What are all of the files in my DenyHosts WORK_DIR?
The WORK_DIR contains files that DenyHosts uses for keeping track of the hackers. In addition to these files that DenyHosts creates and updates there are also some files that are intended as user editable files (those that which the DenyHosts user creates and edits as appropriate). User maintained files (they are optional) allowed-hosts – contains a list of ip addresses that are exempt from being denied by DenyHosts. For further details refer to the allowed hosts FAQ entry. restricted-usernames – contains a list of real or ficticious usernames that should never log into your sshd server. Refer to restricted usernames for more information. DenyHosts maintained files offset – DenyHosts stores the offset of the last position read from your SECURE_LOG file. DenyHosts uses this to quickly determine if new data is available in your logfile. This file also stores the first line of your log file such that DenyHosts can determine if the file has been rotated between scans. purge-history – (new
