Denyhosts vs win2ban
A side-by-side look at Denyhosts and win2ban. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Denyhosts
Security & Privacy
DenyHosts is an open-source program designed to help system administrators thwart SSH server attacks by blocking IP addresses using failed authentication attempts to detect attackers. It adds IP addresses to the system's /etc/hosts.deny file when it identifies too many failed SSH attempts.
sshsecurityauthenticationip-blocking
win2ban
Security & Privacy
win2ban is an open-source intrusion detection and automated banning software for Linux-based servers. It monitors log files for signs of malicious activity and blocks repeat offenders via firewall rules.
firewalllog-monitoringintrusion-detectionautomated-banning
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