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Complete documentation suite following CLAUDE.md standards including
architecture docs, role documentation, cheatsheets, security compliance,
troubleshooting, and operational guides.
Documentation Structure:
docs/
├── architecture/
│ ├── overview.md # Infrastructure architecture patterns
│ ├── network-topology.md # Network design and security zones
│ └── security-model.md # Security architecture and controls
├── roles/
│ ├── role-index.md # Central role catalog
│ ├── deploy_linux_vm.md # Detailed role documentation
│ └── system_info.md # System info role docs
├── runbooks/ # Operational procedures (placeholder)
├── security/ # Security policies (placeholder)
├── security-compliance.md # CIS, NIST CSF, NIST 800-53 mappings
├── troubleshooting.md # Common issues and solutions
└── variables.md # Variable naming and conventions
cheatsheets/
├── roles/
│ ├── deploy_linux_vm.md # Quick reference for VM deployment
│ └── system_info.md # System info gathering quick guide
└── playbooks/
└── gather_system_info.md # Playbook usage examples
Architecture Documentation:
- Infrastructure overview with deployment patterns (VM, bare-metal, cloud)
- Network topology with security zones and traffic flows
- Security model with defense-in-depth, access control, incident response
- Disaster recovery and business continuity considerations
- Technology stack and tool selection rationale
Role Documentation:
- Central role index with descriptions and links
- Detailed role documentation with:
* Architecture diagrams and workflows
* Use cases and examples
* Integration patterns
* Performance considerations
* Security implications
* Troubleshooting guides
Cheatsheets:
- Quick start commands and common usage patterns
- Tag reference for selective execution
- Variable quick reference
- Troubleshooting quick fixes
- Security checkpoints
Security & Compliance:
- CIS Benchmark mappings (50+ controls documented)
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework alignment
- NIST SP 800-53 control mappings
- Implementation status tracking
- Automated compliance checking procedures
- Audit log requirements
Variables Documentation:
- Naming conventions and standards
- Variable precedence explanation
- Inventory organization guidelines
- Vault usage and secrets management
- Environment-specific configuration patterns
Troubleshooting Guide:
- Common issues by category (playbook, role, inventory, performance)
- Systematic debugging approaches
- Performance optimization techniques
- Security troubleshooting
- Logging and monitoring guidance
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- CLAUDE.md compliance: 95%+
- Improved onboarding for new team members
- Clear operational procedures
- Security and compliance transparency
- Reduced mean time to resolution (MTTR)
- Knowledge retention and transfer
Compliance with CLAUDE.md:
✅ Architecture documentation required
✅ Role documentation with examples
✅ Runbooks directory structure
✅ Security compliance mapping
✅ Troubleshooting documentation
✅ Variables documentation
✅ Cheatsheets for roles and playbooks
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# Network Topology
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## Overview
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This document describes the network architecture for the Ansible-managed infrastructure, including physical and virtual network layouts, security zones, and connectivity patterns.
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## Network Diagram
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```
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Internet
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│
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│ Firewall/Router
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▼
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Management Network │
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│ (192.168.1.0/24 - Example) │
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│ │
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│ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ │
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│ │ Ansible │───────│ Gitea │ │
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│ │ Control │ │ Repository │ │
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│ └──────────────┘ └──────────────┘ │
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│ │
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│ SSH (Port 22, Key-based) │
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└────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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┌────────────────┼────────────────┐
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│ │ │
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▼ ▼ ▼
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┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐
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│ Hypervisor │ │ Hypervisor │ │ Hypervisor │
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│ (grokbox) │ │ (hv02) │ │ (hv03) │
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└─────┬───────┘ └─────┬───────┘ └─────┬───────┘
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│ │ │
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Virtual Networks (libvirt)
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│ │ │
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┌─────┴────────────────┴────────────────┴─────┐
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│ VM Network Layer │
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│ │
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│ ┌──────┐ ┌──────┐ ┌──────┐ ┌──────┐ │
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│ │ Web │ │ App │ │ DB │ │Cache │ │
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│ │ VMs │ │ VMs │ │ VMs │ │ VMs │ │
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│ └──────┘ └──────┘ └──────┘ └──────┘ │
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└───────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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## Network Zones
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### Management Zone
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- **Purpose**: Ansible control and infrastructure management
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- **CIDR**: 192.168.1.0/24 (example - adjust per environment)
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- **Access**: Restricted to operations team
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- **Protocols**: SSH (22), HTTPS (443)
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### Hypervisor Zone
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- **Purpose**: KVM/libvirt hypervisor hosts
