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OS hardening checklist

Work through these essential steps to harden any computer. Tick each one off; the progress bar tracks how far you have got. Nothing is stored or sent anywhere.

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The basics

Accounts and access

Data and recovery

These are widely recommended, vendor-neutral hardening steps. Adapt them to your own threat model; a journalist or activist needs more than a home user.