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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. More about Fail2ban Fail2ban ChangeLog (List of changes) Requirements (Needed requirements for Fail2ban) Features (List of current and planned features) Screenshots (Screenshots) Downloads (Fail2ban for your distribution) Links (Links related to Fail2ban) Mailing list (Support and discussions) Documentation README (Official README file) Manual (Official Fail2ban documentation) Configuration (Configuration related to external software) FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) HOWTOs (HOWTOs contributed by users) Reference Manual (Source code documentation) Developers Contributors (persons who contributed to the project)

News See GitHub Releases for most up-to-date list. Entries below might be outdated 2015/08/01 0.9.3 is a big bugfix and new functionality release. Release Notes for 0.9.3. 2015/04/29 0.9.2 is a big bugfix and new functionality release. Release Notes for 0.9.2. 2014/10/28 0.9.1 is a big bugfix and new functionality release. Release Notes for 0.9.1. 2014/08/19 0.8.14 is a minor bugfix release primarily to fix Python 2.4 compatibility. Release Notes for 0.8.14. More News Latest versions experimental : fail2ban-0.10.x stable : fail2ban-0.9.4 very-stable : fail2ban-0.8.14 dont-wanna-be-released-ever-again -- 0.8.x fixes : GIT 0.8 branch yet-to-be-released -- 0.9.x fixes : GIT master branch

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