.. _WPF2B_EVENT_AUTH_FAIL:

WPF2B_EVENT_AUTH_FAIL
---------------------

.. rubric:: Authentication failed.

+-----------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| syslog    | Facility      | LOG_AUTH or LOG_AUTHPRIV                                     |
|           +---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
|           | Level         | NOTICE                                                       |
+-----------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| fail2ban  | Filter        | :ref:`wordpress-soft_conf`                                   |
|           +---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
|           | Rules         | | ``Authentication failure for .* from <HOST>``              |
|           |               | | ``Authentication attempt for unknown user .* from <HOST>`` |
+-----------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| EventData | ``$username`` | Username                                                     |
|           +---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
|           | ``$password`` | Password                                                     |
+-----------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+

.. versionadded:: 4.0.0

.. seealso::
   :ref:`WP_FAIL2BAN_USE_AUTHPRIV`