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Security — Hardening Your Network

Practical security measures for community networks.

Work in Progress

This guide will provide a security checklist and hardening steps for routers, servers, and services.

What You'll Learn

  • OpenWrt firewall configuration and best practices
  • Upgrading from WPA2 to WPA3 where supported
  • SSH hardening (key-based auth, disable root password login)
  • Network segmentation with VLANs (guest, management, IoT)
  • Firmware update strategy
  • TLS/HTTPS for all web services
  • Fail2ban for brute-force protection