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Create a rescue environment in /opt/rescue. This environment will contain backup versions of essential binaries (similar to BSD's /rescue or /altroot directory). It will reside on a separate read only filesystem. It will use Busybox with static linking so it is not dependent on any other part of the system for proper functionality. | Create a rescue environment in /opt/rescue. This environment will contain backup versions of essential binaries (similar to BSD's /rescue or /altroot directory). It will reside on a separate read only filesystem. It will use Busybox with static linking so it is not dependent on any other part of the system for proper functionality. | ||
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+ | The Busybox binaries will be executable only by root. | ||
====== Userspace Hardening ====== | ====== Userspace Hardening ====== | ||
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* Check executables installed as SUID/SGID and make sure those permissions are really necessary. | * Check executables installed as SUID/SGID and make sure those permissions are really necessary. | ||
* /usr/bin/xscreensaver does not need to be SUID. | * /usr/bin/xscreensaver does not need to be SUID. | ||
+ | * Try to SUID to less privileged user when possible. | ||
+ | * Try to use setcap instead of SUID. | ||
* Make sane default firewall rules. | * Make sane default firewall rules. | ||
* Add a security utility like what OpenBSD has (see [[https://man.openbsd.org/security]]) | * Add a security utility like what OpenBSD has (see [[https://man.openbsd.org/security]]) | ||
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* cups | * cups | ||
* xorg-server | * xorg-server | ||
+ | * Make system utilities like pickle and portmake use privsep users. | ||
+ | * Especially for downloading files. | ||
* <del>Implement Mandatory Access Control?</del> | * <del>Implement Mandatory Access Control?</del> | ||
* <del>Individual containers for daemons?</del> | * <del>Individual containers for daemons?</del> | ||