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What to Do First on a New Server: A Basic Server Hardening Checklist

2026-08-12 16IDC Original

A freshly bought server is like a house with no locks: default passwords, open ports, and enabled root login are all entry points for attackers. This guide walks through six steps — updating the system, hardening SSH, firewalls, least privilege, logging, and backups — with a checklist a beginner can follow directly.

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SSH Hardening: Key Authentication and Disabling Passwords

2026-08-06 Mozilla OpenSSH Security Guidelines

A practical SSH hardening guide covering key-based authentication, disabling password login, tightening algorithms, and deploying Fail2ban to reduce brute-force and lateral-movement risk.

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