Re: Cisco PIX with SSH enabled on external port for maintenance

[John Maher <john.e.maher () gmail com>]

There are a lot of ssh brute force attempts occurring these days.  If
you open ssh, then I suggest using (if practical) public key access only
(i.e., disable password authentication).

John

Cam Fischer wrote:

> I am looking for some reasons why I should not be allowing SSH on the
> external side of my Cisco PIX firewall. It would be great for
> management, but what are the risks associated with this?
>
> Thx
>
> Cam
>