Harden Debian by Hardening Squid

Squid is a popular caching proxy server used across Debian systems. However, like most caching mechanisms, there are security threats related to it. This section guides you on how to secure Squid.

Identified Threats

These are the identified threats related to Debian Software.

(T-73) Squid Is Accessible Across Network

By default, Squid allows access across network via port 3128.

(T-74) Squid Log Is Not Actively Analyzed

By default, Squid's log is not actively analyzed.

(T-75) Squid Log Is Not Actively Being Monitored

By default, Squid's log is not actively and periodically monitored.

Actions Required

Here are the list if actions to counter the issues.

Harden Squid Server

Of all the listed threats above, one should harden the Squid Server after installing it into Debian.

That's all for hardening Debian by hardening Squid.