endlessh-go is an SSH tarpit that slowly sends an endless SSH banner to clients, tying up bots and brute-force attackers without granting access.
This Go implementation adds monitoring features, including Prometheus metrics and Grafana dashboard support, making it useful for watching connection attempts and attacker sources.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- SSH tarpit designed to waste attackers’ time
- Exports Prometheus metrics
- Grafana dashboard for visualising attack sources
- Optional GeoIP support using ip-api or MaxMind DB
- Supports multiple listening ports
- Configurable host, port, banner delay, and client limits
- PROXY protocol support
- Docker image available
Website: endlessh-go
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Developer: Shizun Ge
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
endlessh-go is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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