HardenSys Documentation

A comprehensive security policy management and compliance checking tool for Linux & Windows systems.

What is HardenSys?

HardenSys is a unified system hardening tool that helps organizations and system administrators enforce, manage, and audit Linux & Windows security configurations through both command-line and graphical interfaces.

Key Features

Linux-Specific Features

• Kernel parameter optimization
• Systemd service hardening
• File system permission management
• Network security configuration
• SSH configuration hardening
• PAM authentication security

System Requirements

Download HardenSys

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Installation Steps

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

chmod +x HardenSys.py HardenSys_gui.py

python3 HardenSys.py

Installation

Prerequisites

• Linux Operating System (Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL, Debian, etc.)
• Python 3.6 or higher
• Root or sudo privileges
• pip3 package manager

Quick Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/AjeyVerma/HardenSys.git
cd HardenSys

# Install dependencies
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

# Make scripts executable
chmod +x HardenSys.py HardenSys_gui.py

Manual Installation

For users who prefer to install HardenSys manually or need to customize the installation process:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip

# CentOS/RHEL
sudo yum install python3 python3-pip

# Fedora
sudo dnf install python3 python3-pip

https://github.com/ajeyverma/HardenSys/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

# Extract to /opt/HardenSys (recommended)
sudo mkdir -p /opt/HardenSys
cd /opt/HardenSys

# Extract downloaded files
sudo unzip HardenSys-main.zip
sudo mv HardenSys-main/* .
sudo rmdir HardenSys-main

# Set ownership
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /opt/HardenSys

# Install all dependencies
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

# Or install individually:
pip3 install PySide6
pip3 install reportlab
pip3 install PyPDF2
pip3 install Pillow
pip3 install python-dotenv

# Create virtual environment
python3 -m venv venv

# Activate virtual environment
source venv/bin/activate

# Install dependencies in virtual environment
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Make scripts executable
chmod +x HardenSys.py
chmod +x HardenSys_gui.py

# Set ownership (if needed)
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /opt/HardenSys

Post-Installation Setup

# Create desktop entry for GUI
cat > ~/.local/share/applications/hardensys.desktop << EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Name=HardenSys
Comment=Security Compliance Tool
Exec=/opt/HardenSys/HardenSys_gui.py
Icon=security-high
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Security;
EOF

# Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:
echo 'export PATH="/opt/HardenSys:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc

# Reload shell configuration:
source ~/.bashrc

Verification

Verify your installation by running:

# Test CLI
python3 HardenSys.py --help

# Test GUI
python3 HardenSys_gui.py

Quick Start

CLI Quick Start

python3 HardenSys.py

python3 HardenSys.py --output report.html

python3 HardenSys.py --heading "Filesystem Configuration"

GUI Quick Start

python3 HardenSys_gui.py

File Structure

Main Directory Structure

Directory Structure

Key Files Explained

Generated Files

Updates and Support

Getting Updates

cd /opt/HardenSys
git pull origin main

pip3 install -r requirements.txt --upgrade

python3 HardenSys.py --version

Support Resources

Community and Contributing

Version Information