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>1. It adds very little security: 16 bits is not much, and the result is not 256 bits (say) of SSH key plus 16 bits equals 272 bits, but instead effectively sti
by mistercow 13y ago
>1. It adds very little security: 16 bits is not much, and the result is not 256 bits (say) of SSH key plus 16 bits equals 272 bits, but instead effectively still 256 bits, or 256+8×10⁻⁷³ bits.
Aren't there rate limiting tricks you can use to impose great cost on searching for the correct port?
- teddyh 13y agoThere are more effective rate-limiting settings in the SSH daemon, and these have the bonus of not impairing the functionality of the rest of the TCP/IP stack.