From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 23 05:51:18 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D513E1065672 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:51:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EDBE8FC16 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:51:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1MIyuZ-0007XC-Kb for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:51:15 +0000 Received: from s0106001cf0c835a7.du.shawcable.net ([70.67.176.112]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:51:15 +0000 Received: from prad by s0106001cf0c835a7.du.shawcable.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:51:15 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: prad Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:50:59 -0700 Lines: 18 Message-ID: <20090622225059.0add9f97@gom> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: s0106001cf0c835a7.du.shawcable.net X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 3.7.1 (GTK+ 2.16.2; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) Sender: news Subject: Re: Best practices for securing SSH server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:51:19 -0000 On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:16:35 -0400 Daniel Underwood wrote: > Due to the speed and location of the > connection, it's a relatively high-risk target. > why does the speed of a connection make it a higher risk? is it because bruteforce techniques can capitalize on the speed? -- In friendship, prad ... with you on your journey Towards Freedom http://www.towardsfreedom.com (website) Information, Inspiration, Imagination - truly a site for soaring I's