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Cryptographically Hiding TCP Ports

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can't-see-the-ones-for-the-zeros dept.

JohnGrahamCumming writes "The shimmer project implements a cryptographically-based system for hiding important (e.g. SSH) open ports in plain sight. By automatically forwarding from a range of ports all but one of which are honeypots and by changing the ports every minute only a user knowing a shared secret can determine the location of the real SSH server."

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  1. Re:Neat in theorey, imho. by Rob_Ogilvie · · Score: 5, Funny

    If your ntp-enabled systems are drifting 15 seconds out of whack with each other, you have bigger problems than additional SSH security.

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    Rob