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Remove PAM and set draft false.
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title: Security improvements title: Security improvements
slug: security-improvents slug: security-improvents
date: 2024-08-14 date: 2024-08-14
draft: true draft: false
authors: authors:
- luc - luc
- nils - nils
@ -305,45 +305,11 @@ Improve the security of the system by increasing the entropy with the `jitterent
=== "Gentoo Linux" === "Gentoo Linux"
``` shell-session ``` shell-session
sh# emerge -a jitterentropy-library sh# emerge -a jitterentropy
``` ```
and make sure that the module gets loaded: and make sure that the module gets loaded:
``` shell title="/etc/modules-load.d/entropy.conf" ``` shell title="/etc/modules-load.d/entropy.conf"
jitterentropy_rng jitterentropy_rng
``` ```
## PAM
There are a few changes that can be made to improve login protection.
First install PAM through `util-linux-login`:
=== "Alpine Linux"
``` shell-session
sh# apk add util-linux-login
```
=== "Gentoo Linux"
``` shell-session
sh# emerge -a util-linux-login
```
Delays can be a deterent against bruteforcing login attempts. Simply add the following line:
``` shell title="/etc/pam.d/login"
auth optional pam_faildelay.so delay=5000000
```
which will add a 5 second delay between login attempts.
The system can also enforce a stronger hash algorithm for a more secure login protector by editing
``` shell title="/etc/pam.d/base-password"
password required pam_unix.so nullock sha512 shadow rounds=1000000
```
> If an account has already been created then change your password so that it is also secure, with: `passwd <username>`. When creating a password make sure that it is at least 8 characters long.