[j-nsp] Changing SSH port on EX switches, M routers

[Scott T. Cameron]

You should probably think about doing IP-based filtering on your management
networks.  It's going to guarantee a drop in random port scans/login
attempts vs obfuscating the listen port of ssh.

Scott

On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Jesus Alvarez <jalvarez at prw.net> wrote:

> > No, I've been asking for this feature. :)
>
> Thanks for your answer.
>
> It should be trivial to implement a configurable SSH port in the Junos
> firmware and this would help in securing the router. Practically all
> scanners attempt SSH logins when port 22 is available but very few check all
> available ports. It is surprising that Juniper does not provide a way to
> change the SSH port.
>
>
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