How to prevent Brute force attacks in Debian systems without fail2ban or CSF-LFD?
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How to prevent Brute force attacks in Debian systems without fail2ban or CSF-LFD?
The closest and fastest way I know is ConfigServer's CSF-LFD but it's not in the repositories and if I'm going to use a utility I would most prefer something in the repositories (it seems I cannot create a Debian/Ubuntu repository for it because of licensing/legal reasons).
Another solution than CSF-LFD is Fail2ban but it seems to me that the Fail2ban configuration requires firm knowledge in IPS software architecture as well as deep knowledge of Perl compatible regex (PCRE), which both I currently lack (I have some basic PCRE knowledge but not as deep as I think one needs for Fail2ban). It doesn't seem straight forward as CSF-LFD to me.
Thus I wonder if there is a "smoother" way, maybe manually via IP tables, maybe via some utility I could install directly from the Debian/Ubuntu repositories that could prevent BFAs besides the issue of using SSH keys.
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How to prevent Brute force attacks in Debian systems without fail2ban or CSF-LFD?
The closest and fastest way I know is ConfigServer's CSF-LFD but it's not in the repositories and if I'm going to use a utility I would most prefer something in the repositories (it seems I cannot create a Debian/Ubuntu repository for it because of licensing/legal reasons).
Another solution than CSF-LFD is Fail2ban but it seems to me that the Fail2ban configuration requires firm knowledge in IPS software architecture as well as deep knowledge of Perl compatible regex (PCRE), which both I currently lack (I have some basic PCRE knowledge but not as deep as I think one needs for Fail2ban). It doesn't seem straight forward as CSF-LFD to me.
Thus I wonder if there is a "smoother" way, maybe manually via IP tables, maybe via some utility I could install directly from the Debian/Ubuntu repositories that could prevent BFAs besides the issue of using SSH keys.
debian ubuntu ssh security repository
asked Jan 5 at 2:48
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Do you mean for SSH specifically or more generally for some other server / any server program?
– ilkkachu
Jan 9 at 14:29
Good question dear @ilkkachu ! I think I mean only to SSH because my only unfiltered ports are 22, 80, 443, and 9000 (I would happy to have something that blocks BFAs on 80, 443 as well, but for now I'll stay only with 22 which should be good enough, I think).
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Jan 9 at 14:39
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How to prevent Brute force attacks in Debian systems without fail2ban or CSF-LFD?
The closest and fastest way I know is ConfigServer's CSF-LFD but it's not in the repositories and if I'm going to use a utility I would most prefer something in the repositories (it seems I cannot create a Debian/Ubuntu repository for it because of licensing/legal reasons).
Another solution than CSF-LFD is Fail2ban but it seems to me that the Fail2ban configuration requires firm knowledge in IPS software architecture as well as deep knowledge of Perl compatible regex (PCRE), which both I currently lack (I have some basic PCRE knowledge but not as deep as I think one needs for Fail2ban). It doesn't seem straight forward as CSF-LFD to me.
Thus I wonder if there is a "smoother" way, maybe manually via IP tables, maybe via some utility I could install directly from the Debian/Ubuntu repositories that could prevent BFAs besides the issue of using SSH keys.
debian ubuntu ssh security repository
asked Jan 5 at 2:48
Arcticooling
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How to prevent Brute force attacks in Debian systems without fail2ban or CSF-LFD?
The closest and fastest way I know is ConfigServer's CSF-LFD but it's not in the repositories and if I'm going to use a utility I would most prefer something in the repositories (it seems I cannot create a Debian/Ubuntu repository for it because of licensing/legal reasons).
Another solution than CSF-LFD is Fail2ban but it seems to me that the Fail2ban configuration requires firm knowledge in IPS software architecture as well as deep knowledge of Perl compatible regex (PCRE), which both I currently lack (I have some basic PCRE knowledge but not as deep as I think one needs for Fail2ban). It doesn't seem straight forward as CSF-LFD to me.
Thus I wonder if there is a "smoother" way, maybe manually via IP tables, maybe via some utility I could install directly from the Debian/Ubuntu repositories that could prevent BFAs besides the issue of using SSH keys.
debian ubuntu ssh security repository
asked Jan 5 at 2:48
Arcticooling
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edited Jan 6 at 22:33
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Do you mean for SSH specifically or more generally for some other server / any server program?
– ilkkachu
Jan 9 at 14:29
Good question dear @ilkkachu ! I think I mean only to SSH because my only unfiltered ports are 22, 80, 443, and 9000 (I would happy to have something that blocks BFAs on 80, 443 as well, but for now I'll stay only with 22 which should be good enough, I think).
– Arcticooling
Jan 9 at 14:39
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Do you mean for SSH specifically or more generally for some other server / any server program?
