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#!/usr/bin/env python3
import sys
def main():
if len(sys.argv) != 2:
print(f"Usage: python3 {sys.argv[0]} <input_file>")
sys.exit(1)
input_file = sys.argv[1]
# keep track of both the total number of authentication failures and the number of failures from each IP address
auth_failures = {}
total = 0
with open(input_file, "r") as f:
# Read log file
for line in f:
# check for auth failure in line
# NOTE: This is a rudimentary check, and will not work for all log formats. This was chosen for the log file provided.
# as an example, it will not work when the failure arises from PAM, as those logs are formatted differently
if "authentication failure" in line:
# add failure
total += 1
# Extract the remote host. This could be either a hostname or an IP address, depending if the host has a PTR record
rhost = line.split("rhost=")[1].split(" ")[0]
if rhost not in auth_failures:
# initialize the count
auth_failures[rhost] = 1
else:
# add failure
auth_failures[rhost] += 1
# Print the results
for rhost in auth_failures:
print(f"From {rhost}: {auth_failures[rhost]} failures")
print(f"\nTotal failures: {total}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()