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Change SSH default port in Sophos XGS

Antonio Ferreira1

Hi Experts. 

I'm willing to know if It is possible to change SSH default port to other than port 22 (port range available is 1:65535). The reason is to increase security on SSH access.

In Sophos UTM Firewall this change is very simple to do (Management>Shell Access>SSH Daemon Listen Port (box "port number" and apply), but in Sophos XGS I did not find any related configuration.

My system is: Sophos XGS 3300 appliance, SFOS 20.0.1 MR-1-Build342.

Thanks a lot!



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[edited by: Erick Jan at 1:55 PM (GMT -7) on 31 Jul 2024]
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  • 0 in reply to Antonio Ferreira1

    It is quite easy to explain: there is no “real benefit” In changing the port of SSH while it has implications within the system itself. 
    so to speak: it gives false hope of security while it needs extra work of implementation. 
    So there was never a real use case of changing it and if there is no use case, there is likely no prioritisation. 

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