vps-hardening
Pass
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 23, 2026
Risk Level: SAFECOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONPERSISTENCEINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [SAFE]: The skill represents a collection of security best practices for server administration and follows the principle of least privilege throughout its configuration templates.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill uses various shell commands (e.g.,
ss,ufw,docker) to configure, harden, and audit the VPS host. These operations are legitimate and necessary for server administration. - Evidence: Found in
references/host-setup.md,scripts/backup.sh, andscripts/healthcheck.sh. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: Fetches software and verification keys from official sources during the installation process.
- Evidence: Downloads Docker GPG keys and configures repositories using
https://download.docker.cominreferences/host-setup.md. - [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: Utilizes
sudofor administrative tasks, which is standard for host-level hardening. The instructions specifically guide the creation of a non-root admin user to limit direct root access. - Evidence: Multiple uses of
sudoandadduserinreferences/host-setup.md. - [PERSISTENCE]: Sets up automated backups using
cronto ensure data recovery capabilities. - Evidence: Configures
cronto runscripts/backup.shinSKILL.mdandreferences/host-setup.md. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The audit and health check scripts ingest outputs from system commands (e.g.,
docker ps). This is used for security monitoring and regression testing and is appropriate for the skill's purpose. - Evidence:
scripts/healthcheck.shparsesdocker psanddocker inspectoutputs to verify security constraints.
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