There is a slight security concern to binding it to a port above 1024 in that a non-privileged user can bind to that port and MITM. Here is a good summary of t

There is a slight security concern to binding it to a port above 1024 in that a non-privileged user can bind to that port and MITM. Here is a good summary of the different options you have with ssh and choosing a port: http://serverfault.com/questions/619898/should-i-change-the-ssh-port-to-1024 http://serverfault.com/questions/619898/should-i-change-the-...