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Change SSH Port to a random number in a specified range
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random_ssh.sh
# range is inclusive
# replaces the entire line of the match (uncommenting in the case of newly provisioned servers)
NEW_PORT=$(shuf -i 3101-7999 -n 1)
sudo sed -i "/Port 22/c Port $NEW_PORT" /etc/ssh/sshd_config && sudo systemctl restart sshd && echo "SSH Port has been changed to $NEW_PORT"
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