- strip from debugging symbols binaries and libraries - install a customized/optimized kernel (currently we take the one from the master/builder) - possibility to set root password, for now we copy the one from the builder/master - minimize and check permissions. passwd and group entires - local logging and/or remote logging to monitoring station? - sensors - SNMP - /etc/named - sshd - which key to use for sshd? ssh_host_rsa_key is commented out in 5.9 - /etc/moduli: should it be generated for every new installation?