Merge pull request 'Don't call python3.8, but python.' (#6) from feature/fix-python into master

Reviewed-on: #6

.editorconfig

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+root = true
+
+[*.sh]
+indent_size = 4
+indent_style = tab

ddos-mitigator.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Example configuration file for ddos-mitigator.sh.
+# PLEASE TAKE CARE not to put any whitespace around the '=' signs, as this file is directly sourced by the script
+# file and this needs to conform to the BASH syntax. Also, make sure to declare the COUNTRIES variable with the
+# correct array syntax: COUNTRIES=("AA" "BB" "CC"), or to comment it out altogether.
+
+# The path to the GeoIP2 database file (must be either country or city database). This parameter is mandatory. If it is
+# not specified here, it must be given on the command line (through the -d option).
+DATABASE_FILE="/path/to/geoip/country-or-city-database.mmdb"
+
+# Enable the autopilot for automatically banning IP addresses of the desired countries (see also COUNTRIES option).
+# Only ban IP addresses with at least AUTOPILOT current connections. If the value is not specified or 0, don't
+# automatically ban IP addresses, but run in interactive mode.
+AUTOPILOT="0"
+
+# Defines the subnet size in bytes to be analyzed. Valid values are:
+# -  8 for class A networks (X.0.0.0/8)
+# - 16 for class B networks (X.X.0.0/16)
+# - 24 for class C networks (X.X.X.0/24)
+# - 32 for class D networks (X.X.X.X/32)
+# If not specified, run in interactive mode and prompt for the netmask size.
+NETMASK="8"
+
+# The country-codes to block as an array. Defaults to "CN" (China).
+#COUNTRIES=("CN" "HK" "TW")
+
+# Specify the JAIL to use for banning the IP addresses. Defaults to 'apache-auth'.
+#JAIL="apache-auth"
+
+# The desired port to monitor. Defaults to 443 (https).
+#PORT="443"

ddos-mitigator.sh

@@ -1,21 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-################################################################################
-################################################################################
-########### FIXME: This text is outdated and needs to be rewritten.  ###########
-################################################################################
-################################################################################
-
 ################################################################################
 #                                                                              #
 # Try and prevent apache overloads by banning IP addresses that have (too)     #
 # many open connections.                                                       #
-# This script uses netstat to determine the connections to the HTTPS port of   #
-# the host machine and provides automated whois information retrieval based on #
-# the address or the /24-, /16- or /8-subnet thereof. Addresses (or subnets)   #
-# are presented to the user in order of descending connection count. For each  #
-# address (or subnet), the user can choose to ban or ignore it. Addresses (or  #
-# subnets) chosen to be banned will be blocked by the apache-badbots jail of   #
-# fail2ban.                                                                    #
+# This script uses ss to determine the connections to a configurable port      #
+# on the host machine and provides automated GeoIP information retrieval based #
+# the address or the /24-, /16- or /8-subnet thereof. A GeoIP city- or country #
+# database must be installed separately and is provided to the script via a    #
+# command line parameter.                                                      #
+# Addresses (or subnets) are presented to the user in order of descending      #
+# connection count. For each address (or subnet), the user can choose to ban   #
+# or ignore it. Addresses (or subnets) chosen to be banned will be blocked by  #
+# a configurable jail of fail2ban.                                             #
 # Author: Manuel Friedli, <manuel@fritteli.ch>                                 #
 # This script is licenced under the GNU General Public Licence, version 3 or   #
 # later.                                                                       #
@@ -30,18 +26,33 @@
 #   - net-analyzer/fail2ban (`fail2ban-client`)                                #
 #   - sys-apps/coreutils (`cut`, `id`, `sort`, `touch`, `tr`, `uniq`)          #
 #   - sys-apps/grep (`grep`)                                                   #
+#   - sys-apps/iproute2 (`ss`)                                                 #
 #   - sys-apps/moreutils (`sponge`)                                            #
-#   - sys-apps/net_tools (`netstat`)                                           #
 #   - sys-apps/util-linux (`getopt`)                                           #
 #                                                                              #
 ################################################################################
 
