Chapter 23. Develop a Network Security Policy

These labs should be performed on the CentOS operating system that you installed in Chapter 1, “Distributions and Key Components.” Before you begin this lab, log in to the student account that you created during the installation process.

Lab 23.1 Administering Kernel Security Parameters

Scenario: Implement the following kernel parameter changes so they are persistent across reboots:

  • Ignore all ping requests.

  • Ignore all broadcast requests.

  • Enable TCP SYN protection.

  • Disable IP source routing.

                                       

                                       

                                       

                                       

                                       

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