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Guide to the Secure Configuration of OpenEmbedded

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  • Services

    The best protection against vulnerable software is running less software. This section describes how to review the software which OpenEmbedded inst...
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  • Apport Service

    The Apport service provides debugging and crash reporting features on Ubuntu distributions.
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  • APT service configuration

    The apt service manage the package management and update of the whole system. Its configuration need to be properly defined to ensure efficient sec...
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  • Do not allow ACPI methods to be inserted/replaced at run time

    This debug facility allows ACPI AML methods to be inserted and/or replaced without rebooting the system. This configuration is available from kerne...
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  • Avahi Server

    The Avahi daemon implements the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS protocols, which provide service and host discovery on a network. It allows...
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  • Configure Avahi if Necessary

    If your system requires the Avahi daemon, its configuration can be restricted to improve security. The Avahi daemon configuration file is <code>/et...
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  • Disable Avahi Publishing

    To prevent Avahi from publishing its records, edit <code>/etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf</code> and ensure the following line appears in the <code>[pu...
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  • Disable Avahi Server if Possible

    Because the Avahi daemon service keeps an open network port, it is subject to network attacks. Disabling it can reduce the system's vulnerability t...
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  • Disable Avahi Server Software

    The avahi-daemon service can be disabled with the following command: 
    $ sudo systemctl mask --now avahi-daemon.service
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  • Base Services

    This section addresses the base services that are installed on a OpenEmbedded default installation which are not covered in other sections. Some of...
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