-# Set the host's own IP address. So far, only an IPv4 address is supported.
-MY_IP="94.199.214.20"
-# Set the desired port to monitor.
-MY_PORT="443"
+# Store the start time; this enables us to output the total runtime at the end.
+start="$(date +%s)"
+
+# Dependencies of this script. Simple array with the following structure:
+# (command package [...])
+dependencies=(
+	"sudo" "app-admin/sudo"
+	"python" "dev-lang/python:3.8"
+	"fail2ban-client" "net-analyzer/fail2ban"
+	"cut" "sys-apps/coreutils"
+	"id" "sys-apps/coreutils"
+	"sort" "sys-apps/coreutils"
+	"touch" "sys-apps/coreutils"
+	"tr" "sys-apps/coreutils"
+	"uniq" "sys-apps/coreutils"
+	"grep" "sys-apps/grep"
+	"ss" "sys-apps/iproute2"
+	"sponge" "sys-apps/moreutils"
+	"getopt" "sys-apps/util-linux"
+)
 
-# After this point, no editing is required.
 # These suffixes must be appended to the respective addresses and subnets.
 suffix8="/8"
 suffix16="/16"
@@ -61,18 +72,40 @@ bold="$(printf '\033[1m')"
 reset="$(printf '\033[0m')"
 
 # Clean up when the script exits.
-trap 'sudo -k; rm -r ${tmpdir}' EXIT
+trap 'sudo -k 2>/dev/null >&2; rm -r ${tmpdir}' EXIT
 
-function check_installed() {
-	local command="$1"
-	local package="$2"
-	which "${command}" 2>/dev/null >&2
-	local result=$?
+function is_installed() {
+	which "${1}" 2>/dev/null >&2
+	return $?
+}
 
-	if [[ "${result}" -ne 0 ]] ; then
-		echo "${red}Command ${bold}${command}${reset}${red} not found.${reset} Please install package ${blue}${package}${reset}."
-		exit 1
-	fi
+function print_missing_dependency() {
+	local command="${1}"
+	local package="${2}"
+
+	echo "${red}Command ${bold}${command}${reset}${red} not found.${reset} Please install package ${blue}${package}${reset}." >&2
+}
+
+function check_dependencies() {
+	local arraylength=${#dependencies[@]}
+	local res=
+	local command=
+	local package=
+	# 0: true, all installed; 1: false, at least one command/package missing
+	local all_installed=0
+
+	for ((i = 0; i < ${arraylength}; i += 2)); do
+		command="${dependencies[$i]}"
+		package="${dependencies[$i + 1]}"
+		is_installed "${command}" "${package}"
+		res=$?
+		if [[ ${res} -ne 0 ]]; then
+			print_missing_dependency "${command}" "${package}"
+			all_installed=1
+		fi
+	done
+
+	return ${all_installed}
 }
 
 function print_help() {
@@ -80,29 +113,52 @@ function print_help() {
 Usage: $(basename $0) -d FILE [OPTION...]
 
   ${bold}Mandatory options:${reset}
-  -d, --database=FILE    The path to the GeoIP2 database file (must be either
-                         country or city database).
+  -d, --database=FILE                 The path to the GeoIP2 database file (must
+                                      be either country or city database).
 
   ${bold}Optional options:${reset}
-  -a, --auto[=LIMIT]     Enable the autopilot for automatically banning IP
-                         addresses of the desired country (see also -c option).
-                         When LIMIT is given, only auto-ban IP addresses with at
-                         least LIMIT current connections.
-                         When LIMIT is omitted, assume LIMIT=1.
+  -a, --auto[=LIMIT]                  Enable the autopilot for automatically
+                                      banning IP addresses of the desired
+                                      countries (see also -c option).
+                                      When LIMIT is given, only auto-ban IP
+                                      addresses with at least LIMIT current
+                                      connections.
+                                      When LIMIT is omitted, assume LIMIT=1.
 
-  -c, --country=COUNTRY  The country-code to block; defaults to 'CN' (China).
+  -c, --country=COUNTRY[,COUNTRY...]  The country-codes to block as a list of
+                                      comma-separated values; defaults to 'CN'
+                                      (China).
 
