Fail2Ban scans log files like /var/log/pwdfail and bans IP that makes too many password failures. It updates firewall rules to reject the IP address. These rules can be defined by the user. Fail2Ban can read multiple log files such as sshd, Apache web server, postfix and others. fail2ban has following dependencies which are offical Slackware packages: 1. Python >= 2.3 Required 2. gamin >= 0.0.21 Optional Also see README.SBo for configuration and upgrade help.