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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Debian 11

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  • Disable IPv6 Addressing on All IPv6 Interfaces

    To disable support for (<code>ipv6</code>) addressing on all interface add the following line to <code>/etc/sysctl.d/ipv6.conf</code> (or another file in <code>/etc/sysctl.d</code>): <pre>net.ipv6....
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  • Disable IPv6 Addressing on IPv6 Interfaces by Default

    To disable support for (<code>ipv6</code>) addressing on interfaces by default add the following line to <code>/etc/sysctl.d/ipv6.conf</code> (or another file in <code>/etc/sysctl.d</code>): <pre>n...
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  • Kernel Parameters Which Affect Networking

    The sysctl utility is used to set parameters which affect the operation of the Linux kernel. Kernel parameters which affect networking and have security implications are described here.
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  • Network Related Kernel Runtime Parameters for Hosts and Routers

    Certain kernel parameters should be set for systems which are acting as either hosts or routers to improve the system's ability defend against certain types of IPv4 protocol attacks.
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  • net.ipv4.conf.default.arp_filter

    Controls whether the ARP filter is enabled or not. 1 - Allows you to have multiple network interfaces on the same subnet, and have the ARPs for each interface be answered based on whether or not t...
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  • net.ipv4.conf.default.arp_ignore

    Control the response modes for ARP queries that resolve local target IP addresses: 0 - (default): reply for any local target IP address, configured on any interface 1 - reply only if the target IP...
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  • net.ipv4.conf.all.shared_media

    Controls whether the system can send (router) or accept (host) RFC1620 shared media redirects. <code>shared_media</code> for the interface will be enabled if at least one of conf/{all,interface}/sh...
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  • Verify Permissions on Important Files and Directories

    Permissions for many files on a system must be set restrictively to ensure sensitive information is properly protected. This section discusses important permission restrictions which can be verifie...
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  • net.ipv4.conf.default.shared_media

    Controls whether the system can send(router) or accept(host) RFC1620 shared media redirects. <code>shared_media</code> for the interface will be enabled if at least one of conf/{all,interface}/shar...
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  • Configure ARP filtering for All IPv4 Interfaces

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_filter</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_filter=<xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccd...
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