harden

VPS security auditing and hardening

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npx tessl i github:alsk1992/CloddsBot --skill harden

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VPS Hardening

Security auditing and automated hardening for remote servers.

Commands

`/harden audit <host>`

Run security audit against a server. Checks:

System updates
Auto-updates configuration
SSH root login status
Password authentication
Firewall status
Fail2ban status
System uptime
Listening services
Sudo user configuration

`/harden fix <host>`

Apply safe fixes that won't lock you out:

Install system updates
Enable unattended-upgrades
Configure UFW firewall
Install and enable fail2ban
Set SSH MaxAuthTries

`/harden emergency <host>`

Quick 10-minute hardening for new servers:

Full system update
Firewall setup
Fail2ban installation
Root password lock

`/harden report <host>`

Generate markdown security report.

Options

Option	Description
`--user=NAME`	SSH user (default: root)
`--dry-run`	Preview changes without applying

Examples

/harden audit 192.168.1.100
/harden fix myserver.com --user=admin
/harden emergency vps.example.com --dry-run
/harden report server.io > security-report.md

Security Checks

Check	Pass Criteria
System Updates	0 pending updates
Auto Updates	unattended-upgrades installed
Root Login	PermitRootLogin no
Password Auth	PasswordAuthentication no
Firewall	UFW active or iptables configured
Fail2ban	Service running
Uptime	< 90 days
Services	< 10 listening ports
Sudo Users	At least one non-root sudo user
MaxAuthTries	Set to 3 or less

Repository: github.com/alsk1992/CloddsBot
Last updated: 7 days ago
Created: 7 days ago

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