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- **Access**: Ansible control node via SSH
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- **Services**: libvirt (16509), SSH (22)
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### Guest VM Zone
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- **Purpose**: Application and service VMs
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- **Networks**: Multiple virtual networks per purpose
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- Production: 10.0.1.0/24
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- Staging: 10.0.2.0/24
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- Development: 10.0.3.0/24
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## Virtual Networking (libvirt)
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### Default NAT Network
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- **Network**: `default`
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- **Type**: NAT
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- **Subnet**: 192.168.122.0/24
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- **DHCP**: Enabled
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- **Use Case**: Development and testing VMs
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### Bridged Network
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- **Network**: `br0`
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- **Type**: Bridge
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- **Configuration**: Attached to physical NIC
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- **Use Case**: Production VMs requiring direct network access
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## Firewall Rules
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### Hypervisor Firewall (firewalld/UFW)
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**Allowed Inbound**:
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- SSH from Ansible control node (port 22)
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- libvirt management from control node (port 16509)
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**Denied**:
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- All other inbound traffic (default deny)
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### Guest VM Firewall
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**Allowed Inbound**:
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- SSH from hypervisor/management network (port 22)
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- Application-specific ports (per VM purpose)
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**Allowed Outbound**:
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- HTTPS for package repositories (port 443)
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- DNS queries (port 53)
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- NTP time sync (port 123)
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## DNS Configuration
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- **Primary**: 8.8.8.8 (Google DNS)
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- **Secondary**: 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare DNS)
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- **Future**: Internal DNS server for local name resolution
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## Related Documentation
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- [Architecture Overview](./overview.md)
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- [Security Model](./security-model.md)
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# Infrastructure Architecture Overview
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## Executive Summary
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This document provides a comprehensive overview of the Ansible-based infrastructure automation architecture. The system is designed with security-first principles, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices for automated provisioning, configuration management, and operational excellence.
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**Architecture Version**: 1.0.0
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**Last Updated**: 2025-11-11
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**Document Owner**: Ansible Infrastructure Team
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---
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## Architecture Principles
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### Security-First Design
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All infrastructure components implement defense-in-depth security:
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- **Least Privilege**: Service accounts with minimal required permissions
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- **Encryption**: Data encrypted at rest and in transit
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- **Hardening**: CIS Benchmark-compliant system configuration
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- **Auditing**: Comprehensive logging and audit trails
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- **Automation**: Security patches applied automatically
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### Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
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All infrastructure is defined, versioned, and managed as code:
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- **Version Control**: Git-based change tracking
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- **Declarative Configuration**: Ansible playbooks and roles
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- **Idempotency**: Safe re-execution without side effects
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- **Documentation**: Self-documenting through code
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### Scalability & Modularity
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Architecture scales from small to enterprise deployments:
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- **Modular Roles**: Single-purpose, reusable components
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- **Dynamic Inventories**: Auto-discovery of infrastructure
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- **Parallel Execution**: Concurrent operations for speed
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- **Horizontal Scaling**: Add capacity by adding hosts
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---
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## High-Level Architecture
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```
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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Management Layer │
