{"adoption": {"forks": 830, "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "stars": 5450}, "canonical_url": "https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ansible-collection-hardening", "card": {"archived": false, "artifact_type": "plugin", "description": "This Ansible collection provides battle tested hardening for Linux, SSH, nginx, MySQL", "domain": ["security", "self-hosted", "infrastructure-as-code"], "enriched": true, "function": ["security", "configuration-management", "developer-tools"], "health_score": 98, "homepage": "http://dev-sec.io/", "language": "Jinja", "license": "Apache-2.0", "license_family": "permissive", "maturity": "active", "member_repos": ["dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening"], "name": "dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening", "platform": ["self-hosted", "cloud"], "pushed_at": "2026-08-20T18:07:40+00:00", "repo": "dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening", "stars": 5450, "tags": ["ansible", "ansible-collection", "hardening", "ssh-hardening", "os-hardening", "nginx-hardening", "mysql-hardening", "sysctl", "devsec", "compliance", "cis-benchmark", "devops", "linux"], "topics": ["ansible", "sysctl", "protection", "hardening", "role", "playbook", "linux", "os-hardening", "collection", "mysql-hardening", "ssh-hardening", "devsec", "nginx", "nginx-hardening", "ansible-collection", "hacktoberfest"], "urls": [], "use_cases": ["harden linux servers with ansible", "secure sshd configuration automatically", "apply cis-style hardening to ubuntu and debian servers", "harden nginx and mysql configurations", "automate server security compliance", "reduce attack surface of cloud vms", "enforce secure sysctl kernel settings"], "what_it_is": "An Ansible collection of battle-tested hardening roles for Linux operating systems, SSH, nginx, and MySQL/MariaDB. It automates secure configuration and attack-surface reduction, aligned with the DevSec InSpec compliance baselines.", "when_to_avoid": ["your infrastructure is not managed with Ansible (consider the Chef or Puppet variants of dev-sec instead)", "you need hardening for Windows servers or other services like Apache or PostgreSQL", "you require fully hands-off compliance certification rather than configuration automation"], "when_to_choose": ["you use Ansible to provision or manage Linux servers and want automated, tested hardening", "you need compliance with DevSec/InSpec baselines or similar security standards", "you want maintained, community-validated secure defaults for SSH, nginx, MySQL, and the OS"]}, "data_as_of": "2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00", "members": [{"path": "/products/ansible-collection-hardening", "repo": "dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening", "role": "main", "score": 90}], "provenance": {"archived": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "source": "github"}, "artifact_type": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T17:56:49.953656+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "e95d6fc7eb458000e9018ecc47beb7bf6b89ca1b2f470dfa7a8e6be4dbb5dbbf", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening"}, {"content_hash": "e63a01f7b0e873d0454d63d4811238af31866e6cf1a2ef7463daa57bfd34f240", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.640251+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "http://dev-sec.io/"}, {"content_hash": "39f4aa94e79f57ec2f04def5efb865e91e69b78312e55e6264277c702f2f0c84", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.672095+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://dev-sec.io/project"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "description": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "source": "github"}, "domain": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T17:56:49.953656+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "e95d6fc7eb458000e9018ecc47beb7bf6b89ca1b2f470dfa7a8e6be4dbb5dbbf", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening"}, {"content_hash": "e63a01f7b0e873d0454d63d4811238af31866e6cf1a2ef7463daa57bfd34f240", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.640251+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "http://dev-sec.io/"}, {"content_hash": "39f4aa94e79f57ec2f04def5efb865e91e69b78312e55e6264277c702f2f0c84", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.672095+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://dev-sec.io/project"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "enriched": {"inputs": [], "kind": "computed", "method": "enrichment_status"}, "function": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T17:56:49.953656+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "e95d6fc7eb458000e9018ecc47beb7bf6b89ca1b2f470dfa7a8e6be4dbb5dbbf", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening"}, {"content_hash": "e63a01f7b0e873d0454d63d4811238af31866e6cf1a2ef7463daa57bfd34f240", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.640251+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "http://dev-sec.io/"}, {"content_hash": "39f4aa94e79f57ec2f04def5efb865e91e69b78312e55e6264277c702f2f0c84", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.672095+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://dev-sec.io/project"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "health_score": {"inputs": ["days_since_push", "days_since_release", "archived"], "kind": "computed", "method": "health_v1"}, "homepage": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "source": "github"}, "language": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license_family": {"inputs": ["license"], "kind": "computed", "method": "license_family"}, "maturity": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T17:56:49.953656+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "e95d6fc7eb458000e9018ecc47beb7bf6b89ca1b2f470dfa7a8e6be4dbb5dbbf", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening"}, {"content_hash": "e63a01f7b0e873d0454d63d4811238af31866e6cf1a2ef7463daa57bfd34f240", