From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 24 21:01:43 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15C9D16A4CE for ; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:01:43 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sdf.lonestar.org (mx.freeshell.org [192.94.73.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A860643D58 for ; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:01:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kopno@sdf.lonestar.org) Received: from sdf.lonestar.org (IDENT:kopno@sdf.lonestar.org [192.94.73.1]) by sdf.lonestar.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j0OL19EF027072 for ; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:01:10 GMT Received: (from kopno@localhost) by sdf.lonestar.org (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id j0OL19nK021692 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:01:09 GMT Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:01:09 +0000 From: Kosta Kilim To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050124210109.GA14171@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: sshd port number ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:01:43 -0000 Hello, while reading some mail archives about SSH somebody argued that sshd shouldn't be started on a port bigger than 1024, since ports below that are priveleged ports. How does that make sshd less secure if its on a port above 1024 ? Thanks