ini
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Kai Nakamura
Apr 2026
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[sshd]
enabled = true
maxretry = 4
findtime = 10m
bantime = 1h
[nginx-auth]
enabled = true
port = http,https
logpath = /var/log/nginx/error.log
maxretry = 10
findtime = 5m
bantime = 30m
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Fail2ban is not a complete defense, but it is a useful friction layer for noisy abuse. I use it where login failures or repeated 401s clearly indicate hostile automation. It works best when paired with centralized logs and upstream rate limiting, not as a magical perimeter shield.
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