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changes the SSH standard, well-known port (22) to a different number, harder for potential intruders to guess.
This is just plain stupid.
Intruders don't "guess", they probe all ports on the target.
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Sigh ... "security" by obscurity
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 198.240.213.26] on October 05, 2007 12:28 PMchanges the SSH standard, well-known port (22) to a different number, harder for potential intruders to guess.
This is just plain stupid.
Intruders don't "guess", they probe all ports on the target.
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