Re: Leaving a door open?

Emmanuel Goldstein wrote:

> Hi!
>
> My ISP gives me a static Ip and I was thinking about leaving the SSH
> port open so I can access my computer from anywhere since i always
> have it switched on.
>
> I have a linux box that is integrated in my home Lan, and a router
> with firewall capabilities.
>
> Is this secure??? Note that my admin password is really hard to guess,
> so im not concerned about bruteforce attacks.
>
> Should I map ports so instead of opening 22 I access through (eg) 'ssh
> -p 7623'. That way is not that obvious i have an open ssh port is, it?
>
> Any other security issues i should be concerned about?
> Is this a good idea?
> Is it better to just set up an ftp server?
>
>
> Thanks for your help. Cheers. Bye.
>
>  
If you are looking for a way to transfer files and no need to perform 
remote administration you could take a look at this

http://cr.yp.to/publicfile.html

If the files you want to be available are sensitive in some manner you
could also take a look at this

http://www.sublimation.org/scponly/

Furthermore i do agree on your vision "Security through obscurity"

And if you do wish to run a ssh server make sure it is configured with
"security minded" options