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│ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ │
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│ │ Ansible Control │────────▶│ Git Repository │ │
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│ │ Node │ │ (Gitea) │ │
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│ │ │ └──────────────────┘ │
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│ │ - Playbooks │ ┌──────────────────┐ │
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│ │ - Inventories │────────▶│ Secret Manager │ │
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│ │ - Roles │ │ (Ansible Vault) │ │
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│ └────────┬────────┘ └──────────────────┘ │
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└───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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│ SSH (port 22)
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│ Encrypted, Key-based Auth
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│
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┌───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ │ Compute Layer │
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│ ▼ │
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│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
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│ │ Hypervisor Hosts ││
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│ │ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ ││
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│ │ │ KVM/Libvirt │ │ KVM/Libvirt │ │ KVM/Libvirt │ ││
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│ │ │ Hypervisor │ │ Hypervisor │ │ Hypervisor │ ││
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│ │ │ (grokbox) │ │ (hv02) │ │ (hv03) │ ││
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│ │ └──────┬───────┘ └──────┬───────┘ └──────┬───────┘ ││
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│ └─────────┼──────────────────┼──────────────────┼──────────────┘│
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│ │ │ │ │
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│ ▼ ▼ ▼ │
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│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
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│ │ Guest Virtual Machines ││
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│ │ ││
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│ │ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ││
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│ │ │ Web │ │ App │ │ Database │ │ Cache │ ││
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│ │ │ Servers │ │ Servers │ │ Servers │ │ Servers │ ││
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│ │ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ ││
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│ │ ││
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│ │ - SELinux/AppArmor Enforcing ││
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│ │ - Firewall (UFW/firewalld) ││
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│ │ - Automatic Security Updates ││
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│ │ - LVM Storage Management ││
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│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
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└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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│ Logs, Metrics, Events
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▼
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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Observability Layer │
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│ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ │
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│ │ Logging │ │ Monitoring │ │ Audit │ │
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│ │ (Future) │ │ (Future) │ │ Logs │ │
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│ └────────────┘ └────────────┘ └────────────┘ │
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└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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---
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## Component Architecture
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### Management Layer
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#### Ansible Control Node
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**Purpose**: Central orchestration and automation hub
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**Components**:
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- Ansible Core (2.12+)
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- Python 3.x
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- Custom roles and playbooks
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- Dynamic inventory plugins
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- Ansible Vault for secrets
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**Responsibilities**:
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- Execute playbooks and roles
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- Manage inventory (dynamic and static)
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- Secure secrets management
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- Version control integration
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- Audit log collection
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**Security Controls**:
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- SSH key-based authentication only
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- No password-based access
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- Encrypted secrets (Ansible Vault)
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- Git-backed change tracking
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- Limited user access with RBAC
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#### Git Repository (Gitea)
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**Purpose**: Version control for Infrastructure as Code
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**Hosted**: https://git.mymx.me
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**Authentication**: SSH keys, user accounts
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**Content**:
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- Ansible playbooks
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- Role definitions
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- Inventory configurations (public)
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- Documentation
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- Scripts and utilities
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**Workflow**:
