Fail2Ban
Fail2Ban
http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
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 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.
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Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Cyril Jaquier | Maintainer |
| See full listing at | Contributor |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking | Homepage | http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=121032&atid=689044 |
| Developer | Mailing List Info/Archive | https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fail2ban-commit |
| Bug Tracking | VCS Repository Webview | http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=121032&atid=689044 |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to build | Python >=2.3 |
| Required to use | Python >=2.3 Netfilter/IPTables |
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