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* [http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/FEATURE_Client_Server Client/Server architecture.] | * [http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/FEATURE_Client_Server Client/Server architecture.] | ||
* [http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/FEATURE_Client_Server Multi-threaded.] | * [http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/FEATURE_Client_Server Multi-threaded.] | ||
− | * Highly configurable. | + | * Highly configurable using [http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/FEATURE_Split_config split configuration files] |
* Gamin/Pyinotify support. | * Gamin/Pyinotify support. | ||
* Parses log files and look for given patterns. | * Parses log files and look for given patterns. |
Latest revision as of 04:12, 10 February 2017
Contents
Current features (0.9.x)
(in addition to 0.8.x features)
- Python based actions
- Database support
- Multi-line parsing in filters
- Custom date time support for filters
- Timezone awareness by default
- Timeout on ban commands
- Character set awareness in log files
- Python3+ support
Current features (0.8.x)
Here is a list of the main features available in Fail2ban.
- Client/Server architecture.
- Multi-threaded.
- Highly configurable using split configuration files
- Gamin/Pyinotify support.
- Parses log files and look for given patterns.
- Executes command(s) when a pattern has been detected for the same IP address for more than X times to ban that address. X can be changed.
- After a given amount of time, execute another command in order to unban the IP address.
- Uses Netfilter/Iptables by default but can also use TCP Wrapper (/etc/hosts.deny) and many other firewalls/actions.
- Handles log files rotation.
- Can handle multiple services at once (sshd, apache, vsftpd, etc).
- Resolves DNS hostname to IP address (use with caution, disable by usedns = no).
Roadmap
Here is the planned roadmap. If you want to contribute or help on one of these features, please contact the fail2ban-users mailing list or browse/comment/report on existing issues on github.
Please browse Fail2ban milestones for an up-to-date list of planned releases/features.
- Add more tags (<LINE>, <USER>, <PORT>)
Partially done -- use <MATCHES>. Also see Issue #10 and Issue #67
- Auto-enable feature (activate jail if log file is present)
Other envisioned changes
- Decrease memory usage