Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-security (138 mails)

[Scott Leighton <helphand@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 11 December 2005 2:41 pm, Bruno Cochofel wrote:
> I need to install an ssh server and I need some information about security
> options. I know that has been some kind off "attacks" on port 22 on the
> internet so I want to know a little more about those options under
> /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
>

  The options are pretty well documented in man 5 sshd_config
 
  Most people seem to strongly recommend setting

   Protocol 2

   instead of 

   Protocol 1,2

   and 

   PermitRootLogin no

   instead of 

   PermitRootLogin yes

   You will also see many people recommending you change
the default port from 22 to some high port number, but I'm
not so sure that makes much of a difference.

   Scott



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