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{ config, lib, ... }:

with lib;
let
  cfg = config.modules.security;
in
{
  options.modules.security = {
    enable = mkEnableOption "Security-related system tweaks";
  };

  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
    # Security-related system tweaks

    # Prevent replacing the running kernel without reboot.
    security.protectKernelImage = true;

    # mount /tmp in ram. This makes temp file management faster
    # on ssd systems, and volatile! Because it's wiped on reboot.
    boot.tmp.useTmpfs = false;
    boot.tmp.tmpfsSize = "80%";

    # Purge /tmp on boot. (fallback option)
    boot.tmp.cleanOnBoot = lib.mkDefault (!config.boot.tmp.useTmpfs);

    boot.kernel.sysctl = {
      # The Magic SysRq key is a key combo that allows users connected to the
      # system console of a Linux kernel to perform some low-level commands.
      # Disable it, since we don't need it, and is a potential security concern.
      "kernel.sysrq" = 0;

      ## TCP hardening
      # Prevent bogus ICMP errors from filling up logs.
      "net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses" = 1;
      # Reverse path filtering causes the kernel to do source validation of
      # packets received from all interfaces. This can mitigate IP spoofing.
      "net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter" = 1;
      "net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter" = 1;
      # Do not accept IP source route packets (we're not a router)
      "net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route" = 0;
      "net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route" = 0;
      # Don't send ICMP redirects (again, we're on a router)
      "net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects" = 0;
      "net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects" = 0;
      # Refuse ICMP redirects (MITM mitigations)
      "net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects" = 0;
      "net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects" = 0;
      "net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects" = 0;
      "net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects" = 0;
      "net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects" = 0;
      "net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects" = 0;
      # Protects against SYN flood attacks
      "net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies" = 1;
      # Incomplete protection again TIME-WAIT assassination
      "net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337" = 1;

      ## TCP optimization
      # TCP Fast Open is a TCP extension that reduces network latency by packing
      # data in the sender’s initial TCP SYN. Setting 3 = enable TCP Fast Open for
      # both incoming and outgoing connections:
      "net.ipv4.tcp_fastopen" = 3;
      # Bufferbloat mitigations + slight improvement in throughput & latency
      "net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control" = "bbr";
      "net.core.default_qdisc" = "cake";
    };

    boot.kernelModules = [ "tcp_bbr" ];
  };
}