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Subject: Re: Attacks on ssh port
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Nick Cleaton <nick@cleaton.net> writes:
> I want access to my system from any IP address, so I've patched my
> sshd so that a secret token is required to connect.  Kinda like
> using an obscure port, only more so :)
> [...]
> An alternative that avoids that would be to run something out of
> inetd that reads the token and then execs sshd.

Look up "replay attack" on google...

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