sshguard
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Aug 28, 2026first mention
Sep 1, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I have a stack begging to try this out”
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“it appears that sshguard is working fine.”
switched from fail2banon “Ask HN: Alternatives to Fail2ban?”
“I've replaced fail2ban with sshguard on one machine”
switched from fail2banon “Ask HN: Alternatives to Fail2ban?”
“sshguard is exactly this - single C binary, no interpreter needed.”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
- Ask HN: Alternatives to Fail2ban? 5 mentions
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All comments 5
“I'm currently happy with sshguard”
“I have a stack begging to try this out”
“it appears that sshguard is working fine.”
“I've replaced fail2ban with sshguard on one machine”
“sshguard is exactly this - single C binary, no interpreter needed.”