fail2ban-setup
Pass
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 18, 2026
Risk Level: SAFECOMMAND_EXECUTIONPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill uses system package managers (apt, yum) and service management tools (systemctl) to install fail2ban and ensure the service is running correctly. It also utilizes
fail2ban-clientfor managing active bans. - [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: Administrative access (root or sudo) is required for the installation of packages and the modification of system configuration files within the
/etc/fail2ban/directory. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill involves monitoring and parsing system logs (e.g.,
/var/log/auth.log,/var/log/nginx/error.log), which serve as ingestion points for untrusted data originating from remote network connection attempts. - Ingestion points: System log files including
/var/log/auth.log,/var/log/secure, and web server error logs. - Boundary markers: None present in the log-reading instructions.
- Capability inventory: The skill has capabilities for package installation, service control, and modifying firewall rules via fail2ban.
- Sanitization: Relies on the standard regular expression filtering provided by the fail2ban software.
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