Warning OSI-approved OSS Security VPN & Network Security

fail2ban

Daemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors

Data confidence82/100
Source coverage92/100
Publish confidence86/100
Pricing checkedNo current pricing evidence
Score Breakdown

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These bars are a reader-facing view of the ToolVitals evidence model. They summarize maintenance, shipping, confidence, and decay signals. Hosted pricing evidence is shown separately.

Activity
Recent commits, releases, changelog, package, and product-motion signals.
Reliability
Maintenance posture from recency, release evidence, availability, and repo signals.
Adoption
Public footprint from GitHub stars, forks, and watchers when available.
Sustainability
Longer-term posture combining health, activity, adoption, confidence, and decay risk.
ToolVitals57/100Health72/100Shipping14/100Zombie Risk13/100
Overall Score 57 Warning
Activity 14
Reliability 72
Adoption 86
Sustainability 62

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About this tool

What ToolVitals knows about fail2ban

Daemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

The tool is still alive, but signs of slower momentum are visible.

Source-visible project VPN & Network Security OSI-approved OSS Scored Intelligence
Repository

GitHub Activity

PY
fail2ban/fail2ban
Stars 17,968
Forks 1,479
Watchers 17,968
Open Issues 266
Primary Language
Python
Last Commit
4 days ago
Releases 90d
0
Default Branch
master
License
GPL-2.0
Repository Status
Active repository
Evidence

Signal Quality

Data Confidence 82/100 Good
Source Coverage 92/100 Strong
Publish Confidence 86/100 Strong

ConfidenceHigh-confidence score from multiple public signals.

Zombie RiskNo meaningful zombie signal right now.

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Openness

License Evidence

Class
OSI-approved OSS
License
GPL-2.0
Pricing Scope
No hosted pricing tracked

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Sources

Tracked Sources

Profile

Classification

Category
Security
Use Case
VPN & Network Security
Openness
OSI-approved OSS
License
GPL-2.0
Pricing Scope
No hosted pricing tracked
Tool Mode
Source-visible project
Score Model
Open Source Maintenance
Score Visibility
Scored Intelligence
Status
Warning
Hosted Pricing

Pricing Evidence

Scope
No hosted pricing tracked
Free Tier
Not detected
Currency
USD
Tracked Plans
0
Maintainers

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