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Actual exam question from CompTIA's XK0-005
Question #: 220
Topic #: 1
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Which of the following actions are considered good security practices when hardening a Linux server? (Choose two.)

  • A. Renaming the root account to something else
  • B. Removing unnecessary packages
  • C. Changing the default shell to /bin/csh
  • D. Disabling public key authentication
  • E. Disabling the SSH root login possibility
  • F. Changing the permissions on the root filesystem to 600
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Suggested Answer: BE 🗳️
by BlackSkullz at Aug. 20, 2024, 4:21 a.m.

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BlackSkullz
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: BE
B. Removing unnecessary packages and E. Disabling the SSH root login possibility Removing unnecessary packages decreases the amount of potential attack vectors via insecure, unused software. Disabling the SSH root login possibility prevents someone from logging into root and automatically having root privileges to the server
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