Information about the package, denyhosts, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The denyhosts package is designed for, A script to help thwart ssh server attacks.
Package Name:
denyhosts
Summary:
A script to help thwart ssh server attacks
Description:
DenyHosts is a Python script that analyzes the sshd server log messages to determine which hosts are attempting to hack into your system. It also determines what user accounts are being targeted. It keeps track of the frequency of attempts from each host and, upon discovering a repeated attack host, updates the /etc/hosts.deny file to prevent future break-in attempts from that host. Email reports can be sent to a system admin.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
2.6
Release:
20.el6
Size:
90 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the denyhosts package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install denyhosts
This command will install denyhosts on the server.
yum remove denyhosts
This command will un-install denyhosts on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove denyhosts, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove denyhosts
This command will un-install denyhosts on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove denyhosts when using the -y flag.
yum update denyhosts
This command will update denyhosts to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove denyhosts, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update denyhosts
This command will update denyhosts to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove denyhosts when using the -y flag.
yum info denyhosts
This command will show you core information about the denyhosts package.
yum deplist denyhosts
This command will show you the dependencies for denyhosts. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update denyhosts
This command will check if there is an update waiting on denyhosts. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.