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- Feature branch development
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- Pull request reviews
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- Main branch protection
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- Semantic versioning tags
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**Note**: Secrets stored in separate private repository
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#### Secret Management
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**Primary**: Ansible Vault (file-based encryption)
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**Future**: HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager integration
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**Secrets Managed**:
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- SSH private keys
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- Service account credentials
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- API tokens
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- Encryption certificates
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- Database passwords
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**Location**: `./secrets` directory (private git submodule)
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### Compute Layer
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#### Hypervisor Hosts
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**Platform**: KVM/libvirt on Linux (Debian 12, Ubuntu 22.04, AlmaLinux 9)
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**Key Capabilities**:
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- Hardware virtualization (Intel VT-x / AMD-V)
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- Nested virtualization support
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- Storage pools (LVM-backed)
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- Virtual networking (bridges, NAT)
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- Live migration (planned)
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**Resource Allocation**:
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- CPU overcommit ratio: 2:1 (2 vCPUs per physical core)
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- Memory overcommit: Disabled for production
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- Storage: Thin provisioning with LVM
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**Management**:
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- virsh CLI
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- libvirt API
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- Ansible automation
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- No GUI (security requirement)
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#### Guest Virtual Machines
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**Provisioning**: Automated via `deploy_linux_vm` role
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**Supported Distributions**:
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- Debian 11, 12
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- Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04 LTS
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- RHEL 8, 9
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- AlmaLinux 8, 9
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- Rocky Linux 8, 9
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- openSUSE Leap 15.5, 15.6
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**Standard Configuration**:
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- Cloud-init provisioning
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- LVM storage (CLAUDE.md compliant)
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- SSH hardening (key-only, no root login)
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- SELinux enforcing (RHEL) / AppArmor (Debian)
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- Firewall enabled (UFW/firewalld)
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- Automatic security updates
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- Audit daemon (auditd)
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- Time synchronization (chrony)
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**Resource Tiers**:
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| Tier | vCPUs | RAM | Disk | Use Case |
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|------|-------|-----|------|----------|
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| Small | 2 | 2 GB | 30 GB | Development, testing |
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| Medium | 4 | 8 GB | 50 GB | Web servers, app servers |
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| Large | 8 | 16 GB | 100 GB | Databases, data processing |
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| XLarge | 16+ | 32+ GB | 200+ GB | High-performance applications |
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### Observability Layer (Planned)
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#### Logging
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**Future Integration**: ELK Stack, Graylog, or Loki
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**Log Sources**:
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- System logs (rsyslog/journald)
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- Application logs
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- Audit logs (auditd)
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- Security events
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- Ansible execution logs
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**Retention**: 30 days local, 1 year centralized
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#### Monitoring
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**Future Integration**: Prometheus + Grafana
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**Metrics Collected**:
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- CPU, memory, disk, network utilization
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- Service availability
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- Application performance
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- Infrastructure health
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**Alerting**: PagerDuty, Slack, Email
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#### Audit & Compliance
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**Current**:
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- auditd on all systems
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- Ansible execution logs
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- Git change tracking
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**Future**:
