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Managing Security with Fail2Ban

This guide provides instructions on managing security using Fail2Ban. You'll learn how to view the status of bans for the SSH daemon and other services protected by Fail2Ban.

Fail2Ban Management

Viewing the Status of Bans

To view the status of bans for the SSH daemon using Fail2Ban, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Terminal Begin by opening the terminal on your system. You can do this by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or by navigating to the terminal application from the system menu.

  2. Check the Status of SSH Bans Use the following command to view the status of bans for the SSH daemon

      • sudo fail2ban-client status sshd
  3. This command will display the current status of SSH bans, including the number of currently banned IP addresses and the jail configuration details.

Viewing the Status of Bans for Other Services

To view the status of bans for other services protected by Fail2Ban, replace sshd with the name of the appropriate jail. For example, to view the status of bans for an Apache web server, you would use:

sudo fail2ban-client status apache

Summary

Using the fail2ban-client command, you can easily manage and monitor the status of bans on your system. This ensures that your system is protected against unauthorized access attempts and other malicious activities.

 

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