-  -j, --jail=JAIL        Specify the JAIL to use for banning the IP addresses.
-                         Defaults to 'apache-auth'.
+  -e, --dependencies                  Check if all required dependencies are
+                                      installed. If all dependencies are found,
+                                      the program terminates with exit code 0.
+                                      Otherwise, missing dependencies are
+                                      printed to stderr and the program
+                                      terminates with exit code 1.
 
-  -n, --netmask=SIZE     SIZE defines the subnet size in bytes to be analyzed.
-                         Valid values are:
-                         - 1 or 8 for class A networks (X.0.0.0/8)
-                         - 2 or 16 for class B networks (X.X.0.0/16)
-                         - 3 or 24 for class C networks (X.X.X.0/24)
-                         - 4 or 32 for class D networks (X.X.X.X/32)
+  -f, --config-file=FILENAME          Specify the full path to the configuration
+                                      file. If omitted, all options are read
+                                      from the command line.
+                                      Any parameter specified on the command
+                                      line takes precedence over configuration
+                                      option read from the file.
 
-  -h, --help             Show this help message
+  -j, --jail=JAIL                     Specify the JAIL to use for banning the IP
+                                      addresses.
+                                      Defaults to 'apache-auth'.
+
+  -n, --netmask=SIZE                  SIZE defines the subnet size in bytes to
+                                      be analyzed.
+                                      Valid values are:
+                                      - 1 or 8 for class A networks (X.0.0.0/8)
+                                      - 2 or 16 for class B networks (X.X.0.0/16)
+                                      - 3 or 24 for class C networks (X.X.X.0/24)
+                                      - 4 or 32 for class D networks (X.X.X.X/32)
+
+  -p, --port=PORT                     The desired port to monitor.
+                                      Defaults to 443 (https).
+
+  -h, --help                          Show this help message
 
 Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional
 for any corresponding short options.
@@ -113,7 +169,7 @@ ENDOFHELP
 }
 
 function exec_as_root() {
-	if [[ $(id -un) == "root" ]] ; then
+	if [[ $(id -un) == "root" ]]; then
 		"$@"
 	else
 		sudo "$@"
@@ -122,29 +178,70 @@ function exec_as_root() {
 
 function filter() {
 	# list of current connections
-	file="$1"
+	file="${1}"
 	# subnet extension, e.g. ".0.0"
-	ext="$2"
+	ext="${2}"
 	# subnet suffix, e.g. "/16"
-	suffix="$3"
+	suffix="${3}"
 	rm -f "${filtered}"
+	touch "${filtered}"
 
 	# Reject already banned addresses
-	while read -r -u3 address ; do
-		if [[ "${banned}" != *"${address}${ext}${suffix}"* ]] ; then
-			echo "${address}" >> "${filtered}"
+	while read -r -u3 address; do
+		if [[ "${banned}" != *"${address}${ext}${suffix}"* ]]; then
+			echo "${address}" >>"${filtered}"
 		else
 			echo "IGNORING ${address}${ext}${suffix}, already banned."
 		fi
-	done 3< "${file}"
+	done 3<"${file}"
 
 	mv "${filtered}" "${file}"
 }
 
-function parse_command_line_args() {
-	TEMP=$(getopt -o 'a::,c:,d:,j:,n:,h' -l 'auto::,country:,database:,jail:,netmask:,help' -- "$@")
+function set_default_values() {
+	if [[ -z "${autopilot}" ]]; then
+		autopilot=0
+	fi
+	if [[ -z "${bancountries}" ]]; then
+		bancountries=("CN")
+	fi
+	if [[ -z "${jail}" ]]; then
+		jail="apache-auth"
+	fi
+	if [[ -z "${netmask}" ]]; then
+		netmask=0
+	fi
+	if [[ -z "${port}" ]]; then
+		port=443
+	fi
+}
 
