diff --git a/home/programs/terminal/tools/default.nix b/home/programs/terminal/tools/default.nix
index 6ece1ab..00fcb55 100644
--- a/home/programs/terminal/tools/default.nix
+++ b/home/programs/terminal/tools/default.nix
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ _: {
     ./btop.nix
     ./bottom.nix
     ./bat.nix
+    ./nix-index.nix
   ];
 }
diff --git a/home/programs/terminal/tools/git/default.nix b/home/programs/terminal/tools/git/default.nix
index 4452029..2bb104d 100644
--- a/home/programs/terminal/tools/git/default.nix
+++ b/home/programs/terminal/tools/git/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ in
     userEmail = myGitConf.userEmail;
 
     signing = {
-      signByDefault = myGitConf.signing.enabled;
+      signByDefault = myGitConf.signing.enable;
       key = myGitConf.signing.key;
     };
 
diff --git a/home/programs/terminal/tools/nix-index.nix b/home/programs/terminal/tools/nix-index.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b4df13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/programs/terminal/tools/nix-index.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ config, ... }: {
+  programs = {
+    # nix-index is a file database for nixpkgs
+    # this provides `nix-locate` command.
+    nix-index = {
+      enable = true;
+      # Attempt to find the package that contains the non-existent command
+      enableBashIntegration = config.programs.bash.enable;
+      enableZshIntegration = config.programs.zsh.enable;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/hosts/default.nix b/hosts/default.nix
index 40a5834..4dcd9eb 100644
--- a/hosts/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ in
       ./vbox_nix
       inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
       inputs.impermanence.nixosModules.impermanence
+      inputs.lanzaboote.nixosModules.lanzaboote
     ] ++ shared;
   };
 
diff --git a/hosts/herugrim/default.nix b/hosts/herugrim/default.nix
index ecffaed..7a9b9bb 100644
--- a/hosts/herugrim/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/herugrim/default.nix
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@
       hasTPM = true;
     };
 
+    security = {
+      auditd = {
+        enable = true;
+        autoPrune.enable = true;
+      };
+    };
+
     workstation = {
       printing.enable = true;
     };
@@ -70,7 +77,7 @@
         userName = "ItsDrike";
         userEmail = "itsdrike@protonmail.com";
         signing = {
-          enabled = true;
+          enable = true;
           key = "FA2745890B7048C0";
         };
       };
diff --git a/hosts/vbox_nix/default.nix b/hosts/vbox_nix/default.nix
index 1da37a6..e87f939 100644
--- a/hosts/vbox_nix/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/vbox_nix/default.nix
@@ -22,19 +22,48 @@
     system = {
       hostname = "vboxnix";
       username = "itsdrike";
+
+      impermanence = {
+        root.enable = false;
+        autoWipeBtrfs.enable = false;
+      };
+
+      boot = {
+        secure-boot.enable = false;
+        tmpOnTmpfs = false;
+      };
     };
+
     device = {
-      type = "desktop";
-      virtual-machine = true;
+      roles = {
+        type = "desktop";
+        virtual-machine = true;
+      };
       cpu.type = "amd";
+      hasTPM = false;
     };
+
+    security = {
+      auditd = {
+        enable = true;
+        autoPrune.enable = true;
+      };
+    };
+
+    workstation = {
+      printing.enable = false;
+    };
+
     home-manager = {
       enable = true;
       stateVersion = "23.11";
       git = {
         userName = "ItsDrike";
         userEmail = "itsdrike@protonmail.com";
-        signing.key = "FA2745890B7048C0";
+        signing = {
+          enable = true;
+          key = "FA2745890B7048C0";
+        };
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/options/default.nix b/options/default.nix
index 5385c36..3853e45 100644
--- a/options/default.nix
+++ b/options/default.nix
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ _: {
     ./home
     ./system
     ./workstation
+    ./security
   ];
 }
diff --git a/options/home/git.nix b/options/home/git.nix
index f9d6b4c..b9f148a 100644
--- a/options/home/git.nix
+++ b/options/home/git.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ in
     };
 
