diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 8b09bcd4eb..1fc327c4bc 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -36285,6 +36285,221 @@ Extra command line options for @code{nix-service-type}.
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
+@cindex Fail2ban
+@subsubheading Fail2ban service
+
+@uref{http://www.fail2ban.org/, @code{fail2ban}} scans log files
+(e.g. @code{/var/log/apache/error_log}) and bans IPs that show the malicious
+signs -- too many password failures, seeking for exploits, etc.
+
+@code{fail2ban} service is provided in @code{(gnu services security)} module.
+
+This is the type of the service that runs @code{fail2ban} daemon. It can be
+used in various ways, which are:
+
+@itemize
+
+@item Explicit configuration
+users are free to enable @code{fail2ban} configuration without strong
+dependency.
+
+@item On-demand extending configuration
+convenience @code{fail2ban-jail-service} function is provided, in order
+to extend existing services on-demand.
+
+@item Permanent extending configuration
+service developers may not @code{fail2ban-service-type} in service-type's
+extensions.
+
+@end itemize
+
+@defvr {Scheme Variable} fail2ban-service-type
+
+This is the type of the service that runs @code{fail2ban} daemon. It can be
+configured explicitly as following:
+
+@lisp
+(append
+ (list
+  ;; excplicit configuration, this way fail2ban daemon
+  ;; will start and do its thing for sshd jail
+  (service fail2ban-service-type
+           (fail2ban-configuration
+            (extra-jails
+             (list
+              (fail2ban-jail-configuration
+               (name "sshd")
+               (enabled #t))))))
+  ;; there is no direct dependency with actual openssh
+  ;; server configuration, it could even be omited here
+  (service openssh-service-type))
+ %base-services)
+@end lisp
+@end defvr
+
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} fail2ban-jail-service @var{svc-type} @var{jail}
+Return extended @var{svc-type} of @code{<service-type>} with added
+@var{jail} of type @code{fail2ban-jail-configuration} extension
+for @code{fail2ban-service-type}.
+
+For example:
+
+@lisp
+(append
+ (list
+  (service
+   ;; using convenience function we can extend virutally
+   ;; any service type with any fail2ban jail
+   ;; this way we don't have to explicitly add
+   ;; (service fail2ban-service-type) to our configuration
+   (fail2ban-jail-service
+    openssh-service-type
+    (fail2ban-jail-configuration
+     (name "sshd")
+     (enabled #t)))
+   (openssh-configuration ...))))
+@end lisp
+@end deffn
+
+@deftp {Data Type} fail2ban-configuration
+Configuration record for the @code{fail2ban-service-type}.
+@table @asis
+
+@item @code{fail2ban} (default: @code{fail2ban})
+The @code{fail2ban} package to use. It used for both binaries and
+as base default configuration that will be extended with
+@code{<fail2ban-jail-configuration>}s.
+
+@item @code{run-directory} (default: @file{"/var/run/fail2ban"})
+State directory for @code{fail2ban} daemon.
+
+@item @code{jails} (default: @code{'()})
+Instances of @code{<fail2ban-jail-configuration>} collected from
+extensions.
+
+@item @code{extra-jails} (default: @code{'()})
+Instances of @code{<fail2ban-jail-configuration>} provided by user
+explicitly.
+
+@item @code{extra-content} (default: @code{""})
+Extra raw content to add at the end of @file{jail.local}.
+
+@end table
+@end deftp
+
+@deftp {Data Type} fail2ban-jail-configuration
+@code{fail2ban} jail configuration to be added to @file{jail.local}.
+@table @asis
+
+Fields with default value of @code{*unspecified*} will not be serialized
+to configuration, thus default values of @code{fail2ban} will apply.
+
+For details of field meanings, please refer to @code{fail2ban} documentation.
+
+@item @code{name}
+Required name of this jail configuration.
+
+@item @code{enabled} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+Either @code{#t} or @code{#f} for @samp{true} and @samp{false} respectively.
+
+@item @code{max-retry} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+Is the number of failures before a host get banned (e.g. @code{(max-retry 5)}).
+
+@item @code{max-matches} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+Is the number of matches stored in ticket  (resolvable via
+tag @code{<matches>}) in action.
+
+@item @code{find-time} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+A host is banned if it has geneerated @code{max-retry} during the last
+@code{find-time} seconds (e.g. @code{(find-time "10m")}).
+
+@item @code{ban-time} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+Is the number of seconds that a host is banned (e.g. @code{(ban-time "10m")}).
+
+@item @code{ban-time-increment} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+Allows to use database for searching of previously banned ip's to increase a
+default ban time using special formula.
+
+@item @code{ban-time-factor} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+Is a coefficient to calculate exponent growing of the formula or common multiplier.