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+function parse_config_file() {
+	source "${configfile}"
+	if [[ -z "${autopilot}" ]]; then
+		autopilot="${AUTOPILOT}"
+	fi
+	if [[ -z "${bancountries}" ]]; then
+		bancountries=(${COUNTRIES[@]})
+	fi
+	if [[ -z "${database}" ]]; then
+		database="${DATABASE_FILE}"
+	fi
+	if [[ -z "${jail}" ]]; then
+		jail="${JAIL}"
+	fi
+	if [[ -z "${netmask}" ]]; then
+		netmask="${NETMASK}"
+	fi
+	if [[ -z "${port}" ]]; then
+		port="${PORT}"
+	fi
+}
+
+function parse_command_line_args() {
+	TEMP=$(getopt -o 'a::,c:,d:,e,f:,j:,n:,p:,h' -l 'auto::,country:,database:,dependencies,config-file:,jail:,netmask:,port:,help' -- "$@")
+
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 		echo 'Error parsing command line options. Terminating. Invoke with --help for help.' >&2
 		exit 1
 	fi
@@ -152,79 +249,152 @@ function parse_command_line_args() {
 	eval set -- "${TEMP}"
 	unset TEMP
 
-	while true ; do
-		case "$1" in
-			'-a'|'--auto')
-				case "$2" in
-					'')
-						autopilot=1
-					;;
-					*[!0-9]*)
-						echo "Invalid argument for parameter 'auto': '$2'. Invoke with --help for help." >&2
-						exit 1
-					;;
-					*)
-						autopilot="$2"
-					;;
-				esac
-				shift
-			;;
-			'-c'|'--country')
-				bancountry="$2"
-				shift
-			;;
-			'-d'|'--database')
-				database="$2"
-				shift
-			;;
-			'-j'|'--jail')
-				jail="$2"
-				shift
-			;;
-			'-n'|'--netmask')
-				case "$2" in
-					'1'|'8')
-						netmask=8
-					;;
-					'2'|'16')
-						netmask=16
-					;;
-					'3'|'24')
-						netmask=24
-					;;
-					'4'|'32')
-						netmask=32
-					;;
-					*)
-						echo "Invalid argument for parameter 'netmask': '$2'. Invoke with --help for help." >&2
-						exit 1
-					;;
-				esac
-				shift
-			;;
-			'-h'|'--help')
-				print_help
-				exit
-			;;
-			'--')
-				shift
-				break
-			;;
+	while true; do
+		case "${1}" in
+		'-a' | '--auto')
+			case "${2}" in
+			'')
+				autopilot=1
+				;;
 			*)
-				echo "Unknown error on command line argument '$1'. Terminating." >&2
-				exit 1
+				autopilot="$2"
+				;;
+			esac
+			shift
+			;;
+		'-c' | '--country')
+			IFS=',' read -ra bancountries <<<"${2}"
+			shift
+			;;
+		'-d' | '--database')
+			database="${2}"
+			shift
+			;;
+		'-e' | '--dependencies')
+			check_dependencies
+			exit $?
+			;;
+		'-f' | '--config-file')
+			configfile="${2}"
+			shift
+			;;
+		'-j' | '--jail')
+			jail="${2}"
+			shift
+			;;
+		'-n' | '--netmask')
+			case "${2}" in
+			'1')
+				netmask=8
+				;;
+			'2')
+				netmask=16
+				;;
+			'3')
+				netmask=24
+				;;
+			'4')
+				netmask=32
+				;;
+			*)
+				netmask="${2}"
+				;;
+			esac
+			shift
+			;;
+		'-p' | '--port')
+			port="${2}"
+			shift
+			;;
+		'-h' | '--help')
+			print_help
+			exit
+			;;
+		'--')
+			shift
+			break
+			;;
+		*)
+			echo "Unknown error on command line argument '${1}'. Terminating." >&2
+			exit 1
 			;;
 		esac
 		shift
 	done
 
