SSHGuard Alternatives

SSHGuard is described as 'Monitors services through their logging activity. It reacts to messages about dangerous activity by blocking the source address with the local firewall. SSHGuard employs a clever parser that can transparently recognize several logging formats at once (syslog, syslog-ng' and is a Firewall in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SSHGuard for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Self-Hosted, Web-based and BSD apps. The best SSHGuard alternative is Fail2ban, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SSHGuard are IPBanPro, reaction, Denyhosts and ConfigServer Firewall.

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  1. Protects DMZ and public systems by analyzing logs to defend against brute force, DDoS, and spoofing on networked services like RDP, IIS, and SMTP using dynamic rules and global blacklists, without replacing your firewall, supporting customization and integration.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
  2. Comparable with fail2ban but based on Java and optimized for high performance. Log scans log files (e.g. /var/log/apache/access_log) and bans IPs that show the malicious signs -- too many password failures, seeking for exploits, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    HeatShield is a network firewall management service for Linux servers. A firewall configured by HeatShield prevents unauthorized access to services running on your servers, such as SSH and MySQL. Using HeatShield, you can easily restrict access to these services so that only IP...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
     
  4. mobileFX Spartan RDP Guard is an intrusion detection system (IDS) and host-based intrusion prevention system (HIPS) implemented as a Windows 64-bit or 32-bit Service with location-based attack reporting and instant notifications.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    win2ban is a Fail2ban implementation for Windows systems. It is a packaging of Fail2ban, Python, Cygwin, Winlogbeat and many other related tools to make it a complete and ready-to-use solution for brute-force attack protection.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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