Harden a systemd Service: ProtectSystem and NoNewPrivileges
Oct 20, 2026 / · 11 min read · systemd systemd-hardening linux-security sandboxing protectsystem nonewprivileges linux-server sysadmin devops linux-vps ·Run systemd-analyze security against two ordinary services on the same host and the scores can land almost six points apart — one near UNSAFE, the other down close to OK — without either service being broken or badly written. On a stock Ubuntu box running systemd 259, cron.service measures 9.6 UNSAFE while …
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