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the advantage of port knocking is that it's a separate line of defence from your ssh server. It'd be damn useful in the case of a remote SSH exploit.
by lsc 16y ago
the advantage of port knocking is that it's a separate line of defence from your ssh server. It'd be damn useful in the case of a remote SSH exploit.
- arst 16y agoGreat point - port knocking would have provided a separate line of defense when that horrible Debian/Ubuntu keygen flaw hit a few years back.