[NBLUG/talk] I'm getting ssh scanned! Should I be worried?

Augie Schwer augie.schwer at gmail.com
Thu Oct 7 13:59:10 PDT 2004


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On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 12:40:58 -0700, Dave Sisley <dsisley at arczip.com> wrote:
> The point of this post is to seek some basic advice and to maybe start
> a thread on some of the basics I (and others) need to be aware of.
> This post is a bit long, and I'm not seeking a comprehensive response,
> just maybe some comments on my setup and what I can/should do to
> protect my machine.  There are questions sprinkled about in what
> follows, so please feel free to respond to any of them if you have
> some advice (or even questions of your own).

Dave,

Here is what I suggest (it mirrors what others have said):

http://www.schwer.us/journal/index.php?p=66

* Use a non-standard port.
* Passwordless logins only.
* Dis-allow root logins.
* Use SSHv2.

Augie.

P.S., you are not the only one. I have been seeing an increase in SSHD
attacks lately.


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