[mdlug] home hosting

Dave Arbogast mdlug3 at arb.net
Mon Apr 7 16:56:06 EDT 2008



Ingles, Raymond wrote:

>>From: Dave Arbogast
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>>Be sure in any case ssh is block for root - use su to get to root when 
>>you need it.
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> Move SSH to a nonstandard port. This will drastically limit your exposure to
>automated hack attempts. You could also use my "Ostiary" program to selectively
>allow SSH access, but depending on what you're doing that may be overkill.
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> Sincerely,
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> Ray Ingles                                             (313) 227-2317
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Great catch Ray - I moved mine to 443 years ago so I could access it 
through every corporate firewall I've been proxied through. (plus no 
root directly)

-dave



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