– ilkkachu
Jan 9 at 14:29
Good question dear @ilkkachu ! I think I mean only to SSH because my only unfiltered ports are 22, 80, 443, and 9000 (I would happy to have something that blocks BFAs on 80, 443 as well, but for now I'll stay only with 22 which should be good enough, I think).
– Arcticooling
Jan 9 at 14:39
Do you mean for SSH specifically or more generally for some other server / any server program?
– ilkkachu
Jan 9 at 14:29
Do you mean for SSH specifically or more generally for some other server / any server program?
– ilkkachu
Jan 9 at 14:29
Good question dear @ilkkachu ! I think I mean only to SSH because my only unfiltered ports are 22, 80, 443, and 9000 (I would happy to have something that blocks BFAs on 80, 443 as well, but for now I'll stay only with 22 which should be good enough, I think).
– Arcticooling
Jan 9 at 14:39
Good question dear @ilkkachu ! I think I mean only to SSH because my only unfiltered ports are 22, 80, 443, and 9000 (I would happy to have something that blocks BFAs on 80, 443 as well, but for now I'll stay only with 22 which should be good enough, I think).
– Arcticooling
Jan 9 at 14:39
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I also didn't like Fail2ban's complexity much, so I looked into alternatives and found Sshguard, which is designed to work without any configuration fiddling.
Contrary to the name, Sshguard can handle more than just SSH brute force attacks; it comes standard with several filters for popular e-mail and FTP packages.
However, like mc0e said, Fail2ban doesn't really require that much setup, is more powerful and supports more daemons, and I think it comes with some SSH rules by default so you shouldn't really have to configure anything, really.
I, too, am partial to ferm as a much friendlier (and more powerful) pre-processing tool for setting up iptables rules, but that's not really directly related to automatically preventing brute force attacks.
answered Jan 8 at 19:33
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Thank you so much for this answer and acquainting me with sshguard. I thumbed up your answer. I strongly suggest editing the answer and cut everything that isn't relevant directly to the question like the last 3th and 4th passages.
– Arcticooling
Jan 9 at 1:59
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Fail2ban is a good tool, particularly for ssh logins, and is dead easy to set up for that purpose. I suggest you use it. You won't need to learn a lot of PCRE, as the ssh config you need is there by default.
Don't shy away from learning regex though. Whatever effort you spend there will be richly rewarded for many years to come.
You want a high level tool for specifying firewall rules. I use ferm. There are many others to choose from. Besides port blocking, firewall rules can rate limit connections, which is useful for brute force attack prevention.
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2 Answers
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2 Answers
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active
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up vote
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down vote
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I also didn't like Fail2ban's complexity much, so I looked into alternatives and found Sshguard, which is designed to work without any configuration fiddling.
Contrary to the name, Sshguard can handle more than just SSH brute force attacks; it comes standard with several filters for popular e-mail and FTP packages.
However, like mc0e said, Fail2ban doesn't really require that much setup, is more powerful and supports more daemons, and I think it comes with some SSH rules by default so you shouldn't really have to configure anything, really.
I, too, am partial to ferm as a much friendlier (and more powerful) pre-processing tool for setting up iptables rules, but that's not really directly related to automatically preventing brute force attacks.
answered Jan 8 at 19:33
sjamaan
1863
Thank you so much for this answer and acquainting me with sshguard. I thumbed up your answer. I strongly suggest editing the answer and cut everything that isn't relevant directly to the question like the last 3th and 4th passages.
– Arcticooling
Jan 9 at 1:59
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up vote
1
down vote
accepted
I also didn't like Fail2ban's complexity much, so I looked into alternatives and found Sshguard, which is designed to work without any configuration fiddling.
Contrary to the name, Sshguard can handle more than just SSH brute force attacks; it comes standard with several filters for popular e-mail and FTP packages.
However, like mc0e said, Fail2ban doesn't really require that much setup, is more powerful and supports more daemons, and I think it comes with some SSH rules by default so you shouldn't really have to configure anything, really.
I, too, am partial to ferm as a much friendlier (and more powerful) pre-processing tool for setting up iptables rules, but that's not really directly related to automatically preventing brute force attacks.
answered Jan 8 at 19:33
sjamaan
1863
Thank you so much for this answer and acquainting me with sshguard. I thumbed up your answer. I strongly suggest editing the answer and cut everything that isn't relevant directly to the question like the last 3th and 4th passages.
– Arcticooling
Jan 9 at 1:59
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
I also didn't like Fail2ban's complexity much, so I looked into alternatives and found Sshguard, which is designed to work without any configuration fiddling.
Contrary to the name, Sshguard can handle more than just SSH brute force attacks; it comes standard with several filters for popular e-mail and FTP packages.
