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Enabling ConfigServers Firewall (csf) clustering for Login Failure Daemon (lfd)

June 15, 2011 by admin
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ConfigServer Firewal (csf) is a very lightweight and easy to configure firewall for linux systems. Its cPanel interface provides a very easy to access and control the firewall from the WHM (Web Host manager). One of the best part of it, it’s fully free. In version 5, csf introduced lfd (Login Failure Daemon) clustering [...]

Tags: Auto, brute force, ConfigServers, configuration changes, configuration panel, cron, csf, daemon, Draft, Enabling, firewal, host manager, input box, input boxes, ip address blocks, lfd, linux systems, list, Login, login attempts, plugins section, SENDTO, whm

DoS Protection via APF, BFD, DDOS and RootKit

October 8, 2009 by admin
Filed under cPanel, Direct Admin, General, HyperVM, Kloxo, Plesk, Webmin

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Being a web host, your servers are constantly being attacked by hackers by denial-of-service (DoS) and other brute force attacks. There is no foolproof method to stop 100% of all attacks, but there are ways to protect your servers by applying firewall rules, and detecting and banning attacking IPs. This article makes use of the [...]

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