https://denshub.com/en/tags/server/Recent content in Server on Den's Hub: Technology Solutions, Guides and Best PracticesHugoenThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Sat, 04 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0100https://denshub.com/en/fail2ban-server-protection/Thu, 05 Mar 2020 08:43:05 +0100https://denshub.com/en/fail2ban-server-protection/<p>As soon as you start your server, it immediately jumps into the ocean of botnets trying to login with common credentials. And if your server has anything useful, sooner or later it may become a target for script kiddies or even more advanced folks with powerful computers and latest technologies, including Artificial Intelligence.</p> <p>You can save your server from the botnets and somewhat complicate life for hackers using Fail2ban.</p> <h2 id="what-is-fail2ban-f2b" class="headerLink"><a href="#what-is-fail2ban-f2b" class="header-mark" aria-label="Permalink to What is Fail2ban (F2B)"></a>What is Fail2ban (F2B) </h2> <p>Fail2Ban is an IPF - Intrusion Prevention Framework that protects servers from external attacks. It was created by <strong>Cyril Jaquier</strong> (Switzerland) back in 2004 and since then it is under active development by the growing community.</p>