[x] ID 28500 → ensure /tmp is a separate partition
Created a disk partition with gparted (ensure backups are in place)
Can also create partitions on fresh install for /tmp, /var, etc…
[x] ID 28501 → ensure nodev option set on /tmp partition
[x] ID 28502 → ensure noexec option set on /tmp partition
[x] ID 28503 → Ensure nosuid option set on /tmp partition.
[x] ID 28504 → Ensure separate partition exists for /var.
[x] ID 28505 → Ensure nodev option set on /var partition.
[x] ID 28506 → Ensure nosuid option set on /var partition.
[x] ID 28507 → Ensure separate partition exists for /var/tmp.
[x] ID 28508 → Ensure noexec option set on /var/tmp partition
[x] ID 28509 → Ensure nosuid option set on /var/tmp partition.
[x] ID 28510 - 28525
[x] ID 28526 → Ensure AIDE is installed.
# install, configure AIDE
sudo apt install aide aide-common
#initiatlize AIDE, let it run for as long as necessary
sudo aideinit
#move AIDE database
sudo mv /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new /var/lib/aide/aide.db
#address prelinking if necessary
sudo prelink -ua
PBKDF2 hash of your password is grub.pbkdf2.sha512.10000.68D2D039C934D044A0C07AEB2727547ED8C459C914395DB731672106890E6F16A8ACD5A11B6B7DC561EB5EB19A5FC8716ED8D6E7E654A239D7AE118DDF62A90B.A131B6C6124C69F18FEE3E5669313DC04189D90CEB8D97AD5372328549B92DB65B1B91D0184C17767D16BD0C33EEECA3EDE43D07893B9AFA8A7C944476DD466B