# hardening

> process of securing a system by reducing its surface of vulnerability, which is larger when a system performs more functions; in principle a single-function system is more secure than a multipurpose one

**Wikidata**: [Q978423](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978423)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardening_(computing))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/hardening


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