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Not mikesabbagh, but depending on your sshd_config's MaxStartups you can easily be locked out of SSH access if the probers have too many active unauthenticated sessions holding up your own from connecting.

Having a backup sshd behind something like Wireguard is an inexpensive insurance against this kind of DoS.




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