Maildir format adds extra security and speed to your mail system. Newer installs use maildir by default. If you’re running an older copy of cPanel, you’ll probably want to upgrade using /scripts/convert2maildir. Make sure to back up your current mail before converting to maildir, this can be done within /scripts/convert2maildir. If you see maildir is […]

cpanel · mail · maildir · ssh · whm

We recommend that you use a separate partition for /tmp that is mounted with nosetuid. Nosetuid will force a process to run with the privileges of it’s executor. You may also wish to mount /tmp with noexec after installing cPanel. Check the mount man page for more information. Also, Running /scripts/securetmp will mount your /tmp […]

/tmp · cpanel · noexec · partition · secure · ssh · temporary · whm

Enable public key authentication for SSH and disable password authentication. Move SSH access to a different port. People are looking for port 22 as a possible way to access your servers. Moving SSH to a different port will add a simple way to deter those without specific knowledge of your server from easily discovering your […]

22 · cpanel · port · secure · ssh · whm