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by gerdesj 2704 days ago
Absolutely, but I prefer not to leave 22/tcp open to the world. If I do leave it open it is only from a restricted IP set, otherwise it is behind a VPN, probably OpenVPN.
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Is OpenVPN a safer attack surface compared to OpenSSH?
Sure, especially when you VPN into a sacrificial subnet and need MFA to continue elsewhere into locked down application domains. OTOH I would leave ssh listening on a non-descript high port with MFA (key and OTP) enabled. No use worrying too much about that.
Is OpenSSH safer when used in addition to OpenVPN?

Probably.

I doubt it.