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Fail2ban

intrusion prevention software framework that protects computer servers from brute-force attacks
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Facts

8 properties
Instance of
free software, intrusion detection system[2]
Inception
2004
Official website
fail2ban.sourceforge.net, www.fail2ban.org, www.fail2ban.org, github.com
Copyright license
GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[3]
Copyright status
copyrighted
Operating system
Linux[5]
Programmed in
Python[4]
Software version identifier
0.9.6, 0.9.5, 0.9.4, 0.9.3, 0.9.2, 0.9.1, 0.9.0, 0.8.14, 0.8.13, 0.8.12, 0.8.11, 0.8.10, 0.8.9, 0.9.7, 0.10.0, 0.10.1, 0.10.2, 0.10.3, 0.10.3.1, 0.10.4, 0.10.5, 0.11.1, 0.11.2, 0.10.6, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1.0, 1.1.1[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Fail2ban fa فیل۲بن
🔖 Identifiers · 20
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Fail2ban screenshot.jpg ↗
AUR package
fail2ban-git, fail2ban6
Alpine Linux package
fail2ban
AlternativeTo software ID
fail2ban
Arch Linux package
fail2ban
ArchWiki article
Fail2ban, Fail2ban_(Español), Fail2ban_(Русский)
Debian stable package
fail2ban
Fedora package
fail2ban
Free Software Directory entry
Fail2Ban
FreeBSD port
security/py-fail2ban
Freebase ID
/m/0263cwg
Gentoo Wiki article
Fail2ban
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Gentoo package
net-analyzer/fail2ban
Homebrew formula name
fail2ban
NetBSD package ID
security/fail2ban
Nixpkgs ID
fail2ban
Pro-Linux.de DBApp ID
15050
Repology project name
fail2ban
Source code repository URL
github.com
Ubuntu package
fail2ban
🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
free software, intrusion detection system
Copyright license 1
GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later
Operating system 1
Linux
Programmed in 1
Python
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Summary

Fail2ban is a free software[1].

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  1. 5w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alpine Linux package → fail2ban
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Alpine Linux package: fail2ban, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324981582|fail2ban (#324981582)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package"
  2. 11w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    License → —
    Copyright license → GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later
    Official website → http://fail2ban.sourceforge.net/, https://www.fail2ban.org, http://www.fail2ban.org +1
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/73d7388eb6fa|details]])"
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