Should SSH be on its standard port or a non standard port?

Ok, well, I've read about this issue and it appears that there are two sides to whether ssh should be on its normal port or a different port:

Contention 1:

SSH should be on a non-standard port eg. 8930 because that adds a small amount of extra security.

Contention 2:

If you put SSH on a non standard port it can be seen with a port scanner, and then attracts attention because its a strange port number, thus increasing the chance of someone wanting to break in.

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I would really like to hear what some experienced admins have to say about this, thank you very much Should SSH be on its standard port or a non standard port?

 

 

 

 

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