[Tfug] Stopping repeated login attempts

[Glen Pfeiffer]

On 27 Jan 2010, Bexley Hall wrote:
> > > Moving SSH to another port would be like moving the door on 
> > > your house to prevent burglars from kicking it in.
> > 
> > Sure but I don't know many houses that have ~65000 doors =) 
> > don't think that is a fair?comparison
> > ?=)?
> 
> OTOH, you probably don't know many burglars who can
> kick 1000 doors per second!  ;-)

You are correct that choosing a non-standard port does not offer 
any real security. But if you understand that moving SSH to 
another port is akin to hiding the door and does not actually 
increase security, then I think it is a useful component of a 
security policy.

For low profile individuals/organizations, having hidden doors 
can prevent many if not most break-ins simply because nobody is 
looking for them.

On the other hand, a high profile target will get very little use 
out of such measures.

-- 
Glen