Re: [cobalt-security] sshd security tweaking

["Kevin D" <kdlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Which SSHd exploit would that be? to OpenSSH?

Kevin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rodrego Alverez" <rodalverez@xxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 2:12 AM
Subject: [cobalt-security] sshd security tweaking


> We seems to be among the many whose Cobalt RaQ4 has been hacked through
the SSH exploit.
> After a complete re-installation, we have secured the box a bit better
this time (self-issued certificate for Cobalt admin interface, upgrade to
OpenSSH 3.1 and such).
>
> Since I, as server admin, am the only person needing shell access, I was
thinking of changing the port to which sshd listens to something more
obscure, rather than the default 22. Does this help?
>
> Would it be done in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file? It seems that every
line in that file is commented out in the version of ssh I downloaded from
http://pkgmaster.com/.
>
> I have uncommented the line to stop direct root login myself.  I also
uncommented the line listing just Protocal 2, but that caused an error when
I tried logging in.  Should I still attempt to turn off acceptance of SSH1
as well?
>
> Is this all done in the same config file?
>
> Thanks for advice!
> Rod.
>
>
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