[TriLUG] Port Knocking Alternatives?

[Rick DeNatale]

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 12:53:45 -0500, Brian Henning
<brian at strutmasters.com> wrote:
> I'll see your two cents, and raise you two more!
> 
> My personal reasoning is that this sort of scheme is not intended to add
> any "security" whatsoever.  I trust the solidity of the few usernames
> that are actually allowed SSH access..  My only desire is to ward off
> the popular dictionary attacks that I routinely see cluttering my logs
> when I leave SSH wide open 

That's exactly why I got interested in this.  It's more for nuisance
reduction rather than added security.