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Fail2ban

intrusion prevention software framework that protects computer servers from brute-force attacks
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Fail2ban

Summary

Fail2ban is a free software[1]. Fail2ban ranks in the top 4% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (486 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fail2ban's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • Fail2ban's instance of is recorded as intrusion detection system[4].
  • Fail2ban's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[5].
  • Fail2ban's programmed in is recorded as Python[6].
  • Fail2ban's operating system is recorded as Linux[7].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.6[8].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.5[9].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.4[10].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.3[11].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.2[12].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.1[13].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.0[14].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.14[15].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.13[16].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.12[17].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.11[18].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.10[19].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.9[20].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.7[21].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.10.0[22].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.10.1[23].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.10.2[24].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.10.3[25].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.10.3.1[26].
  • Fail2ban's software version identifier is recorded as 0.10.4[27].

Why It Matters

Fail2ban ranks in the top 4% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (486 views/month).[2] Fail2ban has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

free software Linux Python

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Fail2ban. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/fail2ban
MLA “Fail2ban.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/fail2ban.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fail2ban_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Fail2ban}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fail2ban}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d 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 → https://www.fail2ban.org, https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/73d7388eb6fa|details]])"
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