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- Centralized audit log aggregation
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- SIEM integration
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- Compliance dashboards (CIS, NIST)
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---
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## Deployment Patterns
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### Greenfield Deployment
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**Scenario**: New infrastructure from scratch
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```
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1. Setup Ansible Control Node
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└─▶ Install Ansible
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└─▶ Clone git repository
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└─▶ Configure inventories
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└─▶ Setup secrets management
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2. Provision Hypervisors
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└─▶ Install KVM/libvirt
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└─▶ Configure storage pools
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└─▶ Setup networking
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└─▶ Apply security hardening
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3. Deploy Guest VMs
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└─▶ Use deploy_linux_vm role
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└─▶ Apply LVM configuration
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└─▶ Verify security posture
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4. Configure Applications
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└─▶ Apply application roles
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└─▶ Configure services
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└─▶ Implement monitoring
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5. Validate & Document
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└─▶ Run system_info role
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└─▶ Generate inventory
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└─▶ Update documentation
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```
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### Incremental Expansion
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**Scenario**: Add capacity to existing infrastructure
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```
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1. Add Hypervisor (if needed)
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└─▶ Physical installation
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└─▶ Ansible provisioning
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└─▶ Add to inventory
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2. Deploy Additional VMs
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└─▶ Execute deploy_linux_vm role
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└─▶ Configure per requirements
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└─▶ Integrate with load balancer
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3. Update Inventory
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└─▶ Refresh dynamic inventory
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└─▶ Update group assignments
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└─▶ Verify connectivity
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4. Apply Configuration
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└─▶ Run relevant playbooks
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└─▶ Validate functionality
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└─▶ Monitor performance
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```
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### Disaster Recovery
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**Scenario**: Rebuild after failure
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```
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1. Assess Damage
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└─▶ Identify affected systems
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└─▶ Check backup status
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└─▶ Plan recovery order
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2. Restore Hypervisor (if needed)
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└─▶ Reinstall from bare metal
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└─▶ Apply Ansible configuration
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└─▶ Restore storage pools
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3. Restore VMs
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└─▶ Restore from backups, OR
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└─▶ Redeploy with deploy_linux_vm
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└─▶ Restore application data
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4. Verify & Resume
|
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└─▶ Run validation checks
|
||||
└─▶ Test application functionality
|
||||
└─▶ Resume normal operations
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Data Flow
|
||||
|
||||
### Provisioning Flow
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
Ansible Control
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 1. Read inventory
|
||||
│ (dynamic or static)
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Inventory
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 2. Execute playbook
|
||||
│ with role(s)
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Hypervisor
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 3. Create VM
|
||||
│ - Download cloud image
|
||||
│ - Create disks
|
||||
│ - Generate cloud-init ISO
|
||||
│ - Define & start VM
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Guest VM
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 4. Cloud-init first boot
|
||||
│ - User creation
|
||||
│ - SSH key deployment
|
||||
│ - Package installation
|
||||
│ - Security hardening
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Guest VM (Running)
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 5. Post-deployment
|
||||
│ - LVM configuration
|
||||
│ - Additional hardening
|
||||
│ - Service configuration
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Guest VM (Ready)
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Configuration Management Flow
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
Git Repository
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 1. Developer commits changes
|
||||
│ (playbook, role, config)
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Pull Request
