Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 22.04
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Configure HTTPD-Served Web Content Securely
Running <code>httpd</code> inside a <code>chroot</code> jail is designed to isolate the web server process to a small section of the filesystem, li...Group -
Web Login Banner Verbiage
Enter an appropriate login banner for your organization. Please note that new lines must be expressed by the '\n' character and special characters ...Value -
Use Denial-of-Service Protection Modules
Denial-of-service attacks are difficult to detect and prevent while maintaining acceptable access to authorized users. However, some traffic-shapin...Group -
IMAP and POP3 Server
Dovecot provides IMAP and POP3 services. It is not installed by default. The project page at <a href="http://www.dovecot.org">http://www.dovec...Group -
Configure Dovecot if Necessary
If the system will operate as an IMAP or POP3 server, the dovecot software should be configured securely by following the recommendations below.Group -
Allow IMAP Clients to Access the Server
The default iptables configuration does not allow inbound access to any services. This modification will allow remote hosts to initiate connection...Group -
Enable SSL Support
SSL should be used to encrypt network traffic between the Dovecot server and its clients. Users must authenticate to the Dovecot server in order ...Group -
Support Only the Necessary Protocols
Dovecot supports the IMAP and POP3 protocols, as well as SSL-protected versions of those protocols. Configure the Dovecot server to support only ...Group -
Disable Cyrus IMAP
If the system does not need to operate as an IMAP or POP3 server, the Cyrus IMAP software should be removed.Group -
Uninstall cyrus-imapd Package
Thecyrus-imapd
package can be removed with the following command:$ apt-get remove cyrus-imapd
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