1*4882a593Smuzhiyunconfig BR2_PACKAGE_FAIL2BAN 2*4882a593Smuzhiyun bool "fail2ban" 3*4882a593Smuzhiyun depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON || BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3 4*4882a593Smuzhiyun select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_SYSTEMD if BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD 5*4882a593Smuzhiyun help 6*4882a593Smuzhiyun Fail2ban scans log files (e.g. /var/log/apache/error_log) and 7*4882a593Smuzhiyun bans IPs that show the malicious signs -- too many password 8*4882a593Smuzhiyun failures, seeking for exploits, etc. Out of the box Fail2Ban 9*4882a593Smuzhiyun comes with filters for various services (apache, courier, 10*4882a593Smuzhiyun ssh, etc). 11*4882a593Smuzhiyun 12*4882a593Smuzhiyun Fail2Ban is able to reduce the rate of incorrect 13*4882a593Smuzhiyun authentications attempts however it cannot eliminate the risk 14*4882a593Smuzhiyun that weak authentication presents. 15*4882a593Smuzhiyun 16*4882a593Smuzhiyun https://www.fail2ban.org 17