On Fri, 2005-12-02 at 02:14, James Wilkinson wrote:
> John Gallagher wrote:
> > However, lets say that you get a lot of noise on port 22 (An anyone who is
> > running ssh on port 22 open to the world is getting a lot of noise).
> >
> > If you run ssh on another port is that security by obscurity?
>
> If you're doing it for security reasons, then yes.
Realistically, obscurity can help with security. After all,
a password is just obscurity too. You just shouldn't count
on that as your only defense. It's sort of like leaving a
light on when you are out or having a noisy dog. It won't
stop the pros but that's not who does the most damage.
--
Les Mikesell
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