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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 22.04

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  • Ensure ip6tables Firewall Rules Exist for All Open Ports

    Any ports that have been opened on non-loopback addresses need firewall rules to govern traffic.
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  • Ensure iptables Firewall Rules Exist for All Open Ports

    Any ports that have been opened on non-loopback addresses need firewall rules to govern traffic.
    Rule Medium Severity
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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...
    Rule Medium Severity
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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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  • 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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  • squid_use_tproxy SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
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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?
    Value
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  • net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_rtr_pref

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

    Accept all 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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