LFD

Updated: 10/11/2017 by Computer Hope
login failure daemon

Short for Login Failure Daemon, LFD is a process that's part of the CSF (ConfigServer Security & Firewall) that periodically checks for potential threats to a server. LFD looks for such attacks as brute-force login attempts and if found blocks the IP address attempting to attack that server.

Brute-force attack, Computer acronyms, Daemon, Firewall, Security terms