[Answered] Hardening FreeBSD

November 20th, 2004, 4:45 PM

General Information

After a fresh install, it is important to harden the security on a server before it hits your network for use. Not only making configuration changes aid in the security of your box, but there are some practical rules to abide by. These are some hardening tips to make your FreeBSD box more secure and will apply to both the 5.x and 4.x branches, but I will assume you are running 5.x. If a 4.x change is different, I will note it.

Requirements

1. Clean installation of FreeBSD
2. Local root access on the box or be able to su to root.
3. A SSH client that supports ANSI colors such as puTTy or SecureCRT (if you aren't on the box).
4. Your favorite text editor (I prefer nano).

Hardening FreeBSD

November 20th, 2004, 4:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dark Matter Guest n/a posts	[Answered] Hardening FreeBSD General Information After a fresh install, it is important to harden the security on a server before it hits your network for use. Not only making configuration changes aid in the security of your box, but there are some practical rules to abide by. These are some hardening tips to make your FreeBSD box more secure and will apply to both the 5.x and 4.x branches, but I will assume you are running 5.x. If a 4.x change is different, I will note it. Requirements 1. Clean installation of FreeBSD 2. Local root access on the box or be able to su to root. 3. A SSH client that supports ANSI colors such as puTTy or SecureCRT (if you aren't on the box). 4. Your favorite text editor (I prefer nano). Hardening FreeBSD

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