Why is port 22 open by default?

[Giorgos Keramidas]

On 2003-05-10 11:08, Daniela <dgw at liwest.at> wrote:
> On Friday 09 May 2003 04:10, Kenneth Culver wrote:
> > > > if you are  fully trust  your local area network there is  no  reaseon
> > > > to afraid (but passwords) , othervice there is  some  'pantom menace'
> > > > that  ssh could  de cracked by someone  , who will dump all the
> > > > connections to your  computer  all the  time
> > >
> > > Is there some way to prevent this?
> >
> > SSH is fairly secure, but there is no 100% secure remote access solution.
> > That said, you should be fine with ssh enabled, I've had it enabled for
> > ages without problems, just make sure you pick a good password.
>
> Sounds like SSH is secure enough for me. Or is a 19 character password too
> short? :-)

Hahaha.  No, I guess not.  I some times write short verses that I make
up on the spot when I have to enter a new password.  Usually 30-35 chars long :)