Harden Synonyms and Antonyms
härdn
To make less pervious
(Verb)
Synonyms:
- indurate
- congeal
- solidify
- dry
- concrete
- petrify
- steel
- temper
- anneal
- mineralize
- vitrify
- precipitate
- cake
- hornify
- cornify
- crystallize
- freeze
- amalgamate
- coagulate
- clot
- granulate
- make callous
- make firm
- make compact
- make tight
- make hard
- convert to stone
- ossify
- starch
- cure
- bake
- flatten
- cement
- compact
- consolidate
- concentrate
- sun
- fire
- fossilize
- desiccate
- braze
- vulcanize
- Harveyize
- callous
- incrassate
- deposit
- candy
- toughen
- fix
- inspissate
- encrust
- set
- lapidify
To become less penetrable
(Verb)
Synonyms:
- indurate
- acclimate
- congeal
- freeze
- cake
- solidify
- fossilize
- petrify
- settle
- ossify
- coagulate
- firm
- inure
- stiffen
- set
- temper
- season
- thicken
- toughen
- jell
- become dense
- fix
- become fast
- acclimatize
- accustom
- bake
- brace
- freeze-over
- brutalize
- caseharden
- cement
- climatize
- clot
- concrete
- condense
- embitter
- endure
- enure
- curdle
- fortify
- close
- gel
- contract
- sear
- steel
- strengthen
To toughen
(Verb)
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To put a shell around a computer to protect it from intruders. To harden a system, the following techniques need to be done: The Operating System Software and the exposed services should be patched with the latest security fixes; the defaults should be removed; all unnecessary services should be shut down; and packet-filtering software should be installed.
To put a shell around a computer to protect it from intruders. To harden a system, the following techniques need to be done: The Operating System Software and the exposed services should be patched with the latest security fixes; the defaults should be removed; all unnecessary services should be shut down; and packet-filtering software should be installed.
Graham, R. Hacking Lexicon. [Online, 2001.] Robert Graham Website. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/resource_files/documentation/hacking-dict.html.
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