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Fail2ban#

Adding TheHive into Fail2Ban#

Considering TheHive logs sit in /var/log/thehive/application.log and **fail2ban ** configuration is in /etc/fail2ban:

  1. Add a filter file in /etc/fail2ban/filter.d named thehive.conf with the following content:

    [INCLUDES]
    before = common.conf
    
    [Definition]
    failregex = ^.*- <HOST> (?:POST \/api\/login|GET .*) .*returned 401.*$
    ignoreregex =
    
  2. Add a jail file in /etc/fail2ban/jail.d/named thehive.local with the following content:

    [thehive]
    enabled = true
    port = 80,443
    filter = thehive
    action = iptables-multiport[name=thehive, port="80,443"]
    logpath = /var/log/thehive/application.log
    maxretry = 5
    bantime = 14400
    findtime = 1200
    

    This will ban any IP address for 4 hours after 5 failed authentication are identified during a period of 20 min.

  3. Reload the configuration with the command fail2ban-client reload

Manage banned IP addresses#

  • Review banned IP addresses:

    fail2ban-client status thehive
    
  • Unban an IP address:

    fail2ban-client set thehive unbanip <IP ADDRESS>