-	if [[ -z "${database}" ]] ; then
-	  echo "No GeoIP database specified. Invoke with --help for more information." >&2
+	# If the config file option is set, parse the config file.
+	if [[ ! -z ${configfile+x} ]]; then
+		if [[ ! -f "${configfile}" || ! -r "${configfile}" ]]; then
+			echo "Can not read configuration file '${2}'. Invoke with --help for help." >&2
+			exit 1
+		fi
+
+		parse_config_file
+	fi
+
+	# Here, we set the default values for all options that have not been set yet.
+	set_default_values
+}
+
+function validate_parameter_values() {
+	# GeoIP-Database
+	if [[ -z "${database}" ]]; then
+		echo "No GeoIP database specified. Invoke with --help for more information." >&2
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
-	if [[ ! -r "${database}" ]] ; then
-	  echo "Database '${database}' is not accessible." >&2
+	if [[ ! -f "${database}" || ! -r "${database}" ]]; then
+		echo "Database '${database}' is not accessible." >&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	# Autopilot
+	case "${autopilot}" in
+	*[!0-9]*)
+		echo "Invalid value for parameter 'auto' / 'AUTOPILOT': '${autopilot}'." >&2
+		echo "Invoke with --help for help." >&2
+		exit 1
+		;;
+	esac
+
+	# Countries
+	if [[ -z ${bancountries[@]// /} ]]; then
+		echo "Invalid value for parameter 'country' / 'COUNTRIES': '${bancountries[*]}'." >&2
+		echo "Invoke with --help for help." >&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	# Jail
+	if [[ -z "${jail}" ]]; then
+		echo "Invalid value for parameter 'jail' / 'JAIL': '${jail}'." >&2
+		echo "Invoke with --help for help." >&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	# Netmask
+	case "${netmask}" in
+	'0' | '8' | '16' | '24' | '32')
+		# Everything OK.
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo "Invalid value for parameter 'netmask': '${2}'." >&2
+		echo "Invoke with --help for help." >&2
+		exit 1
+		;;
+	esac
+
+	# Port
+	case "${port}" in
+	*[!0-9]*)
+		echo "Invalid value for parameter 'port' / 'PORT': '${autopilot}'." >&2
+		echo "Invoke with --help for help." >&2
+		exit 1
+		;;
+	esac
+	if [[ ${port} -lt 0 || ${port} -gt 65535 ]]; then
+		echo "Invalid value for parameter 'port' / 'PORT': '${autopilot}'." >&2
+		echo "Value must be between 0 ... 65535 (inclusive)." >&2
+		echo "Invoke with --help for help." >&2
 		exit 1
 	fi
 }
@@ -236,52 +406,52 @@ function parse_command_line_args() {
 # color to the next happen at different values.
 ################################################################################
 function set_highlight_color() {
-	local count=$1
+	local count=${1}
 	case "${choice}" in
-		"1" )
+	"1")
 		# /32: 0 <= green < 3 <= yellow < 5 <= red
-			if [ $count -ge 5 ] ; then
-				hilite="${red}"
-			elif [ $count -ge 3 ] ; then
-				hilite="${yellow}"
-			else
-				hilite="${green}"
-			fi
+		if [ ${count} -ge 5 ]; then
+			hilite="${red}"
+		elif [ ${count} -ge 3 ]; then
+			hilite="${yellow}"
+		else
+			hilite="${green}"
+		fi
 		;;
-		"2" )
+	"2")
 		# /24: 0 <= green < 7 <= yellow < 13 <= red
-			if [ $count -ge 13 ] ; then
-				hilite="${red}"
-			elif [ $count -ge 7 ] ; then
-				hilite="${yellow}"
-			else
-				hilite="${green}"
-			fi
+		if [ ${count} -ge 13 ]; then
+			hilite="${red}"
+		elif [ ${count} -ge 7 ]; then
+			hilite="${yellow}"
+		else
+			hilite="${green}"
+		fi
 		;;
-		"3" )
+	"3")
 		# /16: 0 <= green < 13 <= yellow < 25 <= red
-			if [ $count -ge 25 ] ; then
-				hilite="${red}"
-			elif [ $count -ge 13 ] ; then
-				hilite="${yellow}"
-			else
-				hilite="${green}"
-			fi
+		if [ ${count} -ge 25 ]; then
+			hilite="${red}"
+		elif [ ${count} -ge 13 ]; then
+			hilite="${yellow}"
+		else
+			hilite="${green}"
+		fi
 		;;
-		"4" )
+	"4")
 		# /8: 0 <= green < 21 <= yellow < 49 <= red
-			if [ $count -ge 49 ] ; then
-				hilite="${red}"
-			elif [ $count -ge 21 ] ; then
-				hilite="${yellow}"
-			else
-				hilite="${green}"
-			fi
+		if [ ${count} -ge 49 ]; then
+			hilite="${red}"
+		elif [ ${count} -ge 21 ]; then
+			hilite="${yellow}"
+		else
+			hilite="${green}"
+		fi
 		;;
-		* )
+	*)
 		# ???: We should never get here. As a fall-back, just use no
 		# highlighting.
-			hilite=""
+		hilite=""
 		;;
 	esac
 }
@@ -292,7 +462,7 @@ function set_highlight_color() {
 # GeoIP database. The user can then choose to ban or ignore the address.
 # Addresses chosen to be banned are appended to the $banlist.
 ################################################################################
-function process_file () {
+function process_file() {
 	local file="${1}"
 	local line=''
 	local count=0
@@ -304,25 +474,25 @@ function process_file () {
 	# Read the contents from filedescriptor 3 (important: Don's use the
 	# standard filedescriptor because we need to handle user input from
 	# within the loop).
-	while IFS= read -r -u3 line ; do
+	while IFS= read -r -u3 line; do
 		line="$(echo "${line}" | tr -s '[:blank:]')"
 		count="$(echo "${line}" | cut -d' ' -f2)"
 		addronly="$(echo "${line}" | cut -d' ' -f3-)${ext}"
 		addrwithsuffix="${addronly}${suffix}"
 		set_highlight_color "${count}"
 		country="$("${curdir}/geoip-lookup.py" -f "${database}" "${addronly}")"
-		if [[ autopilot -eq 0 ]] ; then
-			echo "Country: '${country}'"
+		if [[ ${autopilot} -eq 0 ]]; then
+			echo "Country: '${yellow}${country}${reset}'"
 		fi
 		echo -n "Address ${bold}$((nline++)) of ${nlines}${reset}: \
 Found '${blue}${addrwithsuffix}${reset}' ${hilite}${count}${reset} times."
 
