Practically all UNIX-based servers run a SSH server to allow remote administration across the Internet. From time to time, you might notice a large number of failed login attempts. Often, these are brute-force attacks against your SSH server

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Change the default port

Configure your SSH daemon to listen on a non-standard port. SSH servers have no trouble doing this. Just make sure you configure your firewalls to allow connections to the new port. For instance, to have your SSH daemon to accept connections on port 2222, edit the sshd_config file and modify the value of Port to 2222 and restart the SSH daemon.

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