Alert!! -- PortKnocking

[Nifty Hat Mitch]

On Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 02:59:25AM +0200, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> 
> > > To prevent to let the script kids ...
...
> > Security by obscurity.. :-)
> 
> moment this is enough to stop the scripts. When they begin to really
> scan for the ports with SSH behind I will activate portknocking. Not
> because I have insecure passwords in use or do not keep both eyes on
> necessary security updates, but because I do not like to have to go each
> day to hundreds of log file lines caused by wannabee intruders.

This sounds like a valid use of port knocking.
In and of itself port knocking should be understood.

This is an interesting  critique of it.
   http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/08/02/1954253.shtml


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