     signing = {
-      enabled = mkEnableOption ''
+      enable = mkEnableOption ''
         git commit signing.
         Requires `myOptions.home-manager.git.signing.key` to be set.
       '';
diff --git a/options/security/auditd.nix b/options/security/auditd.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fccb222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/options/security/auditd.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{ lib, config, ... }: with lib; let
+  inherit (lib) mkEnableOption mkOption literalExpression types;
+in
+{
+  options.myOptions.security.auditd = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "the audit daemon.";
+    autoPrune = {
+      enable = mkEnableOption ''
+        automatic pruning of audit logs.
+
+        Enabling this is HEAVILY recommended, as audit logs
+        can grow very large very quickly.
+      '';
+
+      size = mkOption {
+        type = types.int;
+        default = 524288000; # roughly 500MB
+        description = ''
+          The maximum size of the audit log in bytes.
+
+          The default is 500MB.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      schedule = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "daily";
+        example = "weekly";
+        description = "How often cleaning is triggered. Passed to systemd.time";
+      };
+    };
+
+    extraFiles = mkOption {
+      default = [];
+      type = types.listOf types.path;
+      example = literalExpression ''["/etc/nix/id_rsa"]'';
+      description = ''
+        Additional files in root to link to persistent storage.
+      '';
+    };
+
+    extraDirectories = mkOption {
+      default = [];
+      type = types.listOf types.path;
+      example = literalExpression ''["/etc/nix/id_rsa"]'';
+      description = ''
+        Additional directories in root to link to persistent storage.
+      '';
+    };
+
+    persistentMountPoint = mkOption {
+      default = "/persist";
+      description = ''
+        Path to a persistent directory (usually a mount point to a
+        standalone partition / subvolume), which will hold the persistent
+        system state files.
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/options/security/default.nix b/options/security/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..015276a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/options/security/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  imports = [
+    ./auditd.nix
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/options/system/impermanence.nix b/options/system/impermanence.nix
index fece564..732f5da 100644
--- a/options/system/impermanence.nix
+++ b/options/system/impermanence.nix
@@ -85,4 +85,13 @@ in
       };
     };
   };
+
+  config = {
+    assertions = [
+      {
+        assertion = cfg.autoWipeBtrfs.enable -> cfg.root.enable;
+        message = "myOptions.system.impermanence.autoWipeBtrfs requires myOptions.system.impermanence.root to be enabled.";
+      }
+    ];
+  };
 }
diff --git a/system/roles/workstation/programs/default.nix b/system/roles/workstation/programs/default.nix
index 5ad52c9..661d81a 100644
--- a/system/roles/workstation/programs/default.nix
+++ b/system/roles/workstation/programs/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   imports = [
     ./misc.nix
+    ./physlock.nix
   ];
 }
diff --git a/system/roles/workstation/programs/physlock.nix b/system/roles/workstation/programs/physlock.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b692160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/roles/workstation/programs/physlock.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  # Screen locker which works across all virtual terminals
+  # Use `systemctl start physlock` to securely lock the screen
+  services.physlock = {
+    enable = true;
+    lockMessage = "System is locked...";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/shared/default.nix b/system/shared/default.nix
index 5ed5a2c..a93ddac 100644
--- a/system/shared/default.nix
+++ b/system/shared/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ _: {
     ./nix
     ./environment
     ./impermanence
+    ./security
     ./programs.nix
     ./system.nix
     ./network.nix
diff --git a/system/shared/programs.nix b/system/shared/programs.nix
index d9eeaf9..9e00d59 100644
--- a/system/shared/programs.nix
+++ b/system/shared/programs.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
-{
+{lib, ...}: let
+  inherit (lib) mkForce;
+in {
 
