> Thats kinda true, I've changed the port for my ssh and the problem with
> scans/attacks was reduced to a minimum.

You simply reduce the background chatter. Yes, you keep out some stupid
scripts. But can you feel safe? No, not at all. Keep your services safe.
For ssh that means:

- if you can, control access to the service by source IP
- maybe use just 2 or 3 gateway hosts you can ssh into from everywhere,
  and connect to the other servers from there
- block the root user (and any other service-account)
- use some of the scripts posted here to block access after a few failed
  login attempts
- dont use password authentication, use keys with a good passphrase
- if you need to use passwords, consider tokens.

Danny

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