BSD display

[Ruben de Groot]

On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 06:33:03AM -0700, steveb99 typed:
> Thank you that was my motivation is security.  Same as you don't
> display the last name that logged on, it gives a hacker half the info
> they need to crack an account.  Displaying the OS helps a hacker know
> which  approach cracking into a box.

Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and change the line:

#VersionAddendum FreeBSD-20030924

to something like:

VersionAddendum GO-AWAY!

than restart sshd.

cheers,
Ruben

> Thanks,
> Steve Barnette 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org 
> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Subhro
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 2:58 AM
> > To: Harald Schmalzbauer
> > Cc: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> > Subject: Re: BSD display
> > 
> > Harald,
> > 
> > Well I don't want to get into any courtsy controversies or 
> > licensing gimmicks. But what the steve said has a good point. 
> > Lets think it that way that just a casual onlooker cant make 
> > out what OS and version is running on the box. It makes the 
> > life of a cracker just a little more difficult. However more 
> > promising guyz and galz can find it out anyway.
> > 
> > Regards
> > S.
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 05:52:30 +0200, Harald Schmalzbauer 
> > <current at schmalzbauer.de> wrote:
> > > Am Mittwoch, 8. September 2004 05:41 schrieb steveb99:
> > > 
> > > > I don't like the OS name and version displayed with 
> > logging to ssh 
> > > > or
> > > 
> > > Best would be to use anythig else which you like.
> > > And after that you could read your offending mail again and
> sitting 
> > > ashamed in the corner for a loong loong time....
> > > 
> > > > other areas. Where to I eliminate or change the text of 
> > the message 
> > > > being displayed?
> > > 
> > > Nowhere! That's one of the things you have to keep if you're using
> 
> > > BSD-Licensed code :)
> > > 
> > > Alternatively you're welcome to contribute youre code!
> > > 
> > > -Harry
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > >
> > > > Steve Barnette
> > > >
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