Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 15:41:27 -0600 From: Christopher Schulte <schulte+freebsd@nospam.schulte.org> To: "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com>, <vokeyc@aciworldwide.com> Cc: <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>, <owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: openssh Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020315153913.061b8ea8@pop3s.schulte.org> In-Reply-To: <004701c1cc69$4131a710$0100a8c0@alexus> References: <OFB285D2C2.309E2F56-ON87256B7D.0074468F@tsainc.com>
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At 04:34 PM 3/15/2002 -0500, alexus wrote: >however most of the scaners they just look at the versions and they >automaticly assume that this server can be exploited just for reaosn i run >ssh 2.9.x And quite a few scanner will probe you no matter what banner is displayed. Changing the banner will not increase your security. Keeping up to date, using a packet filter, and having an IDS/backup will. -- Christopher Schulte http://www.schulte.org/ Do not un-munge my @nospam.schulte.org email address. This address is valid. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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