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> There are other things you can do, but I find this to be the lowest hanging fruit for the best security. During the years I've found that changing the port t
by joeyspn 11y ago
> There are other things you can do, but I find this to be the lowest hanging fruit for the best security.
During the years I've found that changing the port to something like 7865 decreases login attempts up to 100%. Personally it's always the first thing I do along with changing LoginGraceTime to 5s
- ryanlol 11y agoWhat actual benefits does changing the port offer?
- junkblocker 11y agoUsually automated bulk (non-targeted) hacking tools don't like to spend time looking for services on non-standard ports. I get zero ssh hack attempts on my machines ever since I changed to a non-standard port vs 100s of attempts everyday previously on standard ssh port.
- bittercynic 11y agoIt stops your log from filling up with half-assed attempts to break in.