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| − | === What is Fail2ban? === | + | === What is {{Fail2ban}}? === |
| − | + | {{Fail2ban}} scans log files like <tt>/var/log/pwdfail</tt> or <tt>/var/log/apache/error_log</tt> and bans IP that makes too many password failures. It updates firewall rules to reject the IP address. | |
Revision as of 17:56, 10 May 2006
General
What is Fail2ban?
Fail2ban scans log files like /var/log/pwdfail or /var/log/apache/error_log and bans IP that makes too many password failures. It updates firewall rules to reject the IP address.
