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    • Beginners Guide to Securing a Linux Server
      • Adding a non-root user
      • Setting strong passwords
      • Enabling sudo for your non-root account
      • Applying updates / Enable automatic updates
      • Disabling root login via SSH
      • Moving SSH off default port 22
      • Disabling passwords for SSH login (Use public/private keys)
      • Enabling 2-Factor Authentication with SSH
      • Disabling the root account
      • Ban Malicious IP Addresses (Fail2ban)
      • Disabling IPv6
      • Enabling the firewall
      • Hardening the Linux kernel
      • Disabling public internet connectivity
      • Securing connection between two servers
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Tutorials

  • Beginners Guide to Securing a Linux Server
    • Adding a non-root user
    • Setting strong passwords
    • Enabling sudo for your non-root account
    • Applying updates / Enable automatic updates
    • Disabling root login via SSH
    • Moving SSH off default port 22
    • Disabling passwords for SSH login (Use public/private keys)
    • Enabling 2-Factor Authentication with SSH
    • Disabling the root account
    • Ban Malicious IP Addresses (Fail2ban)
    • Disabling IPv6
    • Enabling the firewall
    • Hardening the Linux kernel
    • Disabling public internet connectivity
    • Securing connection between two servers

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