From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 23 18:24:00 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 4C4B01065673 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:24:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kurt.buff@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f212.google.com (mail-ew0-f212.google.com [209.85.219.212]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2CDD8FC1B for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:23:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kurt.buff@gmail.com) Received: by ewy8 with SMTP id 8so388346ewy.43 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:23:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=ndQutYzrCDtxptynYgQudz9fP4xxuVYX1SYC4ziuqAQ=; b=GJ/fHDX1Zy6oagkJG4XS9sMZnZUk8IHii+lySQwFtg9z12JgFlDV9nYwKNl0ki4D7S 2eBclL9bp7xDaasb+pvj9+uK3EDMx05QrlxBZVEilY+3JgvsOl3wLWKQ4Q3Sbahy4X/X oDaKt5GvH84R9fa9HUQH0aSKJnlqu9eqG3+CM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=VyWAIO56Nbxqalz9/1sR66H/Coq2HV8MGA/ZocW97RKiCTdMGUhdp37Gri/lGOHv3o BKqtHoeRPLWk75CiSA/1CDy9+vRQG4iSbgD5tIyUwAof8+gSmFJne2H2kwIrC+Hdx0kA yHRGo4vf6Eqf/oF9H9gIT4UyvZ4ei1CWX+PE8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.210.27.14 with SMTP id a14mr435357eba.16.1245781438939; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:23:58 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20090622225059.0add9f97@gom> References: <20090622225059.0add9f97@gom> Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:23:58 -0700 Message-ID: From: Kurt Buff To: prad Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 18:24:00 -0000 On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 22:50, prad wrote: > 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? I's suspect it's a higher risk because the target is higher value. A high speed connection means more ability to do, well, whatever. Just a guess on my part, though. Kurt