-		if [[ ${autopilot} -eq 0 ]] ; then
-			echo -n  "Ban [y/N/s=No, and skip remaining]? "
+		if [[ ${autopilot} -eq 0 ]]; then
+			echo -n " Ban [y/N/s=No, and skip remaining]? "
 			read banaction
 		else
-			if [[ "${country}" == "${bancountry}" ]] ; then
-				if [[ $count -ge $autopilot ]] ; then
+			if [[ " ${bancountries[@]} " =~ " ${country} " ]]; then
+				if [[ ${count} -ge ${autopilot} ]]; then
 					echo -en "\n${red}Autopilot active. ${reset}"
 					banaction=y
 				else
@@ -330,7 +500,7 @@ Found '${blue}${addrwithsuffix}${reset}' ${hilite}${count}${reset} times."
 					return
 				fi
 			else
-				if [[ $count -ge $autopilot ]] ; then
+				if [[ ${count} -ge ${autopilot} ]]; then
 					echo -en "\n${green}Autopilot active. ${reset}"
 					banaction=n
 				else
@@ -341,28 +511,28 @@ Found '${blue}${addrwithsuffix}${reset}' ${hilite}${count}${reset} times."
 		fi
 
 		case "${banaction}" in
-			"s" | "S" )
-				echo "Not banning '${blue}${addrwithsuffix}${reset}', \
+		"s" | "S")
+			echo "Not banning '${blue}${addrwithsuffix}${reset}', \
 skipping remaining addresses."
-				return
+			return
 			;;
-			"y" | "Y" )
-				echo "Adding '${blue}${addrwithsuffix}${reset}' to \
-banlist."
-				echo "${addrwithsuffix}" >> "${banlist}"
+		"y" | "Y")
+			echo "Adding '${blue}${addrwithsuffix}${reset}' to \
+banlist (country=${yellow}${country}${reset})."
+			echo "${addrwithsuffix}" >>"${banlist}"
 			;;
-			"n" | "N" | * )
-				echo "Not banning '${blue}${addrwithsuffix}${reset}' (country='${country}')."
+		"n" | "N" | *)
+			echo "Not banning '${blue}${addrwithsuffix}${reset}' (country=${yellow}${country}${reset})."
 			;;
 		esac
-	# Here goes: Pipe the file contents via filedescriptor 3.
-	done 3< "${file}"
+		# Here goes: Pipe the file contents via filedescriptor 3.
+	done 3<"${file}"
 	echo "Processed all entries in ${file}."
 }
 
