{ flake.modules.nixos.hardened = { lib, config, ... }: with lib; let cfg = config.mySystem.boot.kernel; in { options.mySystem.boot.kernel.hardened = mkEnableOption "Enables hardened Linux kernel"; config.boot = { kernelModules = lists.optional cfg.hardened "tcp_bbr"; kernel.sysctl = mkIf cfg.hardened { "kernel.sysrq" = 0; # Disable magic SysRq key # Ignore ICMP broadcasts to avoid participating in Smurf attacks "net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts" = 1; # Ignore bad ICMP errors "net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses" = 1; # SYN flood protection "net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies" = 1; # Do not accept ICMP redirects (prevent MITM attacks) "net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects" = 0; "net.ipv4.conf.default_accept_redirects" = 0; "net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects" = 0; "net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects" = 0; "net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects" = 0; "net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects" = 0; # Do not send ICMP redirects (we are not a router) "net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects" = 0; # Do not accept IP source route packets (we are not a router) "net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route" = 0; "net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route" = 0; # Protect against tcp time-wait assassination hazards "net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337" = 1; # Latency reduction "net.ipv4.tcp_fastopen" = 3; # Bufferfloat mitigations "net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control" = "bbr"; "net.core.default_qdisc" = "cake"; }; }; }; }