We will discuss some of the security settings that are available in Fedora. One of the most basic things is the firewall which is enabled from the first boot. Included also is SELinux which provides Mandatory Access Control based security. This tool is enabled by default, it was developed in partnership with the National Security Agency. Some other features also include restrict kernel memory access, Secure remote management for XEN, KVM, and QEMU virtualization. Glibc package supports passwords using SHA256 and SHA512 hashing