Implement automated security hardening

[BigBen-7]

Description

Automate security configurations.

Requirements

• Firewall rule automation
• SSH hardening
• Service account cleanup
• Permission auditing
• Security baselines

Files to Touch

• infrastructure/scripts/harden-security.sh
• infrastructure/security/hardening-config.yml
• infrastructure/docs/security-hardening.md

Complexity: 350 points

[MerlinTheWhiz]

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I can handle this. Please assign

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[authenticeasy-sys]

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i would love to take this

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