM Thomas Bartkus
wrote:
> John R. Dennison said:
> >> Move sshd to another port; it does nothing to heighten security but
> it
> >> will reduce log / alert volume by more than a bit.
>
> Yes. Moving to an odd port dramatically cuts the number of pwd attacks.
