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		AFNobody on Feb 20, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Securing your Linux web server My list is similar but I do a UFW setup and move SSH to a non-standard port that is easy to remember (i.e. 12345) to reduce noise in my log files. Is there any particular reason you left firewall setup off?

ddevault on Feb 20, 2018 [–]

I don't think firewall is terribly important. I know it's kind of against the grain, probably best to do it if you don't understand the consequences.

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