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| # IPFire Security Hardening Guide |
| ## Introduction |
| IPFire is designed to be secure by default, however it can be further hardened so that it is even more difficult to attack. Hardening includes; |
| - [](/optimization/start/security_hardening/good_security_practice) |
| - [](/optimization/start/security_hardening/additional_security_configuration) |
| - and [](/optimization/start/security_hardening/reducing_attack_surface) by disabling features which are not in use. |
| Please discuss changes to this guide [in this post in the forum](https://forum.ipfire.org/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=15151). |
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| ## Implementation Scale |
| This guide uses two scales: |
| | | | | | |
| |---|---|---|---| |
| | **Impact** (security benefit) |**<span style="color:lime">A. MAJOR</span>**|**<span style="color:mediumseagreen">B. SIGNIFICANT</span>**|**<span style="color:darkseagreen">C. MINOR</span>**| |
| | **Effort** (to implement) |**<span style="color:orangered">1. LOW</span>**|**<span style="color:coral">2. MEDIUM</span>**|**<span style="color:crimson">3. HIGH</span>**| |
| ## Scale examples |
| For example, items which are categorized |
| | Impact | Effort | |
| |---|---| |
| | **<span style="color:lime">A. MAJOR</span>** | **<span style="color:orangered">1. LOW</span>** | |
| are highly recommended, as they are both easy to implement and have a high security benefit. |
| |
| While items which are |
| |Impact|Effort| |
| |---|---| |
| |**<span style="color:darkseagreen">C. MINOR</span>**|**<span style="color:crimson">3. HIGH</span>**| |
| will be helpful, but need only done for a high-risk environment or if you are a bit paranoid! |
| **Next Page: [](/optimization/start/security_hardening/good_security_practice)** |
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