However, like mc0e said, Fail2ban doesn't really require that much setup, is more powerful and supports more daemons, and I think it comes with some SSH rules by default so you shouldn't really have to configure anything, really.
I, too, am partial to ferm as a much friendlier (and more powerful) pre-processing tool for setting up iptables rules, but that's not really directly related to automatically preventing brute force attacks.
answered Jan 8 at 19:33
sjamaan
1863
I also didn't like Fail2ban's complexity much, so I looked into alternatives and found Sshguard, which is designed to work without any configuration fiddling.
Contrary to the name, Sshguard can handle more than just SSH brute force attacks; it comes standard with several filters for popular e-mail and FTP packages.
However, like mc0e said, Fail2ban doesn't really require that much setup, is more powerful and supports more daemons, and I think it comes with some SSH rules by default so you shouldn't really have to configure anything, really.
I, too, am partial to ferm as a much friendlier (and more powerful) pre-processing tool for setting up iptables rules, but that's not really directly related to automatically preventing brute force attacks.
answered Jan 8 at 19:33
sjamaan
1863
answered Jan 8 at 19:33
sjamaan
1863
answered Jan 8 at 19:33
sjamaan
1863
answered Jan 8 at 19:33
sjamaan
1863
1863
Thank you so much for this answer and acquainting me with sshguard. I thumbed up your answer. I strongly suggest editing the answer and cut everything that isn't relevant directly to the question like the last 3th and 4th passages.
– Arcticooling
Jan 9 at 1:59
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Thank you so much for this answer and acquainting me with sshguard. I thumbed up your answer. I strongly suggest editing the answer and cut everything that isn't relevant directly to the question like the last 3th and 4th passages.
– Arcticooling
Jan 9 at 1:59
Thank you so much for this answer and acquainting me with sshguard. I thumbed up your answer. I strongly suggest editing the answer and cut everything that isn't relevant directly to the question like the last 3th and 4th passages.
– Arcticooling
Jan 9 at 1:59
Thank you so much for this answer and acquainting me with sshguard. I thumbed up your answer. I strongly suggest editing the answer and cut everything that isn't relevant directly to the question like the last 3th and 4th passages.
– Arcticooling
Jan 9 at 1:59
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3
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Fail2ban is a good tool, particularly for ssh logins, and is dead easy to set up for that purpose. I suggest you use it. You won't need to learn a lot of PCRE, as the ssh config you need is there by default.
Don't shy away from learning regex though. Whatever effort you spend there will be richly rewarded for many years to come.
You want a high level tool for specifying firewall rules. I use ferm. There are many others to choose from. Besides port blocking, firewall rules can rate limit connections, which is useful for brute force attack prevention.
answered Jan 5 at 5:37
mc0e
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up vote
3
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Fail2ban is a good tool, particularly for ssh logins, and is dead easy to set up for that purpose. I suggest you use it. You won't need to learn a lot of PCRE, as the ssh config you need is there by default.
Don't shy away from learning regex though. Whatever effort you spend there will be richly rewarded for many years to come.
You want a high level tool for specifying firewall rules. I use ferm. There are many others to choose from. Besides port blocking, firewall rules can rate limit connections, which is useful for brute force attack prevention.
answered Jan 5 at 5:37
mc0e
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up vote
3
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up vote
3
down vote
Fail2ban is a good tool, particularly for ssh logins, and is dead easy to set up for that purpose. I suggest you use it. You won't need to learn a lot of PCRE, as the ssh config you need is there by default.
Don't shy away from learning regex though. Whatever effort you spend there will be richly rewarded for many years to come.
You want a high level tool for specifying firewall rules. I use ferm. There are many others to choose from. Besides port blocking, firewall rules can rate limit connections, which is useful for brute force attack prevention.
answered Jan 5 at 5:37
mc0e
656512
Fail2ban is a good tool, particularly for ssh logins, and is dead easy to set up for that purpose. I suggest you use it. You won't need to learn a lot of PCRE, as the ssh config you need is there by default.
Don't shy away from learning regex though. Whatever effort you spend there will be richly rewarded for many years to come.
You want a high level tool for specifying firewall rules. I use ferm. There are many others to choose from. Besides port blocking, firewall rules can rate limit connections, which is useful for brute force attack prevention.
answered Jan 5 at 5:37
mc0e
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edited Jan 5 at 5:47
answered Jan 5 at 5:37
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answered Jan 5 at 5:37
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Do you mean for SSH specifically or more generally for some other server / any server program?
– ilkkachu
Jan 9 at 14:29
Good question dear @ilkkachu ! I think I mean only to SSH because my only unfiltered ports are 22, 80, 443, and 9000 (I would happy to have something that blocks BFAs on 80, 443 as well, but for now I'll stay only with 22 which should be good enough, I think).
– Arcticooling
Jan 9 at 14:39