Email Alert Setup for CSF

An wide range of settings are accessible in CSF configuration file. We have as of now talked about a lot of points related with CSF. Here I am talking about email alert setup for unapproved Login Failures and Port Scanning. In CSF predefined emails are put away under the location ‘/usr/local/csf/tpl/’.
Email Alert Setup for CSF

See Also:

  • Install CSF (ConfigServer Firewall) on Linux
  • Use of CSF Firewall in Linux
  • Block Countries using CSF Firewall On Linux
  • CSF Configuration Files in Linux
  • Enable/Disable Login Failures Email Alert

    You can manage its by changing the value of the directive LF_EMAIL_ALERT in CSF configuration file.

    # vim /etc/csf/csf.conf
    
    LF_EMAIL_ALERT = 1
    

    Enable/Disable Port Scanning Email Alert

    Similarly use the directive PS_EMAIL_ALERT to manage Port scanning email alerts.

    # vim /etc/csf/csf.conf
    
    PS_EMAIL_ALERT = 1
    
    1 – To enable
    0 – To disable
    

    After change in configuration file restart the CSF.

    # csf -r
    

    Login Failures and Port Scanning notices – Email alert setup for CSF

    Some sample email templates are:

    /usr/local/csf/tpl/alert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/reselleralert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/logalert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/logfloodalert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/syslogalert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/integrityalert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/exploitalert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/queuealert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/tracking.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/connectiontracking.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/processtracking.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/accounttracking.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/usertracking.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/sshalert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/webminalert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/sualert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/consolealert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/uialert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/cpanelalert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/scriptalert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/relayalert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/filealert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/watchalert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/loadalert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/resalert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/portscan.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/uidscan.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/permblock.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/netblock.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/portknocking.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/forkbombalert.txt
    /usr/local/csf/tpl/x-arf.txt
    

    Enjoy it !!

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