 # Create a temp directory, chdir into it and create the (initially empty)
 # banlist file.
-tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
+tmpdir="$(mktemp -d)"
 
 # Set up all file paths
 curdir="$(dirname "$0")"
@@ -375,47 +545,43 @@ file24="${tmpdir}/sorted-http-24.txt"
 file32="${tmpdir}/sorted-http-32.txt"
 # This file will contain the addresses to be banned.
 banlist="${tmpdir}/banlist.txt"
-# This file contains the output of the last invocation of whois
-whoisoutput="${tmpdir}/whois.txt"
 
 touch "${banlist}"
 
 # Parse the command line options
-autopilot=0
-netmask=0
-jail="apache-auth"
-bancountry="CN"
+autopilot=
+netmask=
+jail=
+bancountries=
 database=
+port=
 
 parse_command_line_args "$@"
+validate_parameter_values
 
-check_installed "sudo" "app-admin/sudo"
-check_installed "python" "dev-lang/python:3.8"
-check_installed "fail2ban-client" "net-analyzer/fail2ban"
-check_installed "cut" "sys-apps/coreutils"
-check_installed "id" "sys-apps/coreutils"
-check_installed "sort" "sys-apps/coreutils"
-check_installed "touch" "sys-apps/coreutils"
-check_installed "tr" "sys-apps/coreutils"
-check_installed "uniq" "sys-apps/coreutils"
-check_installed "grep" "sys-apps/grep"
-check_installed "sponge" "sys-apps/moreutils"
-check_installed "netstat" "sys-apps/net_tools"
-check_installed "getopt" "sys-apps/util-linux"
+check_dependencies
+dependencies_ok=$?
+if [[ ${dependencies_ok} -ne 0 ]]; then
+	exit ${dependencies_ok}
+fi
 
 # List already banned addresses in the chosen jail
 banned="$(exec_as_root fail2ban-client get "${jail}" banip)"
 
 # Determine the current connections to the desired port; store the raw data in
 # $fileraw.
-netstat -nt | grep "${MY_IP}:${MY_PORT}" | tr -s '[:blank:]' | cut -d' ' -f5 \
-  | cut -d: -f1 | sort > "${fileraw}"
+connections=$(ss -HOn state established "( sport = :${port} )" | tr -s '[:blank:]' | cut -d' ' -f5)
+
+# IPv6-mapped-IPv4: [::ffff:192.168.0.1]:443
+echo "${connections}" | grep '^\[::ffff:' - | cut -d: -f4 | cut -d] -f1 | grep -v '^$' >"${fileraw}"
+# Pure IPv4: 192.168.0.1:443
+echo "${connections}" | grep -v '^\[' - | cut -d: -f1 | grep -v '^$' >>"${fileraw}"
 
 # Group and sort the data into the subnet-specific files.
-cp "${fileraw}" "${file32}"
-cut -d. -f1-3 "${fileraw}" | sort > "${file24}"
-cut -d. -f1-2 "${fileraw}" | sort > "${file16}"
-cut -d. -f1 "${fileraw}" | sort > "${file8}"
+sort "${fileraw}" >"${file32}"
+cut -d. -f1-3 "${fileraw}" | sort >"${file24}"
+cut -d. -f1-2 "${fileraw}" | sort >"${file16}"
+cut -d. -f1 "${fileraw}" | sort >"${file8}"
 
 # Filter already banned addresses
 filter "${file32}" "${ext32}" "${suffix32}"
@@ -435,7 +601,7 @@ nlines24=$(cat "${file24}" | wc -l)
 nlines16=$(cat "${file16}" | wc -l)
 nlines8=$(cat "${file8}" | wc -l)
 
