Re: Leaving a door open?

[Jonathan Loh <kj6loh () yahoo com>]

Hi emmanuel,

But now you know that 7623 is a bad idea now too right?

--- Gonzalo Martinez <karmax () gmail com> wrote:

> Hi emmanuel
>
> On 5/27/05, Emmanuel Goldstein <goldstein101 () gmail com> wrote:
> > Should I map ports so instead of opening 22 I access through (eg) 'ssh
> > -p 7623'. That way is not that obvious i have an open ssh port is, it?
>
> Yes, its a good idea.
>
> > Any other security issues i should be concerned about?
>
> You can use a normal user account to remote login, and (if you NEED) can
> "su".
>
> > Is it better to just set up an ftp server?
>
> No, in fact i think that an ftp server in any system would be a risk
> (for well know security issues). Anyway i dont understand the
> replacement of an sshd with an ftpd ? :-?

sftp, no need to start a new server.  The ssh server will serve sftp too.

>  
> Bye
>
> -- 
> Gonzalo Martinez



                
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