On Fri, May 05, 2023 at 10:16:59AM -0700, Thomas Bartkus wrote: > > Yes. Moving to an odd port dramatically cuts the number of pwd attacks. > And I would call that increased security.
Security through obscurity does not work :) This is merely a method to
reduce alert & log volume so one can concentrate on more important
matters. You will find that persistent pests will find the alternate
port and start probing but the automated skiddies will go on to
lower-hanging fruit.
John
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