+
+@item @code{ban-time-formula} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+Used by default to calculate next value of ban time.
+
+@item @code{ban-time-multipliers} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+Used to calculate next value of ban time instead of formula.
+
+@item @code{ban-time-maxtime} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+Is the max number of seconds using the ban time can reach (doesn't grow further).
+
+@item @code{ban-time-rndtime} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+Is the max number of seconds using for mixing with random time
+to prevent ``clever'' botnets calculate exact time IP can be unbanned again.
+
+@item @code{ban-time-overalljails} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+Either @code{#t} or @code{#f} for @samp{true} and @samp{false} respectively.
+@itemize
+@item @code{true} - specifies the search of IP in the database will be executed cross over all jails
+@item @code{false} - only current jail of the ban IP will be searched
+@end itemize
+
+@item @code{ignore-command} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+External command that will take an tagged arguments to ignore.
+Note: while provided, currently unimplemented in the context of @code{guix}.
+
+@item @code{ignore-self} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+Specifies whether the local resp. own IP addresses should be ignored.
+
+@item @code{ignore-ip} (default: @code{'()})
+Can be a list of IP addresses, CIDR masks or DNS hosts. @code{fail2ban}
+will not ban a host which matches an address in this list
+
+@item @code{ignore-cache} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+
+@item @code{filter} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+Defines the filter to use by the jail, using
+@code{<fail2ban-jail-filter-configuration>}.
+By default jails have names matching their filter name.
+
+@item @code{log-time-zone} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+
+@item @code{log-encoding} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+Specifies the encoding of the log files handled by the jail.
+Possible values: @code{'ascii}, @code{'utf-8}, @code{'auto}.
+
+@item @code{log-path} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+
+@item @code{action} (default: @code{'()})
+List of @code{<fail2ban-jail-action-configuration>}.
+
+@end table
+@end deftp
+
+@deftp {Data Type} fail2ban-jail-filter-configuration
+@code{fail2ban} jail filter configuration.
+@table @asis
+
+@item @code{name}
+Name part required.
+
+@item @code{mode} (default: @code{*unspecified*})
+
+@end table
+@end deftp
+
+@deftp {Data Type} fail2ban-jail-action-configuration
+@code{fail2ban} jail action configuration.
+@table @asis
+
+@item @code{name}
+Name part required.
+
+@item @code{arguments} (default: @code{'()})
+Association list of key value pairs.
+
+@end table
+@end deftp
+
 @node Setuid Programs
 @section Setuid Programs
 
diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 07e3497d10..eef7d09fd4 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 # Copyright © 2022 Daniel Meißner <daniel.meissner-i4k@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
 # Copyright © 2022 Remco van 't Veer <remco@remworks.net>
 # Copyright © 2022 Artyom V. Poptsov <poptsov.artyom@gmail.com>
+# Copyright © 2022 muradm <mail@muradm.net>
 #
 # This file is part of GNU Guix.
 #
@@ -670,6 +671,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   %D%/services/nfs.scm			\
   %D%/services/pam-mount.scm			\
   %D%/services/science.scm			\
+  %D%/services/security.scm			\
   %D%/services/security-token.scm		\
   %D%/services/shepherd.scm			\
   %D%/services/sound.scm			\
diff --git a/gnu/services/security.scm b/gnu/services/security.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db95d68035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/services/security.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,328 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2022 muradm <mail@muradm.net>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu services security)
+  #:use-module (guix gexp)
+  #:use-module (guix records)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 format)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 match)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
+  #:use-module (gnu services)
+  #:use-module (gnu services shepherd)
+  #:export (fail2ban-ignore-cache-configuration
+            fail2ban-jail-filter-configuration
+            fail2ban-jail-action-configuration
+            fail2ban-jail-configuration
+            fail2ban-configuration
+            fail2ban-service-type
+            fail2ban-jail-service))
+
+(define (fail2ban-section->string name)
+  (format #f "[~a]" name))
+
+(define fail2ban-backend->string
+  (match-lambda
+    ('auto "auto")
+    ('pyinotify "pyinotify")
+    ('gamin "gamin")
+    ('polling "polling")
+    ('systemd "systemd")
+    (unknown (error (format #f "Unknown fail2ban backend: ~a" unknown)))))
+
+(define fail2ban-log-encoding->string
+  (match-lambda
+    ('auto "auto")
+    ('utf-8 "utf-8")
+    ('ascii "ascii")
+    (unknown (error (format #f "Unknown fail2ban log-encoding: ~a" unknown)))))
+
+(define-record-type* <fail2ban-ignore-cache-configuration>
+  fail2ban-ignore-cache-configuration make-fail2ban-ignore-cache-configuration
+  fail2ban-ignore-cache-configuration?
