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Date:      Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:01:09 +0000
From:      Kosta Kilim <kopno@sdf.lonestar.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   sshd port number ?
Message-ID:  <20050124210109.GA14171@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG>

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Hello,


while reading some mail archives about SSH somebody argued
that sshd shouldn't be started on a port bigger than 1024,
since ports below that are priveleged ports.

How does that make sshd less secure if its on a port above                                
1024 ?  
  
Thanks




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