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| − | Here is the planned roadmap. If you want to contribute or help on one of these features, please contact the [[ | + | Here is the planned roadmap. If you want to contribute or help on one of these features, please contact the [https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fail2ban-users fail2ban-users mailing list] or browse/comment/report on existing [https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues/ issues on github]. |
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| + | Please browse [https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues/milestones Fail2ban milestones] for an up-to-date list of planned releases/features. | ||
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=== 0.9.0 === | === 0.9.0 === | ||
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* Dependency back to Python 2.3 [[Image:okay.gif|done]] | * Dependency back to Python 2.3 [[Image:okay.gif|done]] | ||
* Rewrite communication [[Image:okay.gif|done]] | * Rewrite communication [[Image:okay.gif|done]] | ||
| − | * Add more tags (<LINE>, <USER>) | + | * Add more tags (<LINE>, <USER>) [[Image:okay.gif|done]] Partially done -- use <MATCHES>. Also see [https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues/10 Issue #10] |
| − | * Add support for pyinotify | + | * Add support for pyinotify [[Image:okay.gif|done]] but has outstanding issues to be resolved before release |
| + | * [https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues/55 Auto-enable feature (activate jail if log file is present)] | ||
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| + | === Other envisioned changes === | ||
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* Decrease memory usage | * Decrease memory usage | ||
| − | * Multi-lines parsing | + | * [https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues/54 Multi-lines parsing] |
* Manual control of ban list (ban, unban, reset). You currently have to restart the daemon to unban. | * Manual control of ban list (ban, unban, reset). You currently have to restart the daemon to unban. | ||
** There's [http://blogs.buanzo.com.ar/2009/04/fail2ban-patch-ban-ip-address-manually.html a patch by Buanzo] that adds a 'banip' command to fail2ban-client. | ** There's [http://blogs.buanzo.com.ar/2009/04/fail2ban-patch-ban-ip-address-manually.html a patch by Buanzo] that adds a 'banip' command to fail2ban-client. | ||
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[[Category:Fail2ban]] | [[Category:Fail2ban]] | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 21 May 2012
Current features (0.8.x)
Here is a list of the main features available in Fail2ban.
- Client/Server architecture.
- Multi-threaded.
- Highly configurable.
- FAM/Gamin support.
- Parses log files and looks for given patterns.
- Executes commands when a pattern has been detected for the same IP address for more than X times. X can be changed.
- After a given amount of time, executes another command in order to unban the IP address.
- Uses Netfilter/Iptables by default but can also use TCP Wrapper (/etc/hosts.deny) and many other actions.
- Handles log files rotation.
- Can handle more than one service (sshd, apache, vsftpd, etc).
- Resolves DNS hostname to IP address.
Roadmap
Here is the planned roadmap. If you want to contribute or help on one of these features, please contact the fail2ban-users mailing list or browse/comment/report on existing issues on github.
Please browse Fail2ban milestones for an up-to-date list of planned releases/features.
Below are some items from older roadmap
0.9.0
- Dependency back to Python 2.3 Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
- Rewrite communication Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
- Add more tags (<LINE>, <USER>) Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destinationPartially done -- use <MATCHES>. Also see Issue #10
- Add support for pyinotify Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destinationbut has outstanding issues to be resolved before release
- Auto-enable feature (activate jail if log file is present)
Other envisioned changes
- Decrease memory usage
- Multi-lines parsing
- Manual control of ban list (ban, unban, reset). You currently have to restart the daemon to unban.
- There's a patch by Buanzo that adds a 'banip' command to fail2ban-client.
