| APF (Advanced Policy Firewall) |
Policy based, reactive firewall. Works with IPTables. |
| LSM (Linux Socket Monitor) |
Monitors system for newly opened ports and services. |
| Mail Source Tracking |
Enable tracking of emails sent via PHP scripts. (cPanel only) |
| PMON (Network Socket Monitor) |
Network monitor. Identifies rouge services. |
| SPRI (Priority Scheduler) |
Schedule the priority of system processes. |
| BFD (Brute Force Detection) |
Identifies login password cracking attempts. |
| SIM (System Integrity Monitor) |
Monitors critical services, load, network etc. |
| RPM Package Purge |
Removal of unneeded software, such
as print server, printer drivers, sound & USB drivers,
portmaper, ypserv etc... |
| Default User Purge |
Removal of OS Default users (adm, gopher etc...) |
| Common permissions |
Reset system permissions to secure
defaults on directories and common binaries. |
| 'tmp' Path Hardening |
Harden all temporary data paths (e.g: /tmp) with a special
device file to enforce strict options that prevent the
execution of compiled exploits. |
| Sysctl Hooks Configuration |
Sysctl provides configuration options
hooked into kernel functions to allow a user to modify
options without a recompile; these options are tweaked
to harden the TCP/IP stack from syn-flood attacks and
other network abuses. |
| Services Hardening |
Tweak & harden common services to minimize information
broadcasted about software versions. |
| Time Synchronization |
Sync local system clock to a time server. |
| Increased Logging |
Modify default syslog configuration to perform further
logging options. |
| Host.conf |
Reconfigure host.conf to prevent DNS
lookup poisoning & spoofing protection. |
| TPE (trusted path execution) |
Enforce trusted path execution; exported PATH environment
variable can only contain root owned paths. |
| Setup 'iftop' |
Top-like network traffic monitor. |
| Setup 'tcpdump' |
Network packet sniffer/network analysis. |
| Setup 'libsafe' |
Filter common software attacks. |
| Setup 'snort' |
Network intrusion detection system. |
| Setup 'logwatch' |
Log parsing and reporting utility. |
| Setup 'aiv' |
Auto-inode validation; ensure sanity of binaries. |
| Backdoor inspection |
Inspect and verify server for sanity
from backdoor exploits. |
| SSH Server Hardening |
Modify default sshd server config files to address common
protocol & authentication issues. |
| Software Updates |
Local inspection of installed software/retrieval
of vendor & OS updates. |
| PHP open_basedir |
Modify PHP setup to enforce a set of 'safe' execution
paths. |