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1 #summary Log failed authentication attempts with their IP address
2 #labels Stage-Stable
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4 = Introduction =
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6 Prosody doesn't write IP addresses to its log file by default for privacy reasons (unless debug logging is enabled).
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8 This module enables logging of the IP address in a failed authentication attempt so that those trying to break into accounts for example can be blocked.
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10 = fail2ban configuration =
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12 fail2ban is a utility for monitoring log files and automatically blocking "bad" IP addresses at the firewall level.
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14 With this module enabled in Prosody you can use the following example configuration for fail2ban:
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16 {{{
17 # /etc/fail2ban/filter.d/prosody-auth.conf
18 # Fail2Ban configuration file for prosody authentication
19 [Definition]
20 failregex = Failed authentication attempt \(not-authorized\) from IP: <HOST>
21 ignoreregex =
22 }}}
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24 And at the appropriate place (usually the bottom) of /etc/fail2ban/jail.conf add these lines:
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26 {{{
27 [prosody]
28 enabled = true
29 port = 5222
30 filter = prosody-auth
31 logpath = /var/log/prosody/prosody*.log
32 maxretry = 6
33 }}}
34
35 == Compatibility ==
36 || trunk || Works ||
37 || 0.8 || Doesn't work ||