IPQ BDB AlternativesFirewalls and other similar apps like IPQ BDB

IPQ BDB is described as 'Filtering is done by a user space netfilter daemon that issues verdicts after looking up the IP address in a Berkeley DB. The fuzzy blocking model, freely inspired by STOCKADE, is designed to block non-distributed dictionary attacks and mitigate spam' and is a Firewall in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to IPQ BDB for Windows, Linux, Web-based and Mac. The best IPQ BDB alternative is Fail2ban, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like IPQ BDB are SSHGuard, IPBanPro, Denyhosts and RdpGuard.

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  1. Fail2ban icon
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    Fail2ban scans log files (e.g. /var/log/apache/error_log) and bans IPs that show the malicious signs -- too many password failures, seeking for exploits, etc. Generally Fail2Ban is then used to update firewall rules to reject the IP addresses for a specified amount of time...

    21 Fail2ban alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
    • Fail2ban is the most popular Linux alternative to IPQ BDB.

    • Fail2ban is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to IPQ BDB.

    • Fail2ban is Free and Open SourceIPQ BDB is also Free and Open Source
    • Fail2ban is Lightweight and Privacy focusedIPQ BDB is not according to our users
  2. SSHGuard icon
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    SSHGuard 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
    • SSHGuard is the most popular Mac alternative to IPQ BDB.

    • SSHGuard is Free and Open SourceIPQ BDB is also Free and Open Source
  3. IPBanPro icon
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    IPBan is a FREE and open source application that allows auto banning ip addresses from failed login attempts. Many sources are watched such as SSH, SMTP, SQL-Server, MySQL, RDP and dropped packets.

    15 IPBanPro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • IPBanPro is the most popular Windows alternative to IPQ BDB.

    • IPBanPro is the most popular commercial alternative to IPQ BDB.

    • IPBanPro is Paid and Open SourceIPQ BDB is Free and Open Source
  4. Denyhosts icon
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    The idea of denying access to SSH servers is nothing new and I was inspired by many other scripts that I discovered. However, none of them did things the way I envisioned them to. Also, they were all shell scripts which do not offer the elegance of Python.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. RdpGuard icon
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    RdpGuard allows you to protect your Remote Desktop (RDP) from brute-force attacks by blocking attacker's IP address. Fail2Ban for Windows.

    15 RdpGuard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. SpyLog icon
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    Monitor logs from several sources and execute actions based on some rules. Can be used to protect against brute-force attacks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. AiP Defense icon
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    Your Microsoft Windows servers are probably under constant attack and you may not even know it! Chances are if your hosting remote desktop, or other services such as Microsoft exchange, FTP, HTTP, HTTP’s or SQL. Your server is likely getting bombarded with failed login attempts.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    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
     
    • e.guardo Smart Defender is the most popular Web-based alternative to IPQ BDB.

    • e.guardo Smart Defender is Paid and ProprietaryIPQ BDB is Free and Open Source
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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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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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