- Fail2ban now support ipfw and ipfwadm

- New options


git-svn-id: https://fail2ban.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/fail2ban/trunk@47 a942ae1a-1317-0410-a47c-b1dcaea8d605

README

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Fail2Ban (version 0.1.1)                           10/23/2004
 
 Fail2Ban scans log files like /var/log/pwdfail and bans IP
 that makes too much password failures. It updates firewall
-rules to reject the IP address. Currently sshd and iptables
-are supported. It needs log4py.
+rules to reject the IP address. Currently sshd, iptables,
+ipfw and ipfwadm are supported. It needs log4py.
 
 This is my first Python program. I began learning Python for
 less than one week so please be understanding ;-) English is
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ So I search for a script or program that do it. Found
 nothing :-( So I decide to write mine and to learn Python :-)
 
 I read the log file (/var/log/pwdfail/current on metalog) and
-search for line with "Failed password". Then get the ip and
-if it has already done 3 or more password failure in the last
-banTime, I ban the ip for banTime using a iptable rule. After
-banTime, the rule is deleted.
+search for a given pattern which indicates a login attempt.
+Then I get the ip and if it has already done 3 or more
+password failure in the last banTime, I ban the ip for
+banTime using a iptable rule. After banTime, the rule is
+deleted.
 
 Runs on my server and does its job rather well :-) The idea
 is to make fail2ban usable with most syslog daemons and
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ options:
 
   -b         start fail2ban in background
   -d         start fail2ban in debug mode
+  -e <INTF>  ban IP on the INTF interface
   -f <FILE>  read password failure from FILE
   -h         display this help message
   -i <IP(s)> IP(s) to ignore
@@ -84,7 +86,8 @@ options:
   -r <VALUE> allow a max of VALUE password failure
   -t <TIME>  ban IP for TIME seconds
   -v         verbose
-
+  -w <FIWA>  select the firewall to use. Can be iptables,
+             ipfwadm or ipfw
 
 Contact:
 --------
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ Cyril Jaquier: <lostcontrol@users.sourceforge.net>
 Thanks:
 -------
 
-Kévin Drapel, Marvin Rouge
+Kévin Drapel, Marvin Rouge, Sireyessire, Robert Edeker
 
 
 License: