Linux Server Hardening
Linux server hardening patterns covering SSH security, firewall configuration, systemd hardening, user management, automatic updates, and security monitoring.
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Read time
- 1 min read
- Version
- v1.0.0
- Confidence
- established
- Last updated
Quick Reference
Linux hardening: Disable root SSH, use key-based auth with ED25519. UFW/firewalld with default deny. Automatic security updates. Fail2Ban for brute force. SELinux/AppArmor enforcing. Systemd sandboxing (ProtectSystem, PrivateTmp, NoNewPrivileges). Separate user for each service. Audit logs with auditd.
Use When
- Linux server administration
- VPS/cloud server setup
- Self-hosted infrastructure
- Production server security
Skip When
- Windows Server
- Managed cloud services
- Container-only environments
Linux Server Hardening
Linux server hardening patterns covering SSH security, firewall configuration, systemd hardening, user management, automatic updates, and security monitoring.