Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:07:33 -0500 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Increase in SSH attacks as of announcement of rtld bug Message-ID: <200912021407.nB2E74sk001353@lava.sentex.ca> In-Reply-To: <18401.1259761888@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <Your message of "Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:25:08 EST." <200912021324.nB2DOc58001138@lava.sentex.ca> <18401.1259761888@critter.freebsd.dk>
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At 08:51 AM 12/2/2009, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>In message <200912021324.nB2DOc58001138@lava.sentex.ca>, Mike Tancsa writes:
> >At 07:51 AM 12/2/2009, Mohd Fazli Azran wrote:
>
> >The only way to deal with them I found [...]
>
>A very efficient measure: Move your sshd to another port number.
As an ISP, this is not always an easy option :( For some of our
hosts that have ssh open to the world for our travelling staff, we do
have it running on alternate ports. However, for a large and changing
customer base, it causes other support problems :(
---Mike
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