To use this brute force function as is follow these instructions.

1. Add a bruteforce folder holding all the python files to the directory /opt
2. Add the service file to etc/systemd/system
3. Run the following sudo commands: a. sudo systemctl daemon-reload b. sudo systemctl enable bruteforceDetector c. sudo systemctl start bruteforceDetector d. sudo systemctl status bruteforceDetector

To see and test the mitigation follow these instructions.

1. Open a terminal and run the command sudo journalctl -u bruteforceDetector -f
2. Open another terminal and run the command sudo tail -f /var/log/auth.log
3. Open a third terminal and open an ssh using a fake or real user and incorrectly guess the password 5-8 times.
4. Check the second terminal to see the failed login messages being parsed, and the first to see the mitigation messages taking care of the attempt.