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Thanks Rindi for your clear explanation, I understood now nothing is improved by changing this port. <br />
Gracias Amigo! <br />
Javier
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Hi Everybody,<br />
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I read a few articles regarding the advantages and disadvantages to change the default SSH/SFTP port 22, but it's not very clear for me.<br />
I understood when you change the default port 22 by another, you avoid the casual port scanning on the net but then why for the security staff it's not a good idea to change it? <br />
Sorry but somebody can explain me that clearly?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Javier
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Hi Everybody,

I read a few articles regarding the advantages and disadvantages to change the default SSH/SFTP port 22, but it's not very clear for me.
I understood when you change the default port 22 by another, you avoid the casual port scanning on the net but then why for the security staff it's not a good idea to change it? 
Sorry but somebody can explain me that clearly?

Thanks,
Javier

What are the advantages/disadvantages of changing the SSH/SFTP port?

Telnet is an application layer protocol used on the Internet or local area networks to provide a bidirectional interactive text-oriented communication facility using a virtual terminal connection. SSH was designed as a replacement for Telnet and for unsecured remote shell protocols. The term telnet is also used to refer to the software that implements the client part of the protocol. SSH provides a secure channel over an unsecured network in a client-server architecture, connecting an SSH client application with an SSH server.