Fail2Ban

Fail2Ban monitors log files like /var/log/pwdfail or /var/log/apache/error_log and bans failure-prone addresses. It updates firewall rules to reject the IP address or executes user defined commands. Fail2Ban can read multiple log files such as sshd or Apache web server ones.

Last updated 5 Sep, 2006


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  • Python >=2.3 Netfilter/IPTables (Use Requirement)
  • Python >=2.3 (Build Prerequisite)

Versions

0.7.1

0.7.1 released on 2006-08-13

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http://fail2ban.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Manual

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