############ THESE SETTINGS ARE REQUIRED ############ ######################################################################## # # SECURE_LOG: the log file that contains sshd logging info # if you are not sure, grep "sshd:" /var/log/* # # The file to process can be overridden with the --file command line # argument # # Redhat: #SECURE_LOG = /var/log/secure # # Mandrake or FreeBSD: #SECURE_LOG = /var/log/auth.log # # SuSE: #SECURE_LOG = /var/log/messages # ######################################################################## # Optware: SECURE_LOG = /var/log/messages ######################################################################## # HOSTS_DENY: the file which contains restricted host access information # # Most operating systems: #HOSTS_DENY = /etc/hosts.deny # # Some BSD (FreeBSD) Unixes: #HOSTS_DENY = /etc/hosts.allow # # Another possibility (also see the next option): #HOSTS_DENY = /etc/hosts.evil ####################################################################### # Optware HOSTS_DENY = /opt/etc/hosts.deny ######################################################################## # PURGE_DENY: removed HOSTS_DENY entries that are older than this time # when DenyHosts is invoked with the --purge flag # # format is: i[dhwmy] # Where 'i' is an integer (eg. 7) # 'm' = minutes # 'h' = hours # 'd' = days # 'w' = weeks # 'y' = years # # never purge: PURGE_DENY = # # purge entries older than 1 week #PURGE_DENY = 1w # # purge entries older than 5 days #PURGE_DENY = 5d ####################################################################### ####################################################################### # BLOCK_SERVICE: the service name that should be blocked in HOSTS_DENY # # man 5 host_access for details # # eg. sshd: 127.0.0.1 # will block sshd logins from 127.0.0.1 # # To block all services for the offending host: #BLOCK_SERVICE = ALL # To block only sshd: BLOCK_SERVICE = sshd # To only record the offending host and nothing else (if using # an auxilary file to list the hosts). Refer to: # http://denyhosts.sourceforge.net/faq.html#aux #BLOCK_SERVICE = # ####################################################################### ####################################################################### # # DENY_THRESHOLD_INVALID: block each host after the number of failed login # attempts has exceeded this value. This value applies to invalid # user login attempts (eg. non-existent user accounts) # DENY_THRESHOLD_INVALID = 5 # ####################################################################### ####################################################################### # # DENY_THRESHOLD_VALID: block each host after the number of failed # login attempts has exceeded this value. This value applies to valid # user login attempts (eg. user accounts that exist in /etc/passwd) except # for the "root" user # DENY_THRESHOLD_VALID = 10 # ####################################################################### ####################################################################### # # DENY_THRESHOLD_ROOT: block each host after the number of failed # login attempts has exceeded this value. This value applies to # "root" user login attempts only. # DENY_THRESHOLD_ROOT = 1 # ####################################################################### ####################################################################### # # WORK_DIR: the path that DenyHosts will use for writing data to # (it will be created if it does not already exist). # # Note: when run in daemon mode, this directory should be specified # as an absolute path name (eg. /home/foo/denyhosts/data) # WORK_DIR = /opt/share/denyhosts/data # ####################################################################### ####################################################################### # # SUSPICIOUS_LOGIN_REPORT_ALLOWED_HOSTS # # SUSPICIOUS_LOGIN_REPORT_ALLOWED_HOSTS=YES|NO # If set to YES, if a suspicious login attempt results from an allowed-host # then it is considered suspicious. If this is NO, then suspicious logins # from allowed-hosts will not be reported. All suspicious logins from # ip addresses that are not in allowed-hosts will always be reported. # SUSPICIOUS_LOGIN_REPORT_ALLOWED_HOSTS=YES ###################################################################### ###################################################################### # # HOSTNAME_LOOKUP # # HOSTNAME_LOOKUP=YES|NO # If set to YES, for each IP address that is reported by Denyhosts, # the corresponding hostname will be looked up and reported as well # (if available). # HOSTNAME_LOOKUP=YES # ###################################################################### ###################################################################### # # LOCK_FILE # # LOCK_FILE=/path/denyhosts # If this file exists when DenyHosts is run, then DenyHosts will exit # immediately. Otherwise, this file will be created upon invocation # and deleted upon exit. This ensures that only one instance is # running at a time. # # Redhat/Fedora: #LOCK_FILE = /var/lock/subsys/denyhosts # # Debian #LOCK_FILE = /var/run/denyhosts.pid # # Misc #LOCK_FILE = /tmp/denyhosts.lock # ###################################################################### # Optware: LOCK_FILE = /var/run/denyhosts.pid ############ THESE SETTINGS ARE OPTIONAL ############ ####################################################################### # # ADMIN_EMAIL: if you would like to receive emails regarding newly # restricted hosts and suspicious logins, set this address to # match your email address. If you do not want to receive these reports # leave this field blank (or run with the --noemail option) # ADMIN_EMAIL = # ####################################################################### ####################################################################### # SMTP_HOST = localhost SMTP_PORT = 25 SMTP_FROM = DenyHosts SMTP_SUBJECT = DenyHosts Report #SMTP_USERNAME=foo #SMTP_PASSWORD=bar # ####################################################################### ###################################################################### # # ALLOWED_HOSTS_HOSTNAME_LOOKUP # # ALLOWED_HOSTS_HOSTNAME_LOOKUP=YES|NO # If set to YES, for each entry in the WORK_DIR/allowed-hosts file, # the hostname will be looked up. If your versions of tcp_wrappers # and sshd sometimes log hostnames in addition to ip addresses # then you may wish to specify this option. # #ALLOWED_HOSTS_HOSTNAME_LOOKUP=NO # ###################################################################### ###################################################################### # # AGE_RESET_VALID: Specifies the period of time between failed login # attempts that, when exceeded will result in the failed count for # this host to be reset to 0. This value applies to login attempts # to all valid users (those within /etc/passwd) with the # exception of root. If not defined, this count will never # be reset. # # See the comments in the PURGE_DENY section (above) # for details on specifying this value or for complete details # refer to: http://denyhosts.sourceforge.net/faq.html#timespec # AGE_RESET_VALID=5d # ###################################################################### ###################################################################### # # AGE_RESET_ROOT: Specifies the period of time between failed login # attempts that, when exceeded will result in the failed count for # this host to be reset to 0. This value applies to all login # attempts to the "root" user account. If not defined, # this count will never be reset. # # See the comments in the PURGE_DENY section (above) # for details on specifying this value or for complete details # refer to: http://denyhosts.sourceforge.net/faq.html#timespec # AGE_RESET_ROOT=25d # ###################################################################### ###################################################################### # # AGE_RESET_INVALID: Specifies the period of time between failed login # attempts that, when exceeded will result in the failed count for # this host to be reset to 0. This value applies to login attempts # made to any invalid username (those that do not appear # in /etc/passwd). If not defined, count will never be reset. # # See the comments in the PURGE_DENY section (above) # for details on specifying this value or for complete details # refer to: http://denyhosts.sourceforge.net/faq.html#timespec # AGE_RESET_INVALID=10d # ###################################################################### ###################################################################### # # PLUGIN_DENY: If set, this value should point to an executable # program that will be invoked when a host is added to the # HOSTS_DENY file. This executable will be passed the host # that will be added as it's only argument. # #PLUGIN_DENY=/usr/bin/true # ###################################################################### ###################################################################### # # PLUGIN_PURGE: If set, this value should point to an executable # program that will be invoked when a host is removed from the # HOSTS_DENY file. This executable will be passed the host # that is to be purged as it's only argument. # #PLUGIN_PURGE=/usr/bin/true # ###################################################################### ######### THESE SETTINGS ARE SPECIFIC TO DAEMON MODE ########## ####################################################################### # # DAEMON_LOG: when DenyHosts is run in daemon mode (--daemon flag) # this is the logfile that DenyHosts uses to report it's status. # To disable logging, leave blank. (default is: /var/log/denyhosts) # DAEMON_LOG = /opt/var/log/denyhosts.log # # disable logging: #DAEMON_LOG = # ###################################################################### ####################################################################### # # DAEMON_LOG_TIME_FORMAT: when DenyHosts is run in daemon mode # (--daemon flag) this specifies the timestamp format of # the DAEMON_LOG messages (default is the ISO8061 format: # ie. 2005-07-22 10:38:01,745) # # for possible values for this parameter refer to: man strftime # # Jan 1 13:05:59 #DAEMON_LOG_TIME_FORMAT = %b %d %H:%M:%S # # Jan 1 01:05:59 #DAEMON_LOG_TIME_FORMAT = %b %d %I:%M:%S # ###################################################################### ####################################################################### # # DAEMON_SLEEP: when DenyHosts is run in daemon mode (--daemon flag) # this is the amount of time DenyHosts will sleep between polling # the SECURE_LOG. See the comments in the PURGE_DENY section (above) # for details on specifying this value or for complete details # refer to: http://denyhosts.sourceforge.net/faq.html#timespec # # DAEMON_SLEEP = 30s # ####################################################################### ####################################################################### # # DAEMON_PURGE: How often should DenyHosts, when run in daemon mode, # run the purge mechanism to expire old entries in HOSTS_DENY # This has no effect if PURGE_DENY is blank. # DAEMON_PURGE = 1h # #######################################################################