A proactive way of securing your Linux server
A rest application to update firewalld rules on a linux server - GitHub - prashantgupta24/firewalld-rest: A rest application to update firewalld rules on a linux server
A proactive way of securing your Linux server launched on September 3, 2020 with 143 votes, #202 of 3,898 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.
In plain words
This is a Linux server security tool designed to help administrators protect their systems proactively. It provides automated security measures and hardening capabilities for Linux environments. The tool is intended for system administrators and DevOps professionals who want to strengthen their server defenses beyond default configurations. It is available as open-source software on GitHub.
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