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Open-source intrusion prevention software framework scanning log files for brute force attacks.

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Free

Founded

2004

Team size

1-10 employees

Headquarters

Worldwide

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About Fail2ban

Fail2ban is an open-source intrusion-prevention tool that scans server log files for malicious signs like repeated failed logins and automatically bans offending IP addresses via firewall rules. It protects SSH, web, and mail services from brute-force attacks. It is used by sysadmins and DevOps to harden Linux/Unix servers.

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Free plan: Yes

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