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Thursday, 2010-02-11

Six easy steps to a more secure Linux server

Filed under: Linux,Security — bblackmoor @ 14:44

The actual title of the article is “Six easy steps to make a super secure Linux server”, but I think that’s hyperbole. Even so, these are some basic steps that should be followed, and they do help make a server more secure.

  1. Install latest security updates.
  2. Disable root login via SSH
  3. Disable or filter extra services
  4. Remove active guest accounts and test accounts
  5. Remove version notification
  6. Hide application errors and PHP errors

(From Six easy steps to make a super secure Linux server, Technicant)