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How long will retrieved ip addresses remain in my HOSTS_DENY file?

April 26, 2017file HOSTS_DENY ip addresses remain retrieved

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How long will retrieved ip addresses remain in my HOSTS_DENY file?

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Addresses obtained by your DenyHosts daemon via synchronization download will be subject to purging based on your PURGE_DENY configuration setting. It is therefor suggested that you set a reasonable PURGE_DENY value to keep your HOSTS_DENY file from growing excessively large. If the optional PURGE_THRESHOLD (new in v2.4) value is defined and not 0 (zero) then a host will be purged atmost this many times. That is, if this value is set to 3, then DenyHosts will purge a host atmost 3 times. After the host has been purged 3 times the host will remain in your HOSTS_DENY forever, effectively blocking it forever (unless you change this setting). If this value is set to 0 (the default) then DenyHosts will purge each host indefinitely (that is, each host can be added and purged repeatedly without being blocked permanently).