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README.md

@ -34,18 +34,43 @@ default that IP will be blocked.
``` ```
LOGTYPE auth { LOGTYPE auth {
# Where to find the log files
DIR= /var/log DIR= /var/log
PREFIX= auth.log PREFIX= auth.log
# imapd[20193]= Login failed user=redacted auth=redacted@nowhere.com host=[186.179.170.12] # How to read the timestamp
TIMESTAMP auth_ts {
# isolates the timestamp from a line matched by a TARGET
REGEX= ^(.*) srv
# Passed to strptime() to intrepret the timestamp string
STRPTIME= %b %d %T
# These stamps do not include the year, so it is implied.
FLAGS= GUESS_YEAR
}
TARGET imap {
# Pattern to search for, isolates the IP address
REGEX= imapd.*Login failed.*\[([0-9.a-f:]+)\]$ REGEX= imapd.*Login failed.*\[([0-9.a-f:]+)\]$
# Assign this as the severity of the offense.
SEVERITY= 3
}
# sshd[6165]= Failed password for invalid user user from 185.224.137.201 port 44865 ssh2 TARGET ssh {
SEVERITY= 4
REGEX= sshd.*Failed password.*from ([0-9.a-f:]+) port [0-9]+ ssh2$ REGEX= sshd.*Failed password.*from ([0-9.a-f:]+) port [0-9]+ ssh2$
REGEX= sshd.*Invalid user.*from ([0-9.a-f:]+) port
}
# Unable to negotiate with 193.188.22.188 port ... TARGET negotiate_fail {
# REGEX= Unable to negotiate with ([0-9.]+) port SEVERITY= 2
REGEX= Unable to negotiate with ([0-9.a-f:]+) port REGEX= Unable to negotiate with ([0-9.a-f:]+) port
}
TARGET dovecot {
SEVERITY= 3
REGEX= dovecot.*authentication failure.*rhost=([0-9.]+)
}
} }
``` ```
@ -74,24 +99,70 @@ IP is blocked. Offenses will naturally disappear as old logfiles are deleted by
*logrotate*. *logrotate*.
``` ```
# Take it easy on home boys # Whitelist ourself
MAX_OFFENSES 5 {
COUNTRY= US
}
# GeoIP doesn't know the location of every IP address
MAX_OFFENSES 3 {
COUNTRY= unknown
}
# This is your whitelist: -1 means no limit.
MAX_OFFENSES -1 { MAX_OFFENSES -1 {
# Put your server's IP addresses here
# IP= 1.2.3.4
IP= 127.0.0.1
# IP= dead:beef::20::32a
IP= ::1
}
# Allegedly legit servers
MAX_OFFENSES 50 {
# Google Ireland
IP= 2a00:1450:4864:20::32a
IP= 2a00:1450:4864:20::336
# Google EU
# Attempted to break in
# IP= 35.205.240.168
# Google US
IP= 09.85.216.42
# Attempted to break in
# IP= 130.211.246.128
IP= 209.85.166.194
IP= 209.85.166.195
IP= 209.85.208.67
IP= 209.85.214.194
IP= 209.85.215.173
IP= 209.85.215.175
IP= 209.85.215.193
IP= 209.85.216.42
IP= 2607:f8b0:4864:20::1034
IP= 2607:f8b0:4864:20::a46
# Yahoo
IP= 106.10.244.139
# Outlook
IP= 40.92.4.30
IP= 40.107.73.61
IP= 40.107.74.48
IP= 40.107.74.72
IP= 40.107.76.74
IP= 40.107.79.52
IP= 40.107.79.59
IP= 40.107.80.40
IP= 40.107.80.53
IP= 40.107.80.78
IP= 40.107.82.75
IP= 52.101.129.30
IP= 52.101.132.108
IP= 52.101.136.79
IP= 52.101.140.230
}
# "trusted" addresses
MAX_OFFENSES 200 {
# me from home # me from home
IP= 205.144.171.37/20 # IP= 1.2.3.4/20
# Some user # Customer
IP= 173.236.196.36 # IP= 5.6.7.8/24
} }
``` ```
@ -109,11 +180,27 @@ There are two primary modes in which *ban2fail* is used:
### Production ### Production
In production mode it is expected that *ban2fail* is running from a cron job, In production mode it is expected that *ban2fail* is running non-interactively,
and no output is printed unless addresses are (un)blocked. It is also possible and no output is printed unless addresses are (un)blocked. It is also possible
to generate a listing of addresses, offense counts, and status with the -a to generate a listing of addresses, offense counts, and status with the -a
command flag. Likewise, a listing of countries and offense counts is available command flag. Likewise, a listing of countries and offense counts is available
with the -c flag. with the *-c* flag. In order to get DNS information for the *-a* flag, follow
with a plus for all DNS info *-a+*, or a minus for only legit (backward &
forward match) info *-a-*. In the list, DNS issues are presented like so:
```
# DNS is good
0 Dec 04 11:04 185.31.204.22 1/0 offenses GB [BLK] mail.damianbasel.audise.com
# Reverse lookup does not match forward lookup
0 Dec 04 08:47 103.238.80.23 2/0 offenses VN [BLK] example.com !
# Forward DNS is unavailable
4 Dec 04 10:54 106.51.230.190 2/0 offenses IN [BLK] broadband.actcorp.in !!
# DNS is inconclusive due to lack of response from DNS servers
0 Dec 04 04:13 87.120.246.53 1/0 offenses BG [BLK] client.playtime.bg ~
```
### Testing ### Testing
@ -138,16 +225,28 @@ about any modern Linux distro. It uses the following libraries:
+ *libcrypto* from the libssl package, for md5 checksums + *libcrypto* from the libssl package, for md5 checksums
+ *libgeoip* to identify the country of origin for IP addresses + *libGeoIP* to identify the country of origin for IP addresses
+ *libz* to read compressed log files + *libz* to read compressed log files
+ *libpthread* for parallel DNS lookups (200 simulataneous)
+ *libdb=5.3* caching of offense location and size in log files
Build and install like so: Build and install like so:
``` ```
make release make release
sudo make install make install
``` ```
The executable will be placed in "/usr/local/bin". The executable will be placed in "/usr/local/bin".
In order to run *ban2fail* as a systemd service which actively monitors log
files, put the service file *ban2fail.service* in place as well as placing
*ban2fail.sh* in '/usr/local/share/ban2fail/'.
*ban2fail.sh* can also be tested from the command line. The user must belong to
group 'adm' in order to run iptables, which is accomplished via setuid() at the
appropriate time.

@ -68,17 +68,24 @@ MAX_OFFENSES 200 {
LOGTYPE auth { LOGTYPE auth {
# Where to find the log files
DIR= /var/log DIR= /var/log
PREFIX= auth.log PREFIX= auth.log
# How to read the timestamp
TIMESTAMP auth_ts { TIMESTAMP auth_ts {
# isolates the timestamp from a line matched by a TARGET
REGEX= ^(.*) srv REGEX= ^(.*) srv
# Passed to strptime() to intrepret the timestamp string
STRPTIME= %b %d %T STRPTIME= %b %d %T
# These stamps do not include the year, so it is implied.
FLAGS= GUESS_YEAR FLAGS= GUESS_YEAR
} }
TARGET imap { TARGET imap {
# Pattern to search for, isolates the IP address
REGEX= imapd.*Login failed.*\[([0-9.a-f:]+)\]$ REGEX= imapd.*Login failed.*\[([0-9.a-f:]+)\]$
# Assign this as the severity of the offense.
SEVERITY= 3 SEVERITY= 3
} }