ConfigServer has released a new version of their CSF firewall for Linux servers

New csf v14.02

Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall, Login/Intrusion Detection and Security application for Linux servers.

This suite of scripts provides:
Straight-forward SPI iptables firewall script
Daemon process that checks for login authentication failures for:
Courier imap, Dovecot, uw-imap, Kerio
openSSH
cPanel, WHM, Webmail (cPanel servers only)
Pure-ftpd, vsftpd, Proftpd
Password protected web pages (htpasswd)
Mod_security failures (v1 and v2)
Suhosin failures
Exim SMTP AUTH
Custom login failures with separate log file and regular expression matching
POP3/IMAP login tracking to enforce logins per hour
SSH login notification
SU login notification
Excessive connection blocking
UI Integration for cPanel, DirectAdmin and Webmin
Easy upgrade between versions from within cPanel/WHM, DirectAdmin or Webmin
Easy upgrade between versions from shell
Pre-configured to work on a cPanel server with all the standard cPanel ports open
Pre-configured to work on a DirectAdmin server with all the standard DirectAdmin ports open
Auto-configures the SSH port if it's non-standard on installation
Block traffic on unused server IP addresses - helps reduce the risk to your server
Alert when end-user scripts sending excessive emails per hour - for identifying spamming scripts
Suspicious process reporting - reports potential exploits running on the server
Excessive user processes reporting
Excessive user process usage reporting and optional termination
Suspicious file reporting - reports potential exploit files in /tmp and similar directories
Directory and file watching - reports if a watched directory or a file changes
Block traffic on a variety of Block Lists including DShield Block List and Spamhaus DROP List
BOGON packet protection
Pre-configured settings for Low, Medium or High firewall security (cPanel servers only)
Works with multiple ethernet devices
Server Security Check - Performs a basic security and settings check on the server (via cPanel/DirectAdmin/Webmin UI)
Allow Dynamic DNS IP addresses - always allow your IP address even if it changes whenever you connect to the internet
Alert sent if server load average remains high for a specified length of time
mod_security log reporting (if installed)
Email relay tracking - tracks all email sent through the server and issues alerts for excessive usage (cPanel servers only)
IDS (Intrusion Detection System) - the last line of detection alerts you to changes to system and application binaries
SYN Flood protection
Ping of death protection
Port Scan tracking and blocking
Permanent and Temporary (with TTL) IP blocking
Exploit checks
Account modification tracking - sends alerts if an account entry is modified, e.g. if the password is changed or the login shell
Shared syslog aware
Messenger Service - Allows you to redirect connection requests from blocked IP addresses to preconfigured text and html pages to inform the visitor that they have been blocked in the firewall. This can be particularly useful for those with a large user base and help process support requests more efficiently
Country Code blocking - Allows you to deny or allow access by ISO Country Code
Port Flooding Detection - Per IP, per Port connection flooding detection and mitigation to help block DOS attacks
DirectAdmin UI integration
Updated Webmin UI integration
WHM root access notification (cPanel servers only)
lfd Clustering - allows IP address blocks to be automatically propagated around a group of servers running lfd. It allows allows cluster-wide allows, removals and configuration changes
Quick start csf - deferred startup by lfd for servers with large block and/or allow lists
Distributed Login Failure Attack detection
Temporary IP allows (with TTL)
IPv6 Support with ip6tables
Integrated UI - no need for a separate Control Panel or Apache to use the csf configuration
Integrated support for cse within the Integrated UI
cPanel Reseller access to per reseller configurable options Unblock, Deny, Allow and Search IP address blocks
System Statistics - Basic graphs showing the performance of the server, e.g. Load Averages, CPU Usage, Memory Usage, etc
ipset support for large IP lists
Integrated with the CloudFlare Firewall
...lots more!
The reason we have developed this suite is that we have found over the years of providing server services that many of the tools available for the task are either over-complex, not user friendly, or simply aren't as effective as they could be.

Changes

Added new BETA TESTING option: MESSENGERV3. This provides the MESSENGER service utilising the local webserver. It currently supports Apache v2.4+ and Litespeed/Openlitespeed. As the first iteration this likely contains bugs and may not be suitable for production environments. See csf.conf and readme.txt for more information
Changed Country Code Lookup source to ipdeny.com
Added CC_ALLOW_SMTPAUTH to all configurations for the benefit of servers other than cPanel running Exim
Modify CC_ALLOW_FILTER to allow RELATED, ESTABLISHED connections through so that outgoing connection replies from remote sites not in CC_ALLOW_FILTER are accepted
Added a note in csf.conf regarding MESSENGER_CHILDREN, that consideration needs to be made for local images displayed on the page. The default has also been increased to 20 for new installations Modifications to MESSENGER server to speed up connection response time and improve stability
Modifications to LFD UI and CLUSTER server to improve stability
Added SUDO login alerts: LF_SUDO_EMAIL_ALERT. This will send an email alert using the sudoalert.txt template whenever there is a failed or successful SUDO connection. SUDO_LOG must be set to the correct log file. LF_SUDO_EMAIL_ALERT is disabled by default
Added new entry in csf.pignore on cPanel servers for v86+:
exe:/usr/libexec/dovecot/imap-hibernate
Added Server Check for EOL PHP v7.1
Removed cPanel update checks from the Server Report now that the options are no longer available in cPanel v86+
NOTICE: We are deprecating support for Virtuozzo/OpenVZ servers. Future releases will not take into consideration those platforms which have become onerous to support. The software application may continue to work but support and functionality is no longer guaranteed
Added new BETA TESTING option: MESSENGERV3. This provides the MESSENGER service utilising the local webserver. It currently supports Apache v2.4+ and Litespeed/Openlitespeed. As the first iteration this likely contains bugs and may not be suitable for production environments. See csf.conf and readme.txt for more information Changed Country Code Lookup source to ipdeny.com Added CC_ALLOW_SMTPAUTH

New csf v14.02