4   boot.kernelPackages = mkDefault pkgs.linuxPackages;
 
   5   #boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
 
   6   #boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_hardened;
 
   7   #boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest_hardened;
 
   8   #environment.memoryAllocator.provider = "libc";
 
   9   nix.settings.allowed-users = [ "@users" ];
 
  10   networking.firewall.pingLimit = "--limit 60/minute --limit-burst 5";
 
  11   security.allowSimultaneousMultithreading = false;
 
  12   security.apparmor.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
 
  13   security.forcePageTableIsolation = true;
 
  14   security.lockKernelModules = lib.mkDefault true;
 
  15   security.protectKernelImage = true;
 
  16   security.virtualisation.flushL1DataCache = "always";
 
  17   boot.blacklistedKernelModules = [
 
  18     # Obscure network protocols
 
  23     # Old or rare or insufficiently audited filesystems
 
  46   boot.kernel.sysctl = {
 
  47     # Mitigate kernel pointer leaks
 
  48     "kernel.kptr_restrict" = 2;
 
  49     # Restricts the kernel log to the CAP_SYSLOG capability
 
  50     "kernel.dmesg_restrict" = 1;
 
  51     # Prevent information leaks
 
  52     #kernel.printk = "3 3 3 3";
 
  53     # Restrict eBPF to the CAP_BPF capability
 
  54     # and enable JIT hardening techniques
 
  55     # such as constant blinding.
 
  56     "kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled" = 1;
 
  57     "net.core.bpf_jit_harden" = 2;
 
  58     # Restricts loading TTY line disciplines
 
  59     # to the CAP_SYS_MODULE capability to prevent
 
  60     # unprivileged attackers from loading vulnerable
 
  61     # line disciplines with the TIOCSETD ioctl
 
  62     "dev.tty.ldisc_autoload" = 0;
 
  63     # The userfaultfd() syscall is often abused to exploit
 
  64     # use-after-free flaws.
 
  65     # Due to this, this sysctl is used to restrict
 
  66     # this syscall to the CAP_SYS_PTRACE capability.
 
  67     "vm.unprivileged_userfaultfd" = 0;
 
  68     # kexec is a system call that is used
 
  69     # to boot another kernel during runtime.
 
  70     "kernel.kexec_load_disabled" = 1;
 
  71     # User namespaces are a feature in the kernel which aim to
 
  72     # improve sandboxing and make it easily accessible for
 
  73     # unprivileged users however, this feature exposes
 
  74     # significant kernel attack surface for privilege
 
  75     # escalation so this sysctl restricts the usage of user
 
  76     # namespaces to the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability.
 
  77     "kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone" = 0;
 
  78     # Restricts all usage of performance events to the
 
  79     # CAP_PERFMON capability
 
  80     "kernel.perf_event_paranoid" = 3;
 
  81     # Helps protect against SYN flood attacks
 
  82     "net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies" = 1;
 
  83     # Protects against time-wait assassination
 
  84     # by dropping RST packets for sockets
 
  85     # in the time-wait state.
 
  86     "net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337" = 1;
 
  87     # Disable ICMP redirect acceptance and sending to prevent
 
  88     # man-in-the-middle attacks and minimize information disclosure.
 
  89     "net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects" = 0;
 
  90     "net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects" = 0;
 
  91     "net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects" = 0;
 
  92     "net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects" = 0;
 
  93     "net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects" = 0;
 
  94     "net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects" = 0;
 
  95     "net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects" = 0;
 
  96     "net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects" = 0;
 
  97     # Disable source routing, a mechanism
 
  98     # that allows users to redirect network traffic.
 
  99     "net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route" = 0;
 
 100     "net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route" = 0;
 
 101     "net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route" = 0;
 
 102     "net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route" = 0;
 
 104       # Disable TCP SACK, which is commonly exploited
 
 105       # and unnecessary for many circumstances.
 
 106       # https://serverfault.com/questions/10955/when-to-turn-tcp-sack-off
 
 107       "net.ipv4.tcp_sack" = 0;
 
 108       "net.ipv4.tcp_dsack" = 0;
 
 109       "net.ipv4.tcp_fack" = 0;
 
 111     # Generate a random IPv6 address
 
 112     "net.ipv6.conf.all.use_tempaddr" = lib.mkForce 2;
 
 113     "net.ipv6.conf.default.use_tempaddr" = lib.mkForce 2;
 
 114     # Restricts usage of ptrace to only processes
 
 115     # with the CAP_SYS_PTRACE capability
 
 116     "kernel.yama.ptrace_scope" = 2;
 
 117     # Do source validation by confirming reverse path
 
 118     "net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter" = 1;
 
 119     "net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter" = 1;
 
 121   boot.kernelParams = [
 
 126     "page_alloc.shuffle=1"
 
 131     # Disabled because zfs and wireguard modules are not signed
 
 132     "module.sig_enforce=0"
 
 133     "lockdown=confidentiality"
 
 138   services.journald.extraConfig = ''
 
 140     MaxRetentionSec=1month
 
 145     enable = lib.mkDefault false;
 
 153     openFirewall = lib.mkDefault false;
 
 155       PasswordAuthentication = false;