fail2ban
brew install fail2ban
v1.1.0_2
GPL-2.0-or-later
Scan log files and ban IPs showing malicious signs
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://www.fail2ban.org/
- Brew formula source: Formula/f/fail2ban.rb
Caveats
You must enable any jails by editing: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/fail2ban/jail.conf Other configuration files are in $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/fail2ban. See more instructions at https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/wiki/Proper-fail2ban-configuration.
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