Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:42:40 -0500 From: Jeff Palmer <questions@totaldiver.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Onpening and Closing ports Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.0.20070212163900.019698e8@totaldiver.net> In-Reply-To: <1B0CF7A0-1448-4CF6-8DCB-9D5AFF09FDE6@mac.com> References: <45CEC7A4.7030802@ephgroup.com> <1B0CF7A0-1448-4CF6-8DCB-9D5AFF09FDE6@mac.com>
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<..snip..> >If you use good passwords, the SSH dictionary attacks are not a great >concern. <..snip> >-Chuck <..snip..> Or better yet, disable username/password authentication, and just use ssh keys. it's more secure, and they can bruteforce it all day long. Even if you had a password of "a" they'd be denied. -Jeff
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