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.640251+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "http://dev-sec.io/"}, {"content_hash": "39f4aa94e79f57ec2f04def5efb865e91e69b78312e55e6264277c702f2f0c84", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.672095+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://dev-sec.io/project"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "member_repos": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "source": "github"}, "name": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "source": "github"}, "platform": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T17:56:49.953656+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "e95d6fc7eb458000e9018ecc47beb7bf6b89ca1b2f470dfa7a8e6be4dbb5dbbf", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening"}, {"content_hash": "e63a01f7b0e873d0454d63d4811238af31866e6cf1a2ef7463daa57bfd34f240", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.640251+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "http://dev-sec.io/"}, {"content_hash": "39f4aa94e79f57ec2f04def5efb865e91e69b78312e55e6264277c702f2f0c84", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.672095+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://dev-sec.io/project"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "pushed_at": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "source": "github"}, "repo": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "source": "github"}, "stars": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "source": "github"}, "tags": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T17:56:49.953656+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "e95d6fc7eb458000e9018ecc47beb7bf6b89ca1b2f470dfa7a8e6be4dbb5dbbf", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening"}, {"content_hash": "e63a01f7b0e873d0454d63d4811238af31866e6cf1a2ef7463daa57bfd34f240", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.640251+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "http://dev-sec.io/"}, {"content_hash": "39f4aa94e79f57ec2f04def5efb865e91e69b78312e55e6264277c702f2f0c84", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.672095+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://dev-sec.io/project"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "topics": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "source": "github"}, "urls": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "source": "github"}, "use_cases": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T17:56:49.953656+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "e95d6fc7eb458000e9018ecc47beb7bf6b89ca1b2f470dfa7a8e6be4dbb5dbbf", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening"}, {"content_hash": "e63a01f7b0e873d0454d63d4811238af31866e6cf1a2ef7463daa57bfd34f240", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.640251+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "http://dev-sec.io/"}, {"content_hash": "39f4aa94e79f57ec2f04def5efb865e91e69b78312e55e6264277c702f2f0c84", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.672095+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://dev-sec.io/project"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "what_it_is": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T17:56:49.953656+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "e95d6fc7eb458000e9018ecc47beb7bf6b89ca1b2f470dfa7a8e6be4dbb5dbbf", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening"}, {"content_hash": "e63a01f7b0e873d0454d63d4811238af31866e6cf1a2ef7463daa57bfd34f240", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.640251+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "http://dev-sec.io/"}, {"content_hash": "39f4aa94e79f57ec2f04def5efb865e91e69b78312e55e6264277c702f2f0c84", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.672095+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://dev-sec.io/project"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_avoid": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T17:56:49.953656+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "e95d6fc7eb458000e9018ecc47beb7bf6b89ca1b2f470dfa7a8e6be4dbb5dbbf", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening"}, {"content_hash": "e63a01f7b0e873d0454d63d4811238af31866e6cf1a2ef7463daa57bfd34f240", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.640251+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "http://dev-sec.io/"}, {"content_hash": "39f4aa94e79f57ec2f04def5efb865e91e69b78312e55e6264277c702f2f0c84", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.672095+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://dev-sec.io/project"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_choose": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-29T17:56:49.953656+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "e95d6fc7eb458000e9018ecc47beb7bf6b89ca1b2f470dfa7a8e6be4dbb5dbbf", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:09:18.644156+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening"}, {"content_hash": "e63a01f7b0e873d0454d63d4811238af31866e6cf1a2ef7463daa57bfd34f240", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.640251+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "http://dev-sec.io/"}, {"content_hash": "39f4aa94e79f57ec2f04def5efb865e91e69b78312e55e6264277c702f2f0c84", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T08:51:54.672095+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://dev-sec.io/project"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}}, "score": {"components": {"activity": 98, "longevity": 100, "rhythm": 74}, "computed_at": "2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00", "flags": [], "formula": "round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)", "inputs": {"age_days": 4139, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 99, "gap_med": 63.5, "n_releases_24m": 9}, "score": 90, "version": 2}, "staleness": {"enrichment_outdated": false, "low_confidence": false, "scrape_days": 9, "stale_scrape": false}}