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cPHulk software with Cpanel/WHM

cPHulk software with Cpanel/WHM

cPHulk is a small program that will run in the background of your server to prevent people from using a brute force attack to compromise your machine.

While doing - WHM Initial Setup

To enable and configure cPHulk:

1. Click the Enable cPHulk checkbox.
2. Use the checkboxes to determine:

Whether to extend lockout time for each additional failure past the limit.
Whether you will receive notifications when a brute force attack is detected.

3. You may access cPHulk’s advanced settings by clicking the Configure Advanced Settings checkbox. Using the advanced settings you can:

Specify the number of minutes you would like to block the IP address of a potentially malicious user (in the IP Based Brute Force Protection Period in minutes field).
Specify the number of minutes to lock an account (in the Brute Force Protection in minutes field).

Specify the maximum number of failed authentication attempts allowed by an account (in the Maximum Failures By Account field).

Reference : http://cpanel.net/