+  (key                  fail2ban-ignore-cache-configuration-key)
+  (max-count            fail2ban-ignore-cache-configuration-max-count)
+  (max-time             fail2ban-ignore-cache-configuration-max-time))
+
+(define fail2ban-ignore-cache-configuration->string
+  (match-lambda
+    (($ <fail2ban-ignore-cache-configuration> key max-count max-time)
+     (format #f "key=\"~a\", max-count=~d, max-time=~d" key max-count max-time))))
+
+(define-record-type* <fail2ban-jail-filter-configuration>
+  fail2ban-jail-filter-configuration make-fail2ban-jail-filter-configuration
+  fail2ban-jail-filter-configuration?
+  (name                 fail2ban-jail-filter-configuration-name)
+  (mode                 fail2ban-jail-filter-configuration-node
+    (default *unspecified*)))
+
+(define fail2ban-jail-filter-configuration->string
+  (match-lambda
+    (($ <fail2ban-jail-filter-configuration> name mode)
+     (format #f "~a~a"
+             name (if (unspecified? mode) "" (format #f "[mode=~a]" mode))))))
+
+(define-record-type* <fail2ban-jail-action-configuration>
+  fail2ban-jail-action-configuration make-fail2ban-jail-action-configuration
+  fail2ban-jail-action-configuration?
+  (name                  fail2ban-jail-action-configuration-name)
+  (arguments             fail2ban-jail-action-configuration-arguments
+                         (default '())))
+
+(define (fail2ban-arguments->string args)
+  (let* ((multi-value
+          (lambda (v)
+            (format #f "\"~a\"" (string-join (map object->string v) ","))))
+         (any-value
+          (lambda (v)
+            (if (list? v) (multi-value v) v)))
+         (key-value
+          (lambda (e)
+            (format #f "~a=~a" (car e) (any-value (cdr e))))))
+    (format #f "~a" (string-join (map key-value args) ","))))
+
+(define fail2ban-jail-action-configuration->string
+  (match-lambda
+    (($ <fail2ban-jail-action-configuration> name arguments)
+     (format #f "~a~a"
+             name (if (null? arguments) ""
+                      (format #f "[~a]"
+                              (fail2ban-arguments->string arguments)))))))
+
+(define-record-type* <fail2ban-jail-configuration>
+  fail2ban-jail-configuration make-fail2ban-jail-configuration
+  fail2ban-jail-configuration?
+  (name                  fail2ban-jail-configuration-name)
+  (enabled               fail2ban-jail-configuration-enabled
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (backend               fail2ban-jail-configuration-backend
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (max-retry             fail2ban-jail-configuration-max-retry
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (max-matches           fail2ban-jail-configuration-max-matches
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (find-time             fail2ban-jail-configuration-find-time
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (ban-time              fail2ban-jail-configuration-ban-time
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (ban-time-increment    fail2ban-jail-configuration-ban-time-increment
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (ban-time-factor       fail2ban-jail-configuration-ban-time-factor
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (ban-time-formula      fail2ban-jail-configuration-ban-time-formula
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (ban-time-multipliers  fail2ban-jail-configuration-ban-time-multipliers
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (ban-time-maxtime      fail2ban-jail-configuration-ban-time-maxtime
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (ban-time-rndtime      fail2ban-jail-configuration-ban-time-rndtime
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (ban-time-overalljails fail2ban-jail-configuration-ban-time-overalljails
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (ignore-command        fail2ban-jail-configuration-ignore-command
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (ignore-self           fail2ban-jail-configuration-ignore-self
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (ignore-ip             fail2ban-jail-configuration-ignore-ip
+                         (default '()))
+  (ignore-cache          fail2ban-jail-configuration-ignore-cache
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (filter                fail2ban-jail-configuration-filter
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (log-time-zone         fail2ban-jail-configuration-log-time-zone
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (log-encoding          fail2ban-jail-configuration-log-encoding
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (log-path              fail2ban-jail-configuration-log-path
+                         (default *unspecified*))
+  (action                fail2ban-jail-configuration-action
+                         (default '())))
+
+(define fail2ban-jail-configuration->string
+  (match-lambda
+    (($ <fail2ban-jail-configuration> name enabled backend
+                                      max-retry max-matches
+                                      find-time ban-time
+                                      ban-time-increment ban-time-factor
+                                      ban-time-formula ban-time-multipliers
