Fail2ban block 404 scan and invalid method in request on Apache server
Fail2ban block 404 scan and invalid method in request on Apache server 1. Create filter /etc/fail2ban/filter.d/apache-404.conf [Definition] failregex = [[]client <HOST>[]] File does not exist: * [[]client <HOST>[]] Invalid method in request * ignoreregex = 2. Add new jail /etc/fail2ban/jail.conf [apache-404] enabled = true port = http,https filter = apache-404 action = iptables-multiport[name=apache-404,port="80,443"] logpath = /var/log/httpd/error_log #you can add email notification as well action = iptables-multiport[name=apache-404, port="http,https", protocol=tcp] sendmail-whois[name=apache-404, [email protected], [email protected], sendername="Server-Fail2Ban"] bantime = 172800 maxretry = 2 findtime = 86400 ; 1 day 3. If everything is ok, you can t...