# Version: 0.2.5 # Package description syntax: # * There must be exactly 11 lines which begin with the package name and ':'. # * Line up the first '|' of the ruler with the ':' following the package name. # * A single space should be left after the ':' before any description text. # * The end '|' of the ruler marks the last columm which should contain text. |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| %PKG_NAME%: fail2ban (Ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors) %PKG_NAME%: %PKG_NAME%: Fail2Ban scans log files and bans IP addresses having too many failed %PKG_NAME%: login attempts. It does this by updating system firewall rules to %PKG_NAME%: reject new connections from those IP addresses, for a configurable %PKG_NAME%: amount of time. %PKG_NAME%: %PKG_NAME%: %PKG_NAME%: Warning: This package replaces all non-*.local files in /etc/fail2ban. %PKG_NAME%: %PKG_NAME%: Packaged by: Darren 'Tadgy' Austin. Built for: %DIST_OS_ID%-%DIST_OS_VERSION_ID%.