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Cc: olli hauer <ohauer@gmx.de>, freebsd-security@freebsd.org,
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"Peter" <fbsdq@peterk.org> writes:
> Or combine that with portknocking - Only open port 22 after X number of
> attempts to connect on port 1234:

As has already been explained, that's no good if you need to ssh in from
behind a corporate firewall that blocks everything except 20, 22, 80 and
443.

DES
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Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no