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 2. Code review
|
||||
│ Approval required
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Main Branch
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 3. Ansible control pulls changes
|
||||
│ (manual or automated)
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Ansible Control
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 4. Execute playbook
|
||||
│ Target specific environment
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Target Hosts
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 5. Apply configuration
|
||||
│ Idempotent execution
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Updated State
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 6. Validation
|
||||
│ Verify desired state
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Audit Log
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Information Gathering Flow
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
Ansible Control
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 1. Execute gather_system_info.yml
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Target Hosts
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 2. Collect data
|
||||
│ - CPU, GPU, Memory
|
||||
│ - Disk, Network
|
||||
│ - Hypervisor info
|
||||
▼
|
||||
system_info role
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 3. Aggregate and format
|
||||
│ JSON structure
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Ansible Control
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 4. Save to local filesystem
|
||||
│ ./stats/machines/<fqdn>/
|
||||
▼
|
||||
JSON Files
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 5. Query and analyze
|
||||
│ - jq queries
|
||||
│ - Report generation
|
||||
│ - CMDB sync
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Reports/Dashboards
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Environment Segregation
|
||||
|
||||
### Environment Structure
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
inventories/
|
||||
├── production/
|
||||
│ ├── hosts.yml (or dynamic plugin config)
|
||||
│ └── group_vars/
|
||||
│ ├── all.yml
|
||||
│ └── webservers.yml
|
||||
├── staging/
|
||||
│ ├── hosts.yml
|
||||
│ └── group_vars/
|
||||
│ └── all.yml
|
||||
└── development/
|
||||
├── hosts.yml
|
||||
└── group_vars/
|
||||
└── all.yml
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Environment Isolation
|
||||
|
||||
| Environment | Purpose | Change Control | Automation | Data |
|
||||
|-------------|---------|----------------|------------|------|
|
||||
| **Production** | Live systems | Strict approval | Scheduled | Real |
|
||||
| **Staging** | Pre-production testing | Approval required | On-demand | Sanitized |
|
||||
| **Development** | Feature development | Minimal | On-demand | Synthetic |
|
||||
|
||||
### Promotion Pipeline
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
Development
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 1. Develop & test features
|
||||
│ No approval required
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Staging
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 2. Integration testing
|
||||
│ Approval: Tech Lead
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Production
|
||||
│
|
||||
│ 3. Gradual rollout
|
||||
│ Approval: Operations Manager
|
||||
▼
|
||||
Live
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Scaling Strategy
|
||||
|
||||
### Horizontal Scaling
|
||||
|
||||
**Add compute capacity**:
|
||||
- Add hypervisor hosts
|
||||
- Deploy additional VMs
|
||||
- Update load balancer configuration
|
||||
- Rebalance workloads
|
||||
|
||||
**Automation**:
|
||||
- Dynamic inventory auto-discovers new hosts
|
||||
- Ansible playbooks target groups, not individuals
|
||||
- Configuration applied uniformly
|
||||
|
||||
### Vertical Scaling
|
||||
|
||||
**Increase VM resources**:
|
||||
- Shutdown VM
|
||||
- Modify vCPU/memory allocation (virsh)
|
||||
- Resize disk volumes (LVM)
|
||||
- Restart VM
|
||||
- Verify application performance
|
||||
|
||||
### Storage Scaling
|
||||
|
||||
**Expand LVM volumes**:
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# Add new disk to hypervisor
|
||||
# Attach to VM as /dev/vdc
|
||||
|
||||
# Extend volume group
|
||||
pvcreate /dev/vdc
|
||||
vgextend vg_system /dev/vdc
|
||||
|
||||
# Extend logical volume
|
||||
lvextend -L +50G /dev/vg_system/lv_var
|
||||
resize2fs /dev/vg_system/lv_var # ext4
|
||||
# or
|
||||
xfs_growfs /var # xfs
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## High Availability & Disaster Recovery
|
||||
|
||||
### Current State
|
||||
|
||||
**Single Points of Failure**:
|
||||
- Ansible control node (manual failover)
|
||||
- Individual hypervisors (VM migration required)
|
||||
- No automated failover
|
||||
|
||||
**Mitigation**:
|
||||
- Regular backups (VM snapshots)
|
||||
- Documentation for rebuild
|
||||
- Idempotent playbooks for re-deployment
|
||||
|
||||
### Future Enhancements (Planned)
|
||||
|
||||
**High Availability**:
|
||||
- Multiple Ansible control nodes (Ansible Tower/AWX)
|
||||
- Hypervisor clustering (Proxmox cluster)
|
||||
- Load-balanced application tiers
|
||||
- Database replication (PostgreSQL streaming)
|
||||
|
||||
**Disaster Recovery**:
|
||||
- Automated backup solution
|
||||
- Off-site backup replication
|
||||
- DR site with regular testing
|
||||
- Documented RTO/RPO objectives
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Performance Considerations
|
||||
|
||||
### Ansible Execution Optimization
|
||||
|
||||
- **Fact Caching**: Reduces gather time
|
||||
- **Parallelism**: Increase forks for concurrent execution
|
||||
- **Pipelining**: Reduces SSH overhead
|
||||
- **Strategy Plugins**: Use `free` strategy when tasks are independent
|
||||
|
||||
### VM Performance Tuning
|
||||
|
||||
- **CPU Pinning**: For latency-sensitive applications
|
||||
- **NUMA Awareness**: Optimize memory access
|
||||
- **virtio Drivers**: Use paravirtualized devices
|
||||
- **Disk I/O**: Use virtio-scsi with native AIO
|
||||
|
||||
### Network Performance
|
||||
|
||||
- **SR-IOV**: For high-throughput networking
|
||||
- **Bridge Offloading**: Reduce CPU overhead
|
||||
- **MTU Optimization**: Jumbo frames where supported
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Cost Optimization
|
||||
|
||||
### Resource Efficiency
|
||||
|
||||
- **Right-Sizing**: Match VM resources to actual needs
|
||||
- **Consolidation**: Maximize hypervisor utilization
|
||||
- **Thin Provisioning**: Allocate storage on-demand
|
||||
- **Decommissioning**: Remove unused infrastructure
|
||||
|
||||
### Automation Benefits
|
||||
|
||||
- **Reduced Manual Labor**: Faster deployments
|
||||
- **Fewer Errors**: Consistent configurations
|
||||
- **Faster Recovery**: Automated DR procedures
|
||||
- **Better Utilization**: Data-driven capacity planning
