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Show details regarding secure_redirects (again)

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Raja Grewal 2024-07-27 14:00:30 +10:00
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@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ Various networking components of the TCP/IP stack are hardened for IPv4/6.
from all interfaces to prevent IP spoofing.
- Disable ICMP redirect acceptance and redirect sending messages to
prevent man-in-the-middle attacks and minimize information disclosure.
prevent man-in-the-middle attacks and minimize information disclosure. If
ICMP redirect messages are permitted, only do so from approved gateways.
- Ignore ICMP echo requests to prevent clock fingerprinting and Smurf attacks.

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usr/lib/sysctl.d/990-security-misc.conf
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@ -272,6 +272,12 @@ net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects=0
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects=0
net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects=0
## Accept ICMP redirect messages only for approved gateways.
## If ICMP redirect messages are permitted, only useful if managing a default gateway list.
##
net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects=1
net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects=1
## Ignore ICMP echo requests.
## Prevents clock fingerprinting through ICMP timestamps and Smurf attacks.
##