diff --git a/data/helpers.d/backend b/data/helpers.d/backend
index c54e82754..0795be38e 100644
--- a/data/helpers.d/backend
+++ b/data/helpers.d/backend
@@ -183,3 +183,57 @@ ynh_remove_fpm_config () {
 	ynh_secure_remove "/etc/php5/fpm/conf.d/20-$app.ini" 2>&1
 	sudo systemctl reload php5-fpm
 }
+
+# Create a dedicated fail2ban config (jail and filter conf files)
+#
+# usage: ynh_add_fail2ban_config log_file filter [max_retry [ports]]
+# | arg: log_file - Log file to be checked by fail2ban
+# | arg: failregex - Failregex to be looked for by fail2ban
+# | arg: max_retry - Maximum number of retries allowed before banning IP address - default: 3
+# | arg: ports - Ports blocked for a banned IP address - default: http,https
+ynh_add_fail2ban_config () {
+   # Process parameters
+   logpath=$1
+   failregex=$2
+   max_retry=${3:-3}
+   ports=${4:-http,https}
+   
+  test -n "$logpath" || ynh_die "ynh_add_fail2ban_config expects a logfile path as first argument and received nothing."
+  test -n "$failregex" || ynh_die "ynh_add_fail2ban_config expects a failure regex as second argument and received nothing."
+  
+	finalfail2banjailconf="/etc/fail2ban/jail.d/$app.conf"
+	finalfail2banfilterconf="/etc/fail2ban/filter.d/$app.conf"
+	ynh_backup_if_checksum_is_different "$finalfail2banjailconf" 1
+	ynh_backup_if_checksum_is_different "$finalfail2banfilterconf" 1
+  
+  sudo tee $finalfail2banjailconf <<EOF
+[$app]
+enabled = true
+port = $ports
+filter = $app
+logpath = $logpath
+maxretry = $max_retry" 
+EOF
+
+  sudo tee $finalfail2banfilterconf <<EOF
+[INCLUDES]
+before = common.conf
+[Definition]
+failregex = $failregex
+ignoreregrex =" 
+EOF
+
+	ynh_store_file_checksum "$finalfail2banjailconf"
+	ynh_store_file_checksum "$finalfail2banfilterconf"
+  
+	sudo systemctl restart fail2ban
+}
+
+# Remove the dedicated fail2ban config (jail and filter conf files)
+#
+# usage: ynh_remove_fail2ban_config
+ynh_remove_fail2ban_config () {
+	ynh_secure_remove "/etc/fail2ban/jail.d/$app.conf"
+  ynh_secure_remove "/etc/fail2ban/filter.d/$app.conf"
+	sudo systemctl restart fail2ban
+}
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