fail2ban/config/filter.d/sshd.conf

# Fail2Ban filter for openssh
#
# If you want to protect OpenSSH from being bruteforced by password
# authentication then get public key authentication working before disabling
# PasswordAuthentication in sshd_config.
#
#
# "Connection from <HOST> port \d+" requires LogLevel VERBOSE in sshd_config
#

[INCLUDES]

# Read common prefixes. If any customizations available -- read them from
# common.local
before = common.conf

[DEFAULT]

_daemon = sshd

# optional prefix (logged from several ssh versions) like "error: ", "error: PAM: " or "fatal: "
__pref = (?:(?:error|fatal): (?:PAM: )?)?
# optional suffix (logged from several ssh versions) like " [preauth]"
__suff = (?: \[preauth\])?\s*
__on_port_opt = (?: port \d+)?(?: on \S+(?: port \d+)?)?

[Definition]

prefregex = ^<F-MLFID>%(__prefix_line)s</F-MLFID>%(__pref)s<F-CONTENT>.+</F-CONTENT>$

cmnfailre = ^[aA]uthentication (?:failure|error|failed) for <F-USER>.*</F-USER> from <HOST>( via \S+)?\s*%(__suff)s$
            ^User not known to the underlying authentication module for <F-USER>.*</F-USER> from <HOST>\s*%(__suff)s$
            ^Failed \S+ for (?P<cond_inv>invalid user )?<F-USER>(?P<cond_user>\S+)|(?(cond_inv)(?:(?! from ).)*?|[^:]+)</F-USER> from <HOST>%(__on_port_opt)s(?: ssh\d*)?(?(cond_user): |(?:(?:(?! from ).)*)$)
            ^<F-USER>ROOT</F-USER> LOGIN REFUSED.* FROM <HOST>\s*%(__suff)s$
            ^[iI](?:llegal|nvalid) user <F-USER>.*?</F-USER> from <HOST>%(__on_port_opt)s\s*$
            ^User <F-USER>.+</F-USER> from <HOST> not allowed because not listed in AllowUsers\s*%(__suff)s$
            ^User <F-USER>.+</F-USER> from <HOST> not allowed because listed in DenyUsers\s*%(__suff)s$
            ^User <F-USER>.+</F-USER> from <HOST> not allowed because not in any group\s*%(__suff)s$
            ^refused connect from \S+ \(<HOST>\)\s*%(__suff)s$
            ^Received disconnect from <HOST>%(__on_port_opt)s:\s*3: .*: Auth fail%(__suff)s$
            ^User <F-USER>.+</F-USER> from <HOST> not allowed because a group is listed in DenyGroups\s*%(__suff)s$
            ^User <F-USER>.+</F-USER> from <HOST> not allowed because none of user's groups are listed in AllowGroups\s*%(__suff)s$
            ^pam_unix\(sshd:auth\):\s+authentication failure;\s*logname=\S*\s*uid=\d*\s*euid=\d*\s*tty=\S*\s*ruser=<F-USER>\S*</F-USER>\s*rhost=<HOST>\s.*%(__suff)s$
            ^(error: )?maximum authentication attempts exceeded for <F-USER>.*</F-USER> from <HOST>%(__on_port_opt)s(?: ssh\d*)?%(__suff)s$
            ^User <F-USER>.+</F-USER> not allowed because account is locked%(__suff)s
            ^Disconnecting: Too many authentication failures(?: for <F-USER>.+?</F-USER>)?%(__suff)s
            ^<F-NOFAIL>Received disconnect</F-NOFAIL> from <HOST>: 11:
            ^<F-NOFAIL>Connection closed</F-NOFAIL> by <HOST>%(__suff)s$

mdre-normal =

mdre-ddos = ^Did not receive identification string from <HOST>%(__suff)s$
            ^Connection reset by <HOST>%(__on_port_opt)s%(__suff)s
            ^<F-NOFAIL>SSH: Server;Ltype:</F-NOFAIL> (?:Authname|Version|Kex);Remote: <HOST>-\d+;[A-Z]\w+:
            ^Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer%(__suff)s

mdre-extra = ^Received disconnect from <HOST>%(__on_port_opt)s:\s*14: No supported authentication methods available%(__suff)s$
            ^Unable to negotiate with <HOST>%(__on_port_opt)s: no matching (?:cipher|key exchange method) found.
            ^Unable to negotiate a (?:cipher|key exchange method)%(__suff)s$

mdre-aggressive = %(mdre-ddos)s
                  %(mdre-extra)s

cfooterre = ^<F-NOFAIL>Connection from</F-NOFAIL> <HOST>

failregex = %(cmnfailre)s
            <mdre-<mode>>
            %(cfooterre)s

# Parameter "mode": normal (default), ddos, extra or aggressive (combines all)
# Usage example (for jail.local):
#   [sshd]
#   mode = extra
#   # or another jail (rewrite filter parameters of jail):
#   [sshd-aggressive]
#   filter = sshd[mode=aggressive]
#
mode = normal

#filter = sshd[mode=aggressive]

ignoreregex = 

maxlines = 1

journalmatch = _SYSTEMD_UNIT=sshd.service + _COMM=sshd

datepattern = {^LN-BEG}

# DEV Notes:
#
#   "Failed \S+ for .*? from <HOST>..." failregex uses non-greedy catch-all because
#   it is coming before use of <HOST> which is not hard-anchored at the end as well,
#   and later catch-all's could contain user-provided input, which need to be greedily
#   matched away first.
#
# Author: Cyril Jaquier, Yaroslav Halchenko, Petr Voralek, Daniel Black and Sergey Brester aka sebres
# Rewritten using prefregex (and introduced "mode" parameter) by Serg G. Brester.