So this blog post is going to cover some basic security do’s and don’ts.  The end goal will be to have an Ubuntu powered server that is not only decently secure, but also not so secure that it is a pain to work with.  I will be covering many things that should be done as part of basic security, some general best practices, and I will also hit on one thing that I find to be a HUGE annoyance than many many… many… people do, thinking that it will make their server more secure, when in reality it does next to nothing.  I will be targeting an Ubuntu 11.10 server in this article, but everything that I have in here should work on anything 10.04 LTS and up.  I am mainly going to be focusing on securing SSH logins. Read on after the break