[PLUG] Public SSH server configs

[Rich Shepard]

On Mon, 10 Apr 2017, Paul Heinlein wrote:

> I've run such a test for the past three or four years. "Effective" in
> this context can have two definitions:
>
> * does the change reduce the quantity of unwanted probes?
> * does the change raise the quality necessary for a successful probe?

Paul,

   An interesting and useful distinction.

> In the case of quantity, the answer is definitely affirmative. Running
> SSH on non-standard ports reduced to near zero the number of scanning
> probes.
>
> In the case of quality, changing the port has no effect.

   Then a port change does provide many benefits without indentified
problems.

Thanks for the insights,

Rich