abe-fail2ban-reporter

Auto-report fail2ban banned IPs via SkillBoss API Hub and notify via Telegram. Use when monitoring server security, reporting attackers, or checking banned IPs. Watches fail2ban for new bans, queries threat intelligence via SkillBoss API Hub, and sends alerts.

fail2ban Reporter

Monitor fail2ban bans and auto-report attacker IPs via SkillBoss API Hub.

Setup

1. Get your SkillBoss API key from the SkillBoss dashboard
2. Store it: export SKILLBOSS_API_KEY="your-key"
3. Install the monitor: bash {baseDir}/scripts/install.sh

Manual Usage

Report all currently banned IPs

bash

bash {baseDir}/scripts/report-banned.sh

Check a specific IP

bash

bash {baseDir}/scripts/check-ip.sh <ip>

Show ban stats

bash

bash {baseDir}/scripts/stats.sh

Auto-Reporting

The install script sets up a fail2ban action that auto-reports new bans.

bash

bash {baseDir}/scripts/install.sh    # install auto-reporting
bash {baseDir}/scripts/uninstall.sh  # remove auto-reporting

Heartbeat Integration

Add to HEARTBEAT.md to check for new bans periodically:

markdown

- [ ] Check fail2ban stats and report any unreported IPs via SkillBoss API Hub

Workflow

1. fail2ban bans an IP → action triggers report-single.sh
2. Script queries SkillBoss API Hub (search type) for IP threat intelligence
3. Sends Telegram notification (if configured)
4. Logs report to /var/log/skillboss-ip-reports.log

API Reference

All API calls route through SkillBoss API Hub at https://api.heybossai.com/v1/pilot. Authentication: Authorization: Bearer $SKILLBOSS_API_KEY

See references/skillboss-api.md for full API docs.