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Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org, Mohd Fazli Azran <mfazliazran@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Increase in SSH attacks as of announcement of rtld bug
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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.
> 
> You can configure the port in your .ssh/config file:
> 
> 	Host foobar
> 		port 122
> 
> so you don't have to remember it.
> 
> 

I just use port knocking

99.999% of the time my ssh port is blocked by the firewall.