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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 18.04

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  • Strengthen the Default Ruleset

    The default rules can be strengthened. The system scripts that activate the firewall rules expect them to be defined in the configuration files <co...
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  • Set Default iptables Policy for Incoming Packets

    To set the default policy to DROP (instead of ACCEPT) for the built-in INPUT chain which processes incoming packets, add or correct the following l...
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  • Set Default iptables Policy for Forwarded Packets

    To set the default policy to DROP (instead of ACCEPT) for the built-in FORWARD chain which processes packets that will be forwarded from one interf...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_rtr_pref

    Accept router preference in router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra

    Accept all router advertisements?
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  • Restrict ICMP Message Types

    In <code>/etc/sysconfig/iptables</code>, the accepted ICMP messages types can be restricted. To accept only ICMP echo reply, destination unreachabl...
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  • Log and Drop Packets with Suspicious Source Addresses

    Packets with non-routable source addresses should be rejected, as they may indicate spoofing. Because the modified policy will reject non-matching ...
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  • IPv6

    The system includes support for Internet Protocol version 6. A major and often-mentioned improvement over IPv4 is its enormous increase in the numb...
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  • Disable Support for IPv6 Unless Needed

    Despite configuration that suggests support for IPv6 has been disabled, link-local IPv6 address auto-configuration occurs even when only an IPv4 ad...
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  • Disable IPv6 Networking Support Automatic Loading

    To prevent the IPv6 kernel module (<code>ipv6</code>) from binding to the IPv6 networking stack, add the following line to <code>/etc/modprobe.d/di...
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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 f...
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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 a...
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  • Configure IPv6 Settings if Necessary

    A major feature of IPv6 is the extent to which systems implementing it can automatically configure their networking devices using information from ...
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  • IPV6_AUTOCONF

    Toggle global IPv6 auto-configuration (only, if global forwarding is disabled)
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_defrtr

    Accept default router in router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_pinfo

    Accept prefix information in router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects

    Toggle ICMP Redirect Acceptance
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route

    Trackers could be using source-routed packets to generate traffic that seems to be intra-net, but actually was created outside and has been redirec...
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.autoconf

    Enable auto configuration on IPv6 interfaces
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding

    Toggle IPv6 Forwarding
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.max_addresses

    Maximum number of autoconfigured IPv6 addresses
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.router_solicitations

    Accept all router solicitations?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_defrtr

    Accept default router in router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_pinfo

    Accept prefix information in router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_rtr_pref

    Accept router preference in router advertisements?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra

    Accept default router advertisements by default?
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects

    Toggle ICMP Redirect Acceptance By Default
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route

    Trackers could be using source-routed packets to generate traffic that seems to be intra-net, but actually was created outside and has been redirec...
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.autoconf

    Enable auto configuration on IPv6 interfaces
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.forwarding

    Toggle IPv6 default Forwarding
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.max_addresses

    Maximum number of autoconfigured IPv6 addresses
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  • net.ipv6.conf.default.router_solicitations

    Accept all router solicitations by default?
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  • Limit Network-Transmitted Configuration if Using Static IPv6 Addresses

    To limit the configuration information requested from other systems and accepted from the network on a system that uses statically-configured IPv6 ...
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  • Kernel Parameters Which Affect Networking

    The <code>sysctl</code> utility is used to set parameters which affect the operation of the Linux kernel. Kernel parameters which affect networking...
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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 cert...
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  • net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects

    Disable ICMP Redirect Acceptance
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  • net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route

    Trackers could be using source-routed packets to generate traffic that seems to be intra-net, but actually was created outside and has been redirec...
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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 ea...
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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, configure...
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  • net.ipv4.conf.all.forwarding

    Toggle IPv4 Forwarding
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  • net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians

    Disable so you don't Log Spoofed Packets, Source Routed Packets, Redirect Packets
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  • net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter

    Enable to enforce sanity checking, also called ingress filtering or egress filtering. The point is to drop a packet if the source and destination I...
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  • net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects

    Enable to prevent hijacking of routing path by only allowing redirects from gateways known in routing table. Disable to refuse acceptance of secure...
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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 ...
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  • net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects

    Disable ICMP Redirect Acceptance?
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  • net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route

    Disable IP source routing?
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  • net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians

    Disable so you don't Log Spoofed Packets, Source Routed Packets, Redirect Packets
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  • net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter

    Enables source route verification
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  • net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects

    Enable to prevent hijacking of routing path by only allowing redirects from gateways known in routing table. Disable to refuse acceptance of secure...
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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 en...
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