• @drkt@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    8•7 months ago

    I think the point is that root is a universal user found on all linux systems where as users have all kinds of names. It narrows down the variables to brute-force, so simply removing the ability to use it means they have to guess a username and a password.

    • @ShortN0te@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3•7 months ago

      guess a username and a password.

      Security by obscurity is no security. Use something like fail2ban to prevent brute force. When you use a secure password and or key this also does not matter much.