sshd (remote connection) quick toggle in Events view

asked 2016-09-06 21:45:51 +0300

Federico gravatar image

updated 2016-09-06 21:51:20 +0300

I find myself turning the remote connection (inside settings->developer mode) on and off many times. It would be cool if there was a switch to do it in the Events view, like there is one for airplane mode for instance.

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What for? I bet there are other things you care less about more vulnerable. Like I would toggle sshd on my server, ever. And if you are so scared, there is ssh-access-control on openrepos, asking actively for permission every time a not white-listed client tries to connect.

chemist ( 2016-09-07 01:19:28 +0300 )edit
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@chemist You're right, maybe I am over-worried about the security and the battery drain due to the random connection attempts that every ssh server gets when it is open on the internet. Probably it is fine if just I disable password auth and leave it on all the time. You are correct that one never toggles sshd on a server, but that's also because your server is not in your pocket 99% of the time and you may need to get in remotely at all times...

Federico ( 2016-09-07 11:05:03 +0300 )edit

I get/got 0/ZERO attempts on my Jolla1 and I actually have a static and direct internet-accessing IP for it at work. SSH requests do not happen with an open port btw, they happen if there is something responding even if the port is not open.

chemist ( 2016-09-13 11:00:24 +0300 )edit