Original author(s) | Cyril Jaquier |
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Initial release | October 7, 2004 |
Stable release | 1.1.0[1]
/ 25 April 2024 |
Repository | |
Written in | Python |
Platform | POSIX |
Type | Intrusion prevention |
License | GNU GPL v2 |
Website | www |
Fail2Ban is an intrusion prevention software framework. Written in the Python programming language, it is designed to prevent brute-force attacks.[2] It is able to run on POSIX systems that have an interface to a packet-control system or firewall installed locally, such as iptables or TCP Wrapper.[3]