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From: Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Resetting the root passwd
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:56:55
Message-Id: 20120115175451.GA20862@waltdnes.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Resetting the root passwd by Tanstaafl
1 On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 06:30:03AM -0500, Tanstaafl wrote
2
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
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12 Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Resetting the root passwd Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org>
Re: [gentoo-user] Resetting the root passwd Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Resetting the root passwd Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info>