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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 20.04

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  • Configure Postfix if Necessary

    Postfix stores its configuration files in the directory /etc/postfix by default. The primary configuration file is /etc/postfix/main.cf.
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  • Configure Postfix Resource Usage to Limit Denial of Service Attacks

    Edit <code>/etc/postfix/main.cf</code>. Edit the following lines to configure the amount of system resources Postfix can consume: <pre>default_proc...
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  • Control Mail Relaying

    Postfix's mail relay controls are implemented with the help of the smtpd recipient restrictions option, which controls the restrictions placed on t...
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  • Enact SMTP Recipient Restrictions

    To configure Postfix to restrict addresses to which it will send mail, see: <a href="http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_ACCESS_README.html#danger">h...
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  • Enact SMTP Relay Restrictions

    To configure Postfix to restrict addresses to which it will send mail, see: <a href="http://www.postfix.org/SMTPD_ACCESS_README.html#danger">h...
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  • Use TLS for SMTP AUTH

    Postfix provides options to use TLS for certificate-based authentication and encrypted sessions. An encrypted session protects the information that...
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  • Configure Trusted Networks and Hosts

    Edit <code>/etc/postfix/main.cf</code>, and configure the contents of the <code>mynetworks</code> variable in one of the following ways: <ul> <li>I...
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  • Require SMTP AUTH Before Relaying from Untrusted Clients

    SMTP authentication allows remote clients to relay mail safely by requiring them to authenticate before submitting mail. Postfix's SMTP AUTH uses a...
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  • NFS and RPC

    The Network File System is a popular distributed filesystem for the Unix environment, and is very widely deployed. This section discusses the circ...
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  • Uninstall nfs-kernel-server Package

    The nfs-kernel-server package can be removed with the following command:
    $ apt-get remove nfs-kernel-server
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