-  # Install an actually usable system-wide editor
-  programs.neovim = {
-    enable = true;
-    defaultEditor = true;
-    vimAlias = true;
-    viAlias = true;
+  programs = {
+    # Explicitly disable nano, it sucks and I don't want it
+    nano.enable = mkForce false;
+
+    # Install an actually usable system-wide editor
+    neovim = {
+      enable = true;
+      defaultEditor = true;
+      vimAlias = true;
+      viAlias = true;
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/system/shared/security/apparmor.nix b/system/shared/security/apparmor.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..716c4c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/shared/security/apparmor.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+{ config, pkgs, ... }: {
+  services.dbus.apparmor = "enabled";
+
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    apparmor-pam
+    apparmor-utils
+    apparmor-parser
+    apparmor-profiles
+    apparmor-bin-utils
+    apparmor-kernel-patches
+    libapparmor
+  ];
+
+  # apparmor configuration
+  security.apparmor = {
+    enable = true;
+
+    # whether to enable AppArmor cache
+    # in /var/cache/apparmor
+    enableCache = true;
+
+    # whether to kill processes which have an AppArmor profile enabled
+    # but are not confined (AppArmor can only confine new processes)
+    killUnconfinedConfinables = true;
+
+    # packages to be added to AppArmor's include path
+    packages = [pkgs.apparmor-profiles];
+
+    # AppArmor policies
+    policies = {
+      "default_deny" = {
+        enforce = false;
+        enable = false;
+        profile = ''
+          profile default_deny /** {}
+        '';
+      };
+
+      "sudo" = {
+        enforce = false;
+        enable = false;
+        profile = ''
+          ${pkgs.sudo}/bin/sudo {
+            file /** rwlkUx
+          }
+        '';
+      };
+
+      "nix" = {
+        enforce = false;
+        enable = false;
+        profile = ''
+          ${config.nix.package}/bin/nix {
+            unconfined
+          }
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/shared/security/auditd.nix b/system/shared/security/auditd.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3691d6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/shared/security/auditd.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{ config, lib, ... }: let
+  inherit (lib) mkIf;
+
+  cfg = config.myOptions.security.auditd;
+in {
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    security = {
+      auditd.enable = true;
+      audit = {
+        enable = true;
+        # maximum number of outstanding audit buffers allowed
+        # exceeding this is considered a failure and handled in
+        # a manner specified by failureMode
+        backlogLimit = 8192;
+        # how to handle critical errors in the auditing system
+        failureMode = "printk"; # "silent" | "printk" | "panic"
+        rules = [
+          "-a exit,always -F arch=b64 -S execve"
+        ];
+      };
+    };
+
+    systemd = mkIf cfg.autoPrune.enable {
+      # Systemd timer to clean /var/log/audit.log on configured schedule
+      timers."clean-audit-log" = {
+        description = "Periodically clean audit log";
+        wantedBy = ["timers.target"];
+        timerConfig = {
+          OnCalendar = cfg.autoPrune.schedule;
+          Persistent = true;
+        };
+      };
+
+      # clean audit log if it's larger than the configured size
+      services."clean-audit-log" = {
+        script = ''
+          set -eu
+          if [[ $(stat -c "%s" /var/log/audit/audit.log) -gt ${builtins.toString cfg.autoPrune.size} ]]; then
+            echo "Clearing Audit Log";
+            rm -rvf /var/log/audit/audit.log;
+            echo "Done!"
+          fi
+        '';
+
+        serviceConfig = {
+          Type = "oneshot";
+          User = "root";
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/shared/security/default.nix b/system/shared/security/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2f6476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/shared/security/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  imports = [
+    ./apparmor.nix
+    ./auditd.nix
+    ./polkit.nix
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/system/shared/security/polkit.nix b/system/shared/security/polkit.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac8d279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/shared/security/polkit.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ config, lib, ... }: {
+  security.polkit = {
+    enable = true;
+    debug = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+    # Have polkit log all actions, if debug is enabled
+    extraConfig = lib.mkIf config.security.polkit.debug ''
+      /* Log authorization checks. */
+      polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
+        polkit.log("user " +  subject.user + " is attempting action " + action.id + " from PID " + subject.pid);
+      });
+    '';
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/shared/services/default.nix b/system/shared/services/default.nix
index 4a85a49..b0a0fe2 100644
--- a/system/shared/services/default.nix
+++ b/system/shared/services/default.nix
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ _: {
     ./logrotate.nix
     ./oomd.nix
     ./thermald.nix
+    ./journald.nix
+    ./fstrim.nix
   ];
 }
diff --git a/system/shared/services/fstrim.nix b/system/shared/services/fstrim.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01bda11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/shared/services/fstrim.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ config, lib, ... }: let
+  inherit (lib.modules) mkIf;
+in {
+  # if lvm is enabled, then tell it to issue discards
+  # (this is good for SSDs and has almost no downsides on HDDs, so
+  # it's a good idea to enable it unconditionally)
+  environment.etc."lvm/lvm.conf".text = mkIf config.services.lvm.enable ''
+    devices {
+      issue_discards = 1
+    }
+  '';
+
+  # discard blocks that are not in use by the filesystem, good for SSDs
+  services.fstrim = {
+    # we may enable this unconditionally across all systems becuase it's performance
+    # impact is negligible on systems without a SSD - which means it's a no-op with
+    # almost no downsides aside from the service firing once per week
+    enable = true;
+
+    # the default value, good enough for average-load systems
+    interval = "weekly";
+  };
+
+  # tweak fstim service to run only when on AC power
+  # and to be nice to other processes
+  # (this is a good idea for any service that runs periodically)
+  systemd.services.fstrim = {
+    unitConfig.ConditionACPower = true;
+
+    serviceConfig = {
+      Nice = 19;
+      IOSchedulingClass = "idle";
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/shared/services/journald.nix b/system/shared/services/journald.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac97726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/shared/services/journald.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  # Limit systemd journal size, as the default is unlimited and
+  # journals get big really fast
+  services.journald.extraConfig = ''
+    SystemMaxUse=100M
+    RuntimeMaxUse=50M
+    SystemMaxFileSize=50M
+  '';
+}