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Subject: Re: Increase in SSH attacks as of announcement of rtld bug 
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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:
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> >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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