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		belorn on April 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Xzbot: Notes, honeypot, and exploit demo for the x... Rather than port knocking, I prefer IP knocking. The server has several ip addresses and once a correct sequence of connection is made, the ssh port opens. Since so few know about IP knocking, it much safer than port knocking. /s

drpixie on April 1, 2024 [–]

Sounds like (another) good reason for IPv6 - your box can have many, very obscure addresses :)

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