DenyHosts monitors server logs and bans ips that exceed a certain number of failed logins. It is an effective security tool, written in python, this software helps to prevent brute force attacks on a virtual server. Install DenyHosts sudo rpm -Uvh http://mirror.metrocast.net/fedora/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm sudo yum install denyhosts Whitelist IP Addresses Edit the file : hosts.allow nano /etc/hosts.allow […]