Re: Leaving a door open?

[Gonzalo Martinez <karmax () gmail com>]

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 ? :-?
 
Bye

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Gonzalo Martinez