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We've compiled a list of 12 free and paid alternatives to Denyhosts. The primary competitors include Fail2ban, SSHGuard. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Denyhosts and win2ban, Pyruse, e.guardo Smart Defender. Also you can look at other similar options here: Network and Admin Software.


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The idea of denying access to SSH servers is nothing new and I was inspired by many other scripts...

Denyhosts Platforms

tick-square Linux

Denyhosts Overview

The idea of denying access to SSH servers is nothing new and I was inspired by many other scripts that I discovered. However, none of them did things the way I envisioned them to. Also, they were all shell scripts which do not offer the elegance of Python.

Denyhosts provides SSH attack prevention and is used by thousands of users worldwide.

Denyhosts Features

tick-square Web log analysis

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