Which of the following actions are considered good security practices when hardening a Linux server? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is B. Removing unnecessary packages E. Disabling the SSH root login possibility. Some good security practices when hardening a Linux server are: Removing unnecessary packages (B) to reduce the attack surface and eliminate potential Disabling the SSH root login possibility (E) to prevent unauthorized access and brute-force attacks on the root account

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ARenaming the root account to something else
BRemoving unnecessary packages
CChanging the default shell to /bin/csh
DDisabling public key authentication
EDisabling the SSH root login possibility
FChanging the permissions on the root filesystem to 600

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A
3% (1)
B
89% (34)
D
3% (1)
F
5% (2)

Explanation

Some good security practices when hardening a Linux server are: Removing unnecessary packages (B) to reduce the attack surface and eliminate potential Disabling the SSH root login possibility (E) to prevent unauthorized access and brute-force attacks on the root account

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#Linux Security#Server Hardening#SSH Security#Attack Surface Reduction

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