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Can You Harden a Linux Web Server?

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Part of Security+ Tools and Access Management Topic: General Cyber Security

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StationX Infrastructure Labs — 3 attempts per lab

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What you'll do

In this challenge, you will secure SSH access to a server.

Create a new group
Create two new users and add the users to the new group
Configure passwordless authentication
Prevent the root user from logging in via SSH
Restrict SSH access to users from a specified network
Configure SSH to run on a non-standard port

Note: Once you begin the challenge, you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your challenge. Please ensure that you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.

⏱ About 60 minutes
Counts towards: CompTIA Security+ (exam SY0-701)

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