Verify Fail2Ban logging for review

Verify Fail2Ban logging for review

• Test case designer: name
• Date of creation : 24.07.2025

Update history

• version 0.2 - 11.08.2025 - Edited steps
• version 0.1 - 02.07.2025 - test case created

Test case description

Ensure logs are available for Admins to monitor Fail2Ban actions.

Pre-state:

• Fail2Ban configured.

Test Steps

1. On the VM, check the log file: fail2ban.log
2. Confirm logs display:

• Service startup
• IP ban and unban events
• Reason for banning (e.g., SSH authentication failures).

Expected result

• Logs clearly show:
• Which IPs were banned.
• Which jail triggered the ban.
• Timestamps of bans and unbans.
• Logs are accessible for ongoing monitoring and audit.