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- [Securing /proc](#securing-proc)
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- [Force Accounts To Use Secure Passwords](#force-accounts-to-use-secure-passwords)
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- [Automatic Security Updates and Alerts](#automatic-security-updates-and-alerts)
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- [More Secure Random Entropy Pool (WIP)](#more-secure-random-entropy-pool-wip)
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- [The Network](#the-network)
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- [UFW: Uncomplicated Firewall](#ufw-uncomplicated-firewall)
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- [PSAD: iptables Intrusion Detection And Prevention](#psad-iptables-intrusion-detection-and-prevention)
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([Table of Contents](#table-of-contents))
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### More Secure Random Entropy Pool (WIP)
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#### Why
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WIP
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#### How It Works
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WIP
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#### Goals
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WIP
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#### References
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- Thanks to [branneman](https://github.com/branneman) for this idea as submitted in [issue #33](https://github.com/imthenachoman/How-To-Secure-A-Linux-Server/issues/33).
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- https://hackaday.com/2017/11/02/what-is-entropy-and-how-do-i-get-more-of-it/
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- https://www.2uo.de/myths-about-urandom
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- https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/user/tlecarrour/rng-tools.html
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- https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Rng-tools
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#### Steps
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1. Install rng-tools.
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On Debian based systems:
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``` bash
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sudo apt-get install rng-tools
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```
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([Table of Contents](#table-of-contents))
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## The Network
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### UFW: Uncomplicated Firewall
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