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+# 🔥 Phase 4: Security
+
+> Goal: Lock it down — firewall, logging, hardening
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Exercise 1 — iptables Basics
+
+```bash
+# Check current rules
+iptables -L -n -v
+
+# Default policy (block all inbound)
+iptables -P INPUT DROP
+iptables -P FORWARD DROP
+iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
+
+# Allow established connections
+iptables -A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
+
+# Allow SSH only from lab network
+iptables -A INPUT -s 10.0.1.0/24 -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
+iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j DROP
+
+# Allow loopback
+iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
+
+# Save rules
+iptables-save > /etc/iptables/rules-save
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Exercise 2 — Test the Firewall
+
+```bash
+# From alpine-1: block pings from alpine-2
+iptables -A INPUT -s 10.0.1.2 -j DROP
+
+# From alpine-2: try to ping alpine-1
+ping 10.0.1.1
+
+# Delete the rule
+iptables -D INPUT -s 10.0.1.2 -j DROP
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Exercise 3 — Logging
+
+```bash
+# Check system logs
+cat /var/log/messages
+dmesg | tail
+
+# Log a test message
+logger "Testing logging from my lab VM"
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Exercise 4 — SSH Hardening
+
+```bash
+# Edit SSH config
+nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+# Change:
+#   Port 2222
+#   PermitRootLogin prohibit-password
+#   PasswordAuthentication no
+#   AllowUsers bob
+
+rc-service sshd restart
+```
+
+---
+
+## ✅ Phase 4 Checklist
+- [ ] iptables firewall rules
+- [ ] Test blocking/unblocking traffic
+- [ ] System logging
+- [ ] SSH hardening
+
+**Previous:** [[Phase 3 - Users and Files]] | **Next:** [[Phase 5 - Server Stuff]]