-if [ ${netmask} -eq 0 ] ; then
+if [ ${netmask} -eq 0 ]; then
 	# Now let the user choose which file to process.
 	echo "We've got:"
 	echo "[1] 8bit: ${nlines8} entries"
@@ -448,25 +614,25 @@ if [ ${netmask} -eq 0 ] ; then
 	# $nlines, which will be used after this point. Also, $choice will be
 	# used to color the output based on subnet-type.
 	case "${choice}" in
-		"1" )
-			netmask=8
+	"1")
+		netmask=8
 		;;
-		"2" )
-			netmask=16
+	"2")
+		netmask=16
 		;;
-		"3" )
-			netmask=24
+	"3")
+		netmask=24
 		;;
-		"4" )
-			netmask=32
+	"4")
+		netmask=32
 		;;
-		"Q" | "q" )
-			echo "You chose to abort. That's fine! Have a nice day!"
-			exit
+	"Q" | "q")
+		echo "You chose to abort. That's fine! Have a nice day!"
+		exit
 		;;
-		* )
-			echo "Invalid input: ${choice}. I'm out of here."
-			exit 1
+	*)
+		echo "Invalid input: ${choice}. I'm out of here."
+		exit 1
 		;;
 	esac
 fi
@@ -496,9 +662,11 @@ sudo -k
 
 # Iterate over all addresses in $banlist and invoke fail2ban-client on each
 # one of them.
-while read -r addrwithsuffix ; do
+while read -r addrwithsuffix; do
 	echo "Banning ${addrwithsuffix} ..."
 	exec_as_root fail2ban-client set "${jail}" banip "${addrwithsuffix}"
-done < "${banlist}"
+done <"${banlist}"
 
-echo "${green}All done!${reset}"
+end="$(date +%s)"
+
+echo "${green}All done in $((end - start)) seconds!${reset}"

geoip-lookup.py

@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3.8
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
-import getopt
+import argparse
 import sys
 
 try:
     import geoip2.database
+    import geoip2.errors
 except ImportError:
     print(
-        "Required module geoip2.database not found. On Gentoo Linux, please install dev-python/geoip2 from the 'fritteli' overlay.",
+        "Required modules geoip2.database and geoip2.errors not found. On Gentoo Linux, please install dev-python/geoip2 from the 'fritteli' overlay.",
         file=sys.stderr)
     exit(1)
 
+try:
+    import maxminddb.errors
+except ImportError:
+    print(
+        "Required module maxminddb.errors not found. On Gentoo Linux, please install dev-python/maxminddb from the 'fritteli' overlay.",
+        file=sys.stderr)
+    exit(1)
 
 class LookupException(Exception):
     """
@@ -47,6 +55,14 @@ def get_county_code(ipaddress, dbfile):
             raise LookupException("Unsupported DB type: " + dbtype)
 
         return country.iso_code
+    except FileNotFoundError as e:
+        raise LookupException(e.args)
+    except maxminddb.errors.InvalidDatabaseError as e:
+        raise LookupException(e.args)
+    except geoip2.errors.AddressNotFoundError as e:
+        raise LookupException(e.args)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        raise LookupException(e.args)
     finally:
         if reader:
             reader.close()
@@ -60,21 +76,12 @@ def parse_command_line(argv):
     :return:
     """
     dbfile = None
-    try:
-        opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv, "f:")
-    except getopt.GetoptError as e:
-        raise LookupException("Error parsing command line") from e
-
-    for opt, arg in opts:
-        if opt == "-f":
-            dbfile = arg
-        else:
-            raise LookupException("Unknown command line argument")
-
-    if len(args) == 0:
-        raise LookupException("No address given on command line")
-    return dbfile, args[0]
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Get the country code from an IP address')
+    parser.add_argument('-f', dest='dbfile', required=True, help="Path to the GeoIP2 database file")
+    parser.add_argument('address', help="The IP address to check")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
     
+    return args.dbfile, args.address
 
 def main(argv):
     """
@@ -83,14 +90,18 @@ def main(argv):
     :param argv: Format: "-f /path/to/database.mmdb ip.v4.add.ress"
     :return:
     """
-    (dbfile, ipaddress) = parse_command_line(argv)
-    code = get_county_code(ipaddress, dbfile)
-    print(code)
+    try:
+        (dbfile, ipaddress) = parse_command_line(argv)
+        code = get_county_code(ipaddress, dbfile)
+        print(code)
+    except LookupException as e:
+        print(e.args, file=sys.stderr)
+        print("Unknown")
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         main(sys.argv[1:])
     except BaseException as e:
-        print("Usage: geoip-lookup.py -f /path/to/geoip2-database.mmdb 192.168.1.1", file=sys.stderr)
+        print("Unknown")
         raise e