1config BR2_PACKAGE_FAIL2BAN 2 bool "fail2ban" 3 depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON || BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3 4 select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_SYSTEMD if BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD 5 help 6 Fail2ban scans log files (e.g. /var/log/apache/error_log) and 7 bans IPs that show the malicious signs -- too many password 8 failures, seeking for exploits, etc. Out of the box Fail2Ban 9 comes with filters for various services (apache, courier, 10 ssh, etc). 11 12 Fail2Ban is able to reduce the rate of incorrect 13 authentications attempts however it cannot eliminate the risk 14 that weak authentication presents. 15 16 https://www.fail2ban.org 17