Securing debain with fail2ban or iptables
- by Jimmy
I'm looking to secure my server. Initially my first thought was to use iptables but then I also learnt about Fail2ban. I understand that Fail2ban is based on iptables, but it has the advantages of being able to ban IP's after a number of attempts.
Let's say I want to block FTP completely:
Should I write a separate IPtable rule to block FTP, and use Fail2ban just for SSH
Or instead simply put all rules, even the FTP blocking rule within the Fail2Ban config
Any help on this would be appreciated.
James