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Once crucial way for a system to inform administrator by email. This can be done by using its internal Exim4 or other mailboxes. This section guides you on hardening Debian by enabling email notification.
Identified Threats
Identified Threats
These are the identified threats related to Debian Software.
(T-43) Local Email Service is Not Properly Configured for Emailing Admin
(T-43) Local Email Service is Not Properly Configured for Emailing Admin
By default, the local email system is not configured to send any email out to administrators for alert and etc.
(T-44) Root Account Is Not Configured to Send Alerts Email to Administrator Account
(T-44) Root Account Is Not Configured to Send Alerts Email to Administrator Account
By default, the services are not configured to send notification email to root account or administrators.
Actions Required
Actions Required
Here are the list if actions to counter the issues.
Setup Email Service for Local System to Reach Administrators by Email
Setup Email Service for Local System to Reach Administrators by Email
For local system, one must setup the email service for the local system to send. There is no specific recipe since it depends on the requirements (in some cases, a specific monitoring app can be deployed to handle all system monitoring so local system setup is unnecessary.
Here are some guides:
Enable Core Services for Email Notification
Enable Core Services for Email Notification
Once the email system is up, one should enable supported services to send email notifications. Among them are:
That's all for hardening Debian by enabling email notification.
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