Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 18:29:01 -0500 From: "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com> To: <vokeyc@aciworldwide.com>, "Christopher Schulte" <schulte+freebsd@nospam.schulte.org> Cc: <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>, <owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: openssh Message-ID: <005a01c1cc79$307ea5c0$0100a8c0@alexus> References: <OFB285D2C2.309E2F56-ON87256B7D.0074468F@tsainc.com> <5.1.0.14.0.20020315153913.061b8ea8@pop3s.schulte.org>
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I understand that changing banner won't increase any security, i'm asking if it's possible to remove it at all, I do not want for this banner to be appear at all, period. ----- Original Message ----- 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> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 4:41 PM Subject: Re: openssh > 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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