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icedchai
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Just moving SSH off a default port gets you 98% there.
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LoganDark
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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.
icedchai
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I mostly do it to quiet down the noise from the non-stop bots and scanners.
LoganDark
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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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