Obsidian/05.02 Networks/GitHub - deividgdtfail2ban_telegram_notifications Sending fail2ban notifications using a Telegram bot.md

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GitHub - deividgdt/fail2ban_telegram_notifications: Sending fail2ban notifications using a Telegram bot

 

Fail2ban Telegram Notifications

Sending Configuring Fail2ban notifications using a Telegram bot

 

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Installation and configuration

 

• Add the following two lines, for example, to SSHD in the file /etc/fail2ban/jail.conf, make sure to tab the word telegram.

~~~bash
action  = iptables[name=SSH, port=22, protocol=tcp]
    		telegram
~~~

Example:

• Download the file telegram.conf and move it to /etc/fail2ban/action.d/

• Download the file send_telegram_notif.sh move it to /etc/fail2ban/scripts/

• Modify the file /etc/fail2ban/scripts/send_telegram_notif.sh and add your Token and your Chat ID:

~~~bash
telegramBotToken=YOUR_BOT_TOKEN
telegramChatID=YOUR_CHAT_ID
~~~

• Make the file executable

~~~bash
chmod +x /etc/fail2ban/scripts/send\_telegram\_notif.sh
~~~

• Restart the Configuring Fail2ban service and enjoy!

~~~bash
systemctl restart fail2ban
~~~

 

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Usage

 

• /etc/fail2ban/scripts/send_telegram_notif.sh -a [ start || stop ] || [ -n $NAME -b $IP || -n $NAME -u $IP ]"
  • -a (action)
  • -n (jail name)
  • -b (ban)
  • -u (unban)

 

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telegram.conf

 

~~~bash
[Definition]

actionstart = /etc/fail2ban/scripts/send_telegram_notif.sh -a start

actionstop = /etc/fail2ban/scripts/send_telegram_notif.sh -a stop

actioncheck =

actionban = /etc/fail2ban/scripts/send_telegram_notif.sh -n <name> -b <ip>

actionunban = /etc/fail2ban/scripts/send_telegram_notif.sh -n <name> -u <ip>

[Init]

init = 123
~~~

 

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send_telegram_notif.sh

 

~~~python
#!/bin/bash

# Version 1.0

# Send Fail2ban notifications using a Telegram Bot

# Add to the /etc/fail2ban/jail.conf:

# [sshd]

# ***

# action = iptables[name=SSH, port=22, protocol=tcp]

# telegram

# Create a new file in /etc/fail2ban/action.d with the following information:

# [Definition]

# actionstart = /etc/fail2ban/scripts/send_telegram_notif.sh -a start

# actionstop = /etc/fail2ban/scripts/send_telegram_notif.sh -a stop

# actioncheck =

# actionban = /etc/fail2ban/scripts/send_telegram_notif.sh -n <name> -b <ip>

# actionunban = /etc/fail2ban/scripts/send_telegram_notif.sh -n <name> -u <ip>

#

# [Init]

# init = 123

# Telegram BOT Token

telegramBotToken='YOUR_BOT_TOKEN'

# Telegram Chat ID

telegramChatID='YOUR_CHAT_ID'

function talkToBot() {

message=$1

curl -s -X POST https://api.telegram.org/bot${telegramBotToken}/sendMessage -d text="${message}" -d chat_id=${telegramChatID} > /dev/null 2>&1

}

if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then

echo "Usage $0 -a ( start || stop ) || -b \$IP || -u \$IP"

exit 1;

fi

while getopts "a:n:b:u:" opt; do

case "$opt" in

a)

action=$OPTARG

;;

n)

jail_name=$OPTARG

;;

b)

ban=y

ip_add_ban=$OPTARG

;;

u)

unban=y

ip_add_unban=$OPTARG

;;

\?)

echo "Invalid option. -$OPTARG"

exit 1

;;

esac

done

if [[ ! -z ${action} ]]; then

case "${action}" in

start)

talkToBot "Fail2ban has been started"

;;

stop)

talkToBot "Fail2ban has been stopped"

;;

*)

echo "Incorrect option"

exit 1;

;;

esac

elif [[ ${ban} == "y" ]]; then

talkToBot "[${jail_name}] The IP: ${ip_add_ban} has been banned"

exit 0;

elif [[ ${unban} == "y" ]]; then

talkToBot "[${jail_name}] The IP: ${ip_add_unban} has been unbanned"

exit 0;

else

info

fi
~~~

 

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