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Comment by LoganDark

15 hours ago

An attacker only has to get lucky once, so while I do put SSH on a non-default port too, it's not enough to avoid attacks on its own.

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icedchai  15 hours ago

I mostly do it to quiet down the noise from the non-stop bots and scanners.

  • LoganDark  14 hours ago

    Being off the IPv4 space completely can be even more effective at that, FWIW, but that can have other issues. Only feasible for some!

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