On 24/10/2009, at 11:40 PM, Miguel Medalha wrote:
How does one switch ssh ports? What is a good port to use? What ramifications does it have when I need to ssh in? Is it as simple as ssh user@hots:port?
In /etc/ssh/sshd_config replace "port 22" with "port <whatever high port (> 1024) you like>"
Then configure your ssh clients accordingly.
I was having my logs filled with *literally* hundreds of connection attempts to port 22 every single day. Since I moved ssh to another port that stopped.
I don't know if it is viable in your case but using /etc/hosts.allow and deny helps if you know what IPs are going to need SSH access.
Also, disable password authentication and use public/private key pairs as certification.
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