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-{ config, lib, ... }:
-
-{
- # 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" ];
-
- # Accept CA's ToS.
- security.acme.acceptTerms = true;
-}