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1. Do not allow direct root/administrator login 2. Make sure passwords are secure and changed regularly (by force if necessary) 3. Use a network firewall, such as APF 4. Use an application firewall, such as ModSecurity 5. Chroot all non-root users to keep them out of system directories 6. Use virus scanners and spam filters [...]
Question: I have heard that enabling root login in SSH can be a security risk. Is that true, and if so, how do I disable it? Answer: The truth is that having root logins enabled is not in itself a security risk. The real risk comes from having an easily hacked root password or non-secure [...]
On a typical Linux server, the hard drive will be divided into partitions. It is very important to know what the main partitions are and what they do. / – Known as the root partition, this is where all of the system files belong. You will find /usr, /lib, /etc, and many other critical system [...]
The “su” command is what a Linux user with proper permissions uses to ascend to the root administrator account. A secure SSH server will not allow direct root login, so the user must gain root after initial login. The “sudo” command is an alternative to using a separate root user with its own password. Instead, [...]
There are many security factors you should consider when deploying Linux-based virtual private servers (VPS) on systems such as OpenVZ. Some protect your users and some protect your server as a whole. Here are five steps you can take to make sure your server is secure: 1. Disable the root password on the real server. [...]
Question: How do I see all of the users that have accounts on my server? Answer: In a previous post, we covered the “who” command, which will tell an administrator which users are currently logged into the system, but another important thing to know about your server is which users you actually have. You will [...]
Ideally everything you ever need for your Linux server will be nicely packaged and easily installed through your distribution’s repositories. At worst you might need to add a third-party repository to download the .rpm or .deb packages that you need. But when you realize the world is not as perfect as that scenario, it might [...]
Automating tasks in Linux is a pretty straightforward process, mainly because the tool used to do it comes with all Linux distributions. It is called Cron, as we mentioned in an earlier post. Cron allows you to automate all sorts of tasks, including reboots. But if you just need to reboot once at a certain [...]
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