CoM-ghost_protocol/phantom/playbooks/common/base_hardening.yml

---
# Base server hardening — applied to all deployments
# Covers: updates, firewall, fail2ban, SSH hardening

- name: Base Server Hardening
  hosts: all
  become: true
  vars:
    _ssh_port: "{{ ssh_port | default('22') }}"
    ssh_allow_password: false

  tasks:
    # ─── System Updates ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
    - name: Update apt cache
      apt:
        update_cache: true
        cache_valid_time: 3600
      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"

    - name: Upgrade all packages
      apt:
        upgrade: safe
      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"

    - name: Install essential packages
      apt:
        name:
          - ufw
          - fail2ban
          - unattended-upgrades
          - apt-listchanges
          - curl
          - wget
          - gnupg
          - ca-certificates
          - software-properties-common
        state: present
      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"

    # ─── UFW Firewall ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
    - name: Set UFW default deny incoming
      ufw:
        direction: incoming
        policy: deny

    - name: Set UFW default allow outgoing
      ufw:
        direction: outgoing
        policy: allow

    - name: Allow SSH through UFW
      ufw:
        rule: allow
        port: "{{ _ssh_port }}"
        proto: tcp

    - name: Enable UFW
      ufw:
        state: enabled

    # ─── Fail2ban ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    - name: Configure fail2ban jails
      copy:
        dest: /etc/fail2ban/jail.local
        content: |
          [DEFAULT]
          bantime = 3600
          findtime = 600
          maxretry = 5
          banaction = ufw

          [sshd]
          enabled = true
          port = {{ _ssh_port }}
          filter = sshd
          backend = systemd
          maxretry = 3
          bantime = 7200

          [nginx-http-auth]
          enabled = true
          port = http,https
          filter = nginx-http-auth
          logpath = /var/log/nginx/error.log
          maxretry = 3

          [nginx-botsearch]
          enabled = true
          port = http,https
          filter = nginx-botsearch
          logpath = /var/log/nginx/access.log
          maxretry = 5

          [nginx-limit-req]
          enabled = true
          port = http,https
          filter = nginx-limit-req
          logpath = /var/log/nginx/error.log
          maxretry = 5
          bantime = 3600
        mode: "0644"
      notify: restart fail2ban

    - name: Enable fail2ban
      service:
        name: fail2ban
        state: started
        enabled: true

    # ─── SSH Hardening ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
    - name: Disable SSH password authentication
      lineinfile:
        path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
        regexp: "^#?PasswordAuthentication"
        line: "PasswordAuthentication no"
      when: not ssh_allow_password
      notify: restart sshd

    - name: Disable SSH root login with password
      lineinfile:
        path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
        regexp: "^#?PermitRootLogin"
        line: "PermitRootLogin prohibit-password"
      notify: restart sshd

    - name: Disable SSH X11 forwarding
      lineinfile:
        path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
        regexp: "^#?X11Forwarding"
        line: "X11Forwarding no"
      notify: restart sshd

    - name: Set SSH MaxAuthTries
      lineinfile:
        path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
        regexp: "^#?MaxAuthTries"
        line: "MaxAuthTries 3"
      notify: restart sshd

    - name: Set SSH ClientAliveInterval
      lineinfile:
        path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
        regexp: "^#?ClientAliveInterval"
        line: "ClientAliveInterval 300"
      notify: restart sshd

    - name: Set SSH ClientAliveCountMax
      lineinfile:
        path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
        regexp: "^#?ClientAliveCountMax"
        line: "ClientAliveCountMax 2"
      notify: restart sshd

    - name: Set SSH MaxStartups
      lineinfile:
        path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
        regexp: "^#?MaxStartups"
        line: "MaxStartups 10:30:100"
      notify: restart sshd

    - name: Set SSH LoginGraceTime
      lineinfile:
        path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
        regexp: "^#?LoginGraceTime"
        line: "LoginGraceTime 60"
      notify: restart sshd

    # ─── Automatic Security Updates ─────────────────────────────────────
    - name: Enable unattended upgrades for security
      copy:
        dest: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
        content: |
          APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
          APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1";
          APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "7";
        mode: "0644"
      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"

    # ─── Kernel Hardening ───────────────────────────────────────────────
    - name: Apply sysctl hardening
      sysctl:
        name: "{{ item.key }}"
        value: "{{ item.value }}"
        sysctl_set: true
        reload: true
      loop:
        - { key: "net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter", value: "1" }
        - { key: "net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter", value: "1" }
        - { key: "net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts", value: "1" }
        - { key: "net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects", value: "0" }
        - { key: "net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects", value: "0" }
        - { key: "net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects", value: "0" }
        - { key: "net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects", value: "0" }
        - { key: "net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects", value: "0" }
        - { key: "net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects", value: "0" }

  handlers:
    - name: restart fail2ban
      service:
        name: fail2ban
        state: restarted

    - name: restart sshd
      service:
        name: sshd
        state: restarted