Linux Security for DevSecOps
July 1, 2026 · View on GitHub
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A hands-on Linux security course for DevSecOps learners focused on service exposure, web hardening, file permissions, sudo, secrets, root-run automation, service identity, runtime configuration, logs, scripts, and access policy cleanup. You will investigate real host state, apply targeted fixes, and verify that systems stay usable after hardening.
Exercises
| Index | Name | Difficulty | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Audit Listening Services | Beginner | Start Challenge |
| 02 | Restrict Admin Interface to Localhost | Beginner | Start Challenge |
| 03 | Remove Unnecessary Public Port | Beginner | Start Challenge |
| 04 | Disable Web Directory Listing | Beginner | Start Challenge |
| 05 | Remove Exposed Backup Archive | Beginner | Start Challenge |
| 06 | Fix Unsafe Secret File Permissions | Beginner | Start Challenge |
| 07 | Fix World-Writable Web Directory | Beginner | Start Challenge |
| 08 | Remove Over-Permissive Sudo Rule | Intermediate | Start Challenge |
| 09 | Remove Hardcoded Credentials | Intermediate | Start Challenge |
| 10 | Harden Root-Run Cron Job | Intermediate | Start Challenge |
| 11 | Process Env Secret | Intermediate | Start Challenge |
| 12 | Dedicated Service User | Intermediate | Start Challenge |
| 13 | Log Write Boundary | Intermediate | Start Challenge |
| 14 | Debug Mode Cleanup | Intermediate | Start Challenge |
| 15 | App Policy Lockdown | Intermediate | Start Challenge |
| 16 | Service Env File | Intermediate | Start Challenge |
| 17 | Safe Script PATH | Intermediate | Start Challenge |
| 18 | Backup Path Boundary | Intermediate | Start Challenge |
| 19 | Diagnostic Endpoint | Intermediate | Start Challenge |
| 20 | Incident Bypass Cleanup | Advanced | Start Challenge |
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