Need urgent help regarding security

[Marian Hettwer]

Hej there,

Bitbucket wrote:
> 
> I agree that this is not good security.  It does NOT make your system more
> secure.
ack :)

> But I stop should of saying it should not be done as I can see no
> detremental effect to changing the port number.  If it makes you sleep
> better at night then do it.  It cannot hurt.  Just dont RELY on it.
>
Well, it wouldn't make me sleep better at nights, since I know that 
there's an unpatched sshd out there. And even if it would be on another 
port, a non-Script-Kiddy could break in easily.

Apart from avoiding security by obscurity, you're right, you can do it.

If I'm responsible for several dozen of boxes out there, I still 
couldn't sleep at night, even though the sshd might be on another port 
than 22 :)

Perhaps it winds down to: Do it on your private box, don't do it "at 
work" :)

regards,
Marian