fix(fail2ban): ban via ufw deny (DROP) instead of reject
REJECT needs the nft_reject kernel extension, which is unavailable on this Arch kernel (iptables-nft reports 'Extension REJECT revision 0 not supported'), so every ban silently failed. DROP works everywhere and is quieter toward attackers.
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Bans brute-force sources via UFW. Reads logs from the systemd journal (`backend
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- Logs to the journal (`logtarget = STDOUT` in `fail2ban.local`) — see `journalctl -u fail2ban`.
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- The systemd unit is hardened (`ProtectSystem=full`); the drop-in lives at `/etc/systemd/system/fail2ban.service.d/override.conf` and is fully managed by the role.
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- Firewall/banaction is UFW on every host; jails ban via `ufw prepend reject`.
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- Firewall/banaction is UFW on every host; jails ban via `ufw prepend deny` (DROP — no kernel `REJECT` extension needed, and it doesn't reveal the host to attackers).
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## Variables
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@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
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---
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fail2ban_firewall: ufw
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fail2ban_backend: systemd
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fail2ban_blocktype: deny
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@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ banaction = {{fail2ban_firewall}}
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allowipv6 = true
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ignoreip = 127.0.0.1/8
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backend = {{fail2ban_backend}}
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blocktype = {{fail2ban_blocktype}}
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ignoreself = true
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