Fail2ban

easy
Security

Log-parsing daemon that bans IPs showing malicious signs like repeated authentication failures.

0.1 GB RAM min Active development

Pros

  • Battle-tested and widely used
  • Very lightweight
  • Extensive filter library for many services
  • Easy to configure for common use cases

Cons

  • Regex-based filters can be fragile
  • No web UI
  • IPv6 support is limited
  • Cannot share threat intel like CrowdSec

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