Fail2Ban
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
Fail2Ban provides a daemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors by monitoring log files and updating firewall rules to reject offending IPs.
Target Customer
{"System administrators","IT security professionals","DevOps / operations teams managing Linux servers"}
Key Differentiator
Open-source GPL project with out-of-the-box support for multiple standard log files, configurable to read any log file, IPv6 support since v0.10, and community-driven development.
Implementation Timeline
Not specified in the provided content
Pain Points
- 1Brute-force and repeated failed authentication attempts on services (e.g., SSH, web servers)
- 2Need for automated mitigation to reduce risk without manual intervention
- 3Managing and enforcing temporary bans across dynamic IPs and diverse log sources
Key Features
- 1Monitors log files (e.g., /var/log/auth.log) for failed authentication attempts
- 2Bans IP addresses conducting too many failed login attempts
- 3Updates system firewall rules to reject new connections from offending IPs
- 4Out-of-the-box support for common log files (sshd, Apache) and configurable to read other logs
- 5IPv6 support (since v0.10)
Target Customer Industries
Client Results
- 1Reduces the rate of incorrect authentication attempts by automating IP bans
- 2Provides automated protection against brute-force login attempts on Linux-based services
Competitive Advantages
- 1Open-source with permissive GPL licensing
- 2Automates defense by banning offending hosts via firewall rules
- 3Flexible log-file compatibility and easy configuration for various log sources
- 4IPv6 support and ongoing community development
- 5Readily installable from package distributions or source
Key Benefits
Additional Product Information
Product Description
Fail2Ban is a daemon that scans log files for failed authentication attempts and bans offending IPs by updating firewall rules, thereby mitigating brute-force attacks on services like SSH and Apache.
Target Market
Organizations and IT teams running Linux servers that need automated protection against repeated authentication failures and brute-force attempts.
Unique Value Proposition
Open-source, highly configurable, and capable of reading diverse log formats with IPv6 support, providing automated IP banning to harden services without heavy manual intervention.
Technical Requirements
Required: Python >= 3.5 or PyPy3, python-setuptools (or python3-setuptools) for installation from source. Optional: pyinotify >= 0.8.3; may require: Linux >= 2.6.13, systemd >= 204 and python bindings: python-systemd, dnspython, pyasyncore and pyasynchat (for Python 3.12+). Installation options include: tar xvfj fail2ban-master.tar.bz2 and python setup.py install, or git clone https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban.git and install. Executable scripts placed in /usr/bin, configuration in /etc/fail2ban.
Pricing Model
Open-source software released under the GNU General Public License; no pricing information provided in the content.
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