Rogelio wrote: > John R Pierce wrote: >> CentOS /is/ a distro, there is only one centos 'distribution'. >> centos configured with selinux enabled, appropriate firewall rules, >> and the minimum number of services required for your application >> should be fairly 'hardened' as-is. > > Understood. I meant CentOS-based, but I suppose the "best" way is to > just roll something myself. > > I was hoping to find a nice list HOWTO or script that someone else was > using so I wouldn't have to think through everything from scratch. > > Thanks. There are some guides around, for example: http://www.puschitz.com/SecuringLinux.shtml However security is not a one size fits all solution that can be applied off the shelf. You need to assess where *your* risks are and what you should do to minimize them. Hope that helps.