Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Resetting the root passwd
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:02:03
Message-Id: 4F131453.9000800@libertytrek.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Resetting the root passwd by Walter Dnes
1 On 2012-01-15 12:54 PM, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote:
2 > On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 06:30:03AM -0500, Tanstaafl wrote
3 >> This is nothing like changing the port for SSH - a port scanner can
4 >> figure that one out in seconds...
5
6 > A real BOFH would set up a dummy instance of sshd on the regular port,
7 > as well as a real sshd instance on another port. The dummy instance
8 > could be set up to always fail the login attempt, and with special
9 > iptable rules to not clutter up your logfile.
10
11 Interesting, thanks for the idea... :)