[Klug-general] Hiding Port 22 on an SSH based VPN

[J D Freeman]

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On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 08:49:27PM +0100, Karl Lattimer wrote:
> PS. Easiest way to secure a server running Linux? Use a linux distro  
> which comes pre-configured to be reasonably secure and not leave  
> completely idiotic default settings which ship with most services,  
> eg. sendmail which has pretty much always shipped with default  
> configs which are laughable to most spammers.

The only way to secure a computer is to unplug it, cast it in a concrete
block, and lock it away in the bottom of a nuclear bunker.

This is however entirely useless. 

This said, any computer not connected to the internet has a boost to its
security, this is why BT adsl is so good :p

> I'm suggesting use redhat, as 90% of configuration is already done as  
> long as you don't do stupid things you're pretty secure out of the box.

I would say the same for debian, for exactly the same reasons.

J
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