Re: Some new SSH exploit script?

["R. DuFresne" <dufresne () sysinfo com>]

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On Fri, 9 Jun 2006, Paul Robertson wrote:

> On 6/8/06, R. DuFresne <dufresne () sysinfo com> wrote:
>
> > Log cruft is a pretty lame reason and rational for making a choice to
> > implement a non-standard port setting, admins should have the skills to
> > filter and parse logs in a manner such that the cruft does not interfere
> > with their daily log monitoring chores, else they have likely a lot of
> > other cruft that must as well be driving them to near madness as well not
> > relating to sshd and the kiddie brute-forcing tool of the week.
>
> It's all about capacity planning- if you didn't plan enough log
> capacity, didn't plan enough CPU for real-time analysis, or don't
> trust real-time filtering, then moving the port might just be the
> right thing to do.


This is a different argument though, and correctable in future capacity 
planning  and system refreshes.

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne
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