aaP_zayanhani34 That is a good question. I've been thinking about this too, especially since phpMyAdmin is often an easy target if it is publicly accessible. I've seen some people recommend restricting access by IP or moving phpMyAdmin to a custom URL, but I'm not sure how effective that is on its own.
Do you usually keep phpMyAdmin publicly accessible, or do you prefer limiting it to specific IPs?
My phpMyAdmin is public because it is used by multiple users who need to access it, so I cannot restrict it to specific IP addresses only.
Also, by default when you install aaPanel, phpMyAdmin comes with a custom URL like:
websiteurl.com/phpmyadmin_22ch7t4mo557k55j75/
which is great for security.
However, I would like to have an additional layer of protection besides this custom URL specifically protection against brute force attacks.
Ideally, I would like to block an IP address for 24 hours after 3 failed login attempts within a 3 hour period. Unfortunately, I am not able to achieve this using the Fail2Ban app.
aaPanel_Kern When accessing phpmyadmin, is it prompted that an account and password are required?
Yes, exactly. When someone opens the phpMyAdmin URL, the default login page appears where they can enter a username and password.
The issue is that I want to protect this login page in such a way that if someone enters an incorrect username or password (or both) 3 times, their IP address gets banned by the server for 24 hours.
phpMyAdmin itself does not have this kind of protection. Someone can perform brute force attacks 24/7 and will never be banned by the server.
As I already mentioned, I installed the Fail2Ban app, which works perfectly for SSH and FTP, but unfortunately it cannot be configured for phpMyAdmin.