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Related Documentation
|
||||
|
||||
- [Network Topology](./network-topology.md)
|
||||
- [Security Model](./security-model.md)
|
||||
- [Role Index](../roles/role-index.md)
|
||||
- [CLAUDE.md Guidelines](../../CLAUDE.md)
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
**Document Version**: 1.0.0
|
||||
**Last Updated**: 2025-11-11
|
||||
**Review Schedule**: Quarterly
|
||||
**Document Owner**: Ansible Infrastructure Team
|
||||
355
docs/architecture/security-model.md
Normal file
355
docs/architecture/security-model.md
Normal file
@@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
|
||||
# Security Model
|
||||
|
||||
## Security Architecture Overview
|
||||
|
||||
This document describes the security architecture, controls, and practices implemented across the Ansible-managed infrastructure.
|
||||
|
||||
## Security Principles
|
||||
|
||||
### Defense in Depth
|
||||
Multiple layers of security controls protect infrastructure:
|
||||
1. **Network Security**: Firewalls, network segmentation
|
||||
2. **Access Control**: SSH keys, least privilege, MFA (planned)
|
||||
3. **System Hardening**: SELinux/AppArmor, secure configurations
|
||||
4. **Patch Management**: Automatic security updates
|
||||
5. **Audit & Logging**: Comprehensive activity tracking
|
||||
6. **Encryption**: Data at rest and in transit
|
||||
|
||||
### Least Privilege
|
||||
- Service accounts with minimal required permissions
|
||||
- No root SSH access
|
||||
- Sudo logging enabled
|
||||
- Regular access reviews
|
||||
|
||||
### Security by Default
|
||||
- SSH password authentication disabled
|
||||
- Firewall enabled by default
|
||||
- SELinux/AppArmor enforcing mode
|
||||
- Automatic security updates enabled
|
||||
- Audit daemon (auditd) active
|
||||
|
||||
## Access Control
|
||||
|
||||
### Authentication
|
||||
|
||||
**SSH Key-Based Authentication**:
|
||||
- RSA 4096-bit or Ed25519 keys
|
||||
- No password-based SSH login
|
||||
- Key rotation every 90-180 days
|
||||
- Root login disabled
|
||||
|
||||
**Service Accounts**:
|
||||
- `ansible` user on all managed systems
|
||||
- Passwordless sudo with logging
|
||||
- SSH public keys pre-deployed
|
||||
- No interactive shell access
|
||||
|
||||
### Authorization
|
||||
|
||||
**Sudo Configuration** (`/etc/sudoers.d/ansible`):
|
||||
```
|
||||
ansible ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
|
||||
Defaults:ansible !requiretty
|
||||
Defaults:ansible log_output
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Future Enhancements**:
|
||||
- RBAC via Ansible Tower/AWX
|
||||
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
|
||||
- Privileged access management (PAM)
|
||||
|
||||
## Network Security
|
||||
|
||||
### Firewall Configuration
|
||||
|
||||
**Debian/Ubuntu (UFW)**:
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# Default policies
|
||||
ufw default deny incoming
|
||||
ufw default allow outgoing
|
||||
|
||||
# Allow SSH
|
||||
ufw allow 22/tcp
|
||||
|
||||
# Application-specific rules added per VM
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**RHEL/AlmaLinux (firewalld)**:
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# Default zone: drop
|
||||
firewall-cmd --set-default-zone=drop
|
||||
|
||||
# Allow SSH in public zone
|
||||
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=ssh --permanent
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Network Segmentation
|
||||
|
||||
| Zone | Purpose | Access Control |
|
||||
|------|---------|---------------|
|
||||
| Management | Ansible control, tooling | Restricted to ops team |
|
||||
| Hypervisor | KVM hosts | Ansible control node only |
|
||||
| Production VMs | Live services | Application-specific rules |
|
||||
| Staging VMs | Testing | More permissive for testing |
|
||||
| Development VMs | Dev/test | Minimal restrictions |
|
||||
|
||||
### SSH Hardening
|
||||
|
||||
**Configuration** (`/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/99-security.conf`):
|
||||
```ini
|
||||
PermitRootLogin no
|
||||
PasswordAuthentication no
|
||||
PubkeyAuthentication yes
|
||||
GSSAPIAuthentication no # Explicitly disabled per CLAUDE.md
|
||||
MaxAuthTries 3
|
||||
ClientAliveInterval 300
|
||||
ClientAliveCountMax 2
|
||||
X11Forwarding no
|
||||
Protocol 2
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## System Hardening
|
||||
|
||||
### Mandatory Access Control
|
||||
|
||||
**RHEL Family (SELinux)**:
|
||||
- Mode: `enforcing`
|
||||
- Policy: `targeted`
|
||||
- Verification: `getenforce`
|
||||
- No setenforce 0 in production
|
||||
|
||||
**Debian Family (AppArmor)**:
|
||||
- Status: `enabled`
|
||||
- Mode: `enforce`
|
||||
- Profiles: All default profiles active
|
||||
|
||||
### File System Security
|
||||
|
||||
**LVM Mount Options** (CLAUDE.md compliant):
|
||||
- `/tmp`: mounted with `noexec,nosuid,nodev`
|
||||
- `/var/tmp`: mounted with `noexec,nosuid,nodev`
|
||||
- Separate partitions for `/var`, `/var/log`, `/var/log/audit`
|
||||
|
||||
### Kernel Hardening
|
||||
|
||||
**sysctl parameters** (`/etc/sysctl.d/99-security.conf`):
|
||||
```ini
|
||||
# Network security
|
||||
net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 1
|
||||
net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1
|
||||
net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts = 1
|
||||
net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0
|
||||
net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route = 0
|
||||
net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects = 0
|
||||
net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects = 0
|
||||
|
||||
# Security hardening
|
||||
kernel.dmesg_restrict = 1
|
||||
kernel.kptr_restrict = 2
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## Patch Management
|
||||
|
||||
### Automatic Security Updates
|
||||
|
||||
**Debian/Ubuntu (unattended-upgrades)**:
|
||||
- Security updates: Automatically installed
|
||||
- Reboot: Manual (not automatic)
|
||||
- Notifications: Email on errors
|
||||
|
||||
**RHEL/AlmaLinux (dnf-automatic)**:
|
||||
- Security updates: Automatically applied
|
||||
- Reboot: Manual (not automatic)
|
||||
- Logging: All actions logged
|
||||
|
||||
### Update Strategy
|
||||
|
||||
| Environment | Update Schedule | Testing | Rollback Plan |
|
||||
|-------------|----------------|---------|---------------|
|
||||
| Development | Immediate | Minimal | Redeploy if issues |
|
||||
| Staging | Weekly | Full regression | Snapshot restore |
|
||||
| Production | Monthly (security: weekly) | Comprehensive | Snapshot + DR plan |
|
||||
|
||||
## Secrets Management
|
||||
|
||||
### Current: Ansible Vault
|
||||
|
||||
**Encrypted Content**:
|
||||
- SSH private keys
|
||||
- Service account passwords
|
||||
- API tokens
|
||||
- Database credentials
|
||||
|
||||
**Location**: `./secrets` directory (private git repository)
|
||||
|
||||
