Tag: SSHD Conf

How to Locate Open Ports in Linux

Posted on January 20, 2021 by David Singer | Updated: March 4, 2021

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Administrator, Bash, Common Ports, Common Questions, Dynamic Ports, Encryption, Firewall, FTP, IANA, Internet Protocol, Linux, Linux Server, Linux Services, Listening, lsof, Manage, nc, Netcat, Netstat, NMAP, Permissions, Ports, Protocol, Protocols, Root, Security, Security Policy, Security Practices, Server, Server Administration, Services, SFTP, ss, SSH, SSH Keys, SSH Ports, SSH Tunnel, SSHD Conf, SSL, System Administration, TCP, Telnet, UDP, Well Known Ports, Windows, Windows 10

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What is a Port?

First, let’s define what a port is. According to the IEFT, a port is:

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Changing The SSH Port in WHM/cPanel

Posted on December 8, 2020 by David Singer | Updated: March 10, 2021

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Account Management, Administrator, Common Questions, Encryption, Firewall, FTP, Linux, Manage, OpenSSH, OpenSSH-Server, Passphrase, Password, Password Policy, Permissions, Root, Security, Security Policy, Security Practices, selinux, Server, SFTP, SSH, SSH Keys, SSH Ports, SSH Tunnel, SSHD Conf, SSL, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Server

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While there are many ways to make sure your server is as secure as possible, there are some basic steps that we can take to increase security. Users with a Linux server can change their SSH port to something other than the default port (22). The steps listed below, outline this task providing steps to enable this change.

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