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#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ Simple SSH Brute-Force Detector - For authorized log analysis only. Usage: python3 log_analyzer.py /var/log/auth.log """ import sys from collections import Counter

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def parse_auth_log(logfile): failed_ips = [] try: with open(logfile, 'r') as f: for line in f: # Look for common failed password patterns if "Failed password" in line or "authentication failure" in line: # Extract IP address (assumes standard SSH log format) parts = line.split() for idx, part in enumerate(parts): if "from" in part and idx+1 < len(parts): ip = parts[idx+1] if len(ip.split('.')) == 4 or ':' in ip: # IPv4 or IPv6 failed_ips.append(ip) break except FileNotFoundError: print(f"[!] Log file not found: {logfile}") sys.exit(1) Exercise: Build a Personal Log Parser (For YOUR

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