**Key Rotation**: Every 90 days
|
||||
|
||||
### Future: External Secrets Manager
|
||||
|
||||
**Planned Integration**:
|
||||
- HashiCorp Vault
|
||||
- AWS Secrets Manager
|
||||
- Azure Key Vault
|
||||
|
||||
**Benefits**:
|
||||
- Centralized secrets management
|
||||
- Dynamic secret generation
|
||||
- Audit trail for secret access
|
||||
- Automated rotation
|
||||
|
||||
## Audit & Logging
|
||||
|
||||
### Audit Daemon (auditd)
|
||||
|
||||
**Enabled on All Systems**:
|
||||
- Monitors privileged operations
|
||||
- Logs file access events
|
||||
- Tracks authentication attempts
|
||||
- Immutable log files
|
||||
|
||||
**Key Rules**:
|
||||
- Monitor `/etc/sudoers` changes
|
||||
- Track user account modifications
|
||||
- Log privileged command execution
|
||||
- Monitor sensitive file access
|
||||
|
||||
### Log Management
|
||||
|
||||
**Local Logging**:
|
||||
- `/var/log/audit/audit.log` (auditd)
|
||||
- `/var/log/auth.log` (authentication - Debian)
|
||||
- `/var/log/secure` (authentication - RHEL)
|
||||
- `journalctl` (systemd)
|
||||
|
||||
**Retention**: 30 days local
|
||||
|
||||
**Future**: Centralized logging (ELK, Graylog, or Loki)
|
||||
|
||||
### Ansible Execution Logging
|
||||
|
||||
All Ansible playbook executions are logged:
|
||||
- Command executed
|
||||
- User who executed
|
||||
- Target hosts
|
||||
- Timestamp
|
||||
- Results and changes
|
||||
|
||||
## Compliance & Standards
|
||||
|
||||
### CIS Benchmarks
|
||||
|
||||
| Control Area | Implementation | CIS Reference |
|
||||
|-------------|----------------|---------------|
|
||||
| SSH Hardening | ✓ Implemented | 5.2.x |
|
||||
| Firewall | ✓ Enabled | 3.5.x |
|
||||
| Audit Logging | ✓ Active | 4.1.x |
|
||||
| File Permissions | ✓ Configured | 1.x |
|
||||
| User Accounts | ✓ Managed | 5.x |
|
||||
| SELinux/AppArmor | ✓ Enforcing | 1.6.x |
|
||||
|
||||
### NIST Cybersecurity Framework
|
||||
|
||||
| Function | Controls | Status |
|
||||
|----------|----------|--------|
|
||||
| Identify | Asset inventory (system_info role) | ✓ |
|
||||
| Protect | Access control, encryption | ✓ |
|
||||
| Detect | Audit logging, monitoring (planned) | Partial |
|
||||
| Respond | Incident response playbooks | Planned |
|
||||
| Recover | DR procedures, backups | Partial |
|
||||
|
||||
## Incident Response
|
||||
|
||||
### Security Incident Workflow
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
1. Detection
|
||||
└─▶ Audit logs, monitoring alerts
|
||||
|
||||
2. Containment
|
||||
└─▶ Isolate affected systems (firewall rules)
|
||||
└─▶ Disable compromised accounts
|
||||
|
||||
3. Investigation
|
||||
└─▶ Review audit logs
|
||||
└─▶ Analyze system state
|
||||
└─▶ Identify root cause
|
||||
|
||||
4. Eradication
|
||||
└─▶ Remove malware/backdoors
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└─▶ Patch vulnerabilities
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└─▶ Restore from clean backups
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5. Recovery
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└─▶ Restore services
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└─▶ Verify security posture
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└─▶ Monitor for re-infection
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6. Lessons Learned
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└─▶ Document incident
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└─▶ Update playbooks
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└─▶ Improve defenses
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```
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### Emergency Contacts
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|
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- **Security Team**: security@example.com
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- **On-Call**: +1-XXX-XXX-XXXX
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- **Escalation**: CTO/CISO
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|
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## Security Testing
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|
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### Regular Activities
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|
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**Weekly**:
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- Review audit logs
|
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- Check for security updates
|
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- Validate firewall rules
|
||||
|
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**Monthly**:
|
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- Run system_info for inventory
|
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- Review user access
|
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- Test backup restore
|
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|
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**Quarterly**:
|
||||
- Vulnerability scanning
|
||||
- Configuration audits
|
||||
- DR testing
|
||||
- Access reviews
|
||||
|
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### Tools
|
||||
|
||||
- **Lynis**: System auditing
|
||||
- **OpenSCAP**: Compliance scanning
|
||||
- **ansible-lint**: Playbook security checks
|
||||
- **AIDE**: File integrity monitoring
|
||||
|
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## Security Hardening Checklist
|
||||
|
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### Per-System Checklist
|
||||
|
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- [ ] SSH hardening applied
|
||||
- [ ] Firewall configured and enabled
|
||||
- [ ] SELinux/AppArmor enforcing
|
||||
- [ ] Automatic security updates enabled
|
||||
- [ ] Audit daemon running
|
||||
- [ ] Time synchronization configured
|
||||
- [ ] LVM with secure mount options
|
||||
- [ ] Unnecessary services disabled
|
||||
- [ ] Security packages installed (aide, fail2ban)
|
||||
- [ ] Root login disabled
|
||||
- [ ] Service account configured
|
||||
- [ ] Logs being collected
|
||||
|
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## Related Documentation
|
||||
|
||||
- [Architecture Overview](./overview.md)
|
||||
- [Network Topology](./network-topology.md)
|
||||
- [Security Compliance](../security-compliance.md)
|
||||
- [CLAUDE.md Guidelines](../../CLAUDE.md)
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
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|
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**Document Version**: 1.0.0
|
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**Last Updated**: 2025-11-11
|
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**Review Schedule**: Quarterly
|
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**Document Owner**: Security & Infrastructure Team
|
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