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blockauth

Tool that blocks IPs that make ssh connection attempts by reading the auth.log file (rsyslog).

Install dependencies (Ubuntu/Debian):

sudo apt install iptables rsyslog grep sed

How to install blockauth:

git clone https://gitlab.com/q3aql/blockauth.git
cd blockauth
sudo ./install.sh

How to unninstall blockauth:

git clone https://gitlab.com/q3aql/blockauth.git
cd blockauth
sudo ./unninstall.sh

How to run service:

  • First, edit the file /etc/blockauth/blockauth.conf:

    # Blockauth configuration file
    valid_users="test1 test2"
    always_ip_allowed="192.168.0.1 192.168.0.2"
    blocklist="/etc/blockauth/blocklist.list"
    filelog="/etc/blockauth/blockauth.log"
    max_ip_blocklist="12500"
    
  • Add the service to the system startup and start it:

systemctl enable blockauth
systemctl start blockauth
  • IPs using one of the users in valid_users variable will never be blocked.
  • IPs of always_ip_allowed variable will never be blocked.
  • Variable max_ip_blocklist set maximum IPs on blocklist. The blocklist will be reset when the maximum is reached.