[BlueOnyx:09414] Re: More pam_abl questions....

[Jeff Folk]

On Jan 17, 2012, at 5:21 AM, Greg Kuhnert wrote:
> 
> Hi Chad.
> 
> On 1/17/2012 4:37 PM, Chad Bersche wrote:
>> So, I've come to the conclusion that pam_abl on its own won't do what I
>> want for blocking.  Seems that I need to enlist the help of iptables to
>> really drop connection attempts that I don't want hitting my box.
> 
> DFIX is a free package that might help you. Amongst many of its 
> functions, it looks at pamabl blocks and transfers the blocks to 
> iptables. See the link below for more details.
> 
> http://www.compassnetworks.com.au/shop/free-bundle-p-78.html
> 
> Regards,
> Greg.

And Fail2ban is a good addition, too...