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by FergusArgyll 810 days ago
How necessary is it to change ssh ports? You can't really spray/brute force a private key
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It's not "necessary", but, when combined with a tarpit on port 22:

1. You can monitor if your private key is compromised and automatically rotate it.

2. It's fun to mess around with hackers and script kidies.