Debian Perfect Setup w/o ISPconfig, fiewall needed?

Discussion in 'HOWTO-Related Questions' started by minktoast, Mar 1, 2008.

  1. minktoast

    minktoast New Member

    If I follow the perfect setup instructions for Debian Etch on a VPS that I plan to use for web hosting, but then don't install ISP Config, what extra security or firewall do I need to set up?

    Would just adding fail2ban be OK?

    Thanks in advance if you can help.
     
  2. falko

    falko Super Moderator Howtoforge Staff

    You don't need a firewall unless you run services that you don't want the outside world to connect to.

    fail2ban is good for blocking brute-force attacks.
     
  3. minktoast

    minktoast New Member

    Thanks Falko - just what I needed to know.
     

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