How to Install and Uninstall sshguard.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "sshguard.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install sshguard.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                sshguard.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "sshguard.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall sshguard.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the sshguard.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

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Available Packages
Name : sshguard
Version : 2.4.1
Release : 5.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 311 k
Source : sshguard-2.4.1-5.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : Protects hosts from brute-force attacks against SSH and other services
URL : http://www.sshguard.net
License : BSD and GPLv2+
Description : Sshguard protects hosts from brute-force attacks against SSH and other
: services. It aggregates system logs and blocks repeat offenders using one of
: several firewall backends.
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: Sshguard can read log messages from standard input or monitor one or more log
: files. Log messages are parsed, line-by-line, for recognized patterns. If an
: attack, such as several login failures within a few seconds, is detected, the
: offending IP is blocked. Offenders are unblocked after a set interval, but can
: be semi-permanently banned using the blacklist option.