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Fail2ban vs Shorewall

A side-by-side look at Fail2ban and Shorewall. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Fail2ban

Fail2ban

Security & Privacy

Fail2ban is an open source intrusion prevention software framework that protects computer servers from brute-force attacks by banning IP addresses that attempt too many login failures.

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Shorewall

Shorewall

Network & Admin

Shorewall is an open source firewall configuration tool for Linux operating systems. It provides a command-line interface and configuration files to easily set up Netfilter rules, interfaces, zones, and other common firewall components.

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