29 Jun
2017
29 Jun
'17
9:13 p.m.
On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 07:31:10PM +0000, Ansar Mohammed wrote:
IMHO if you are looking for a hardened system you should not start with Ubuntu. Ubuntu is what l like to call 'kitchen sink Linux'
Yeah I wouldn't start with that either.
Start with a minimal Debian install, then add the packages you need incrementally.
I would start with that too.
Package removal is never an exact rollback of package installation.
Well it should be able to be, although I agree sometimes it isn't.
Then add your IDS, customize whatever host based firewall. Disable IPv6.
I use that all the time. I think most of my internet traffic is IPv6. Why would anyone disable that? -- Len Sorensen