+                                      ban-time-maxtime ban-time-rndtime
+                                      ban-time-overalljails
+                                      ignore-command ignore-self
+                                      ignore-ip ignore-cache
+                                      fltr
+                                      log-time-zone log-encoding log-path
+                                      action)
+     (string-join
+      (filter
+       (lambda (s) (not (unspecified? s)))
+       (list
+        (fail2ban-section->string name)
+        (unless (unspecified? enabled)
+          (format #f "enabled = ~a"
+                  (if enabled "true" "false")))
+        (unless (unspecified? backend)
+          (format #f "backend = ~a"
+                  (fail2ban-backend->string backend)))
+        (unless (unspecified? max-retry)
+          (format #f "maxretry = ~d" max-retry))
+        (unless (unspecified? max-matches)
+          (format #f "maxmatches = ~d" max-matches))
+        (unless (unspecified? find-time)
+          (format #f "findtime = ~a" find-time))
+        (unless (unspecified? ban-time)
+          (format #f "bantime = ~a" ban-time))
+        (unless (unspecified? ban-time-increment)
+          (format #f "bantime.increment = ~a"
+                  (if ban-time-increment "true" "false")))
+        (unless (unspecified? ban-time-factor)
+          (format #f "bantime.factor = ~a" ban-time-factor))
+        (unless (unspecified? ban-time-formula)
+          (format #f "bantime.formula = ~a" ban-time-formula))
+        (unless (unspecified? ban-time-multipliers)
+          (format #f "bantime.multipliers = ~a" ban-time-multipliers))
+        (unless (unspecified? ban-time-maxtime)
+          (format #f "bantime.maxtime = ~a" ban-time-maxtime))
+        (unless (unspecified? ban-time-rndtime)
+          (format #f "bantime.rndtime = ~a" ban-time-rndtime))
+        (unless (unspecified? ban-time-overalljails)
+          (format #f "bantime.overalljails = ~a"
+                  (if ban-time-overalljails "true" "false")))
+        (unless (unspecified? ignore-command)
+          (format #f "ignorecommand = ~a" ignore-command))
+        (unless (unspecified? ignore-self)
+          (format #f "ignoreself = ~a"
+                  (if ignore-self "true" "false")))
+        (unless (null? ignore-ip)
+          (format #f "ignoreip = ~a" (string-join ignore-ip " ")))
+        (unless (unspecified? ignore-cache)
+          (format #f "ignorecache = ~a"
+                  (fail2ban-ignore-cache-configuration->string
+                   ignore-cache)))
+        (unless (unspecified? fltr)
+          (format #f "filter = ~a"
+                  (fail2ban-jail-filter-configuration->string fltr)))
+        (unless (unspecified? log-time-zone)
+          (format #f "logtimezone = ~a" log-time-zone))
+        (unless (unspecified? log-encoding)
+          (format #f "logencoding = ~a"
+                  (fail2ban-log-encoding->string log-encoding)))
+        (unless (unspecified? log-path)
+          (format #f "logpath = ~a" log-path))
+        (unless (null? action)
+          (format #f "action = ~a"
+                  (string-join
+                   (map fail2ban-jail-action-configuration->string action)
+                   "\n")))))
+      "\n"))))
+
+(define-record-type* <fail2ban-configuration>
+  fail2ban-configuration make-fail2ban-configuration
+  fail2ban-configuration?
+  (fail2ban              fail2ban-configuration-fail2ban
+                         (default fail2ban))
+  (run-directory         fail2ban-configuration-run-directory
+                         (default "/var/run/fail2ban"))
+  (jails                 fail2ban-configuration-jails
+                         (default '()))
+  (extra-jails           fail2ban-configuration-extra-jails
+                         (default '()))
+  (extra-content         fail2ban-configuration-extra-content
+                         (default "")))
+
+(define (fail2ban-configuration->string config)
+  (let* ((jails (fail2ban-configuration-jails config))
+         (extra-jails (fail2ban-configuration-extra-jails config))
+         (extra-content (fail2ban-configuration-extra-content config)))
+    (string-append
+     (string-join
+      (map fail2ban-jail-configuration->string
+           (append jails extra-jails))
+      "\n")
+     "\n" extra-content "\n")))
+
+(define (make-fail2ban-configuration-package config)
+  (let* ((fail2ban (fail2ban-configuration-fail2ban config))
+         (jail-local
+          (plain-file "jail.local"
+                      (fail2ban-configuration->string config))))
+    (computed-file
+     "fail2ban-configuration"
+     (with-imported-modules '((guix build utils))
+       #~(begin
+           (use-modules (guix build utils))
+           (let* ((out (ungexp output)))
+             (mkdir-p (string-append out "/etc/fail2ban"))
+             (copy-recursively
+              (string-append #$fail2ban "/etc/fail2ban")
+              (string-append out "/etc/fail2ban"))
+             (symlink
+              #$jail-local
+              (string-append out "/etc/fail2ban/jail.local"))))))))
+
+(define (fail2ban-shepherd-service config)
+  (match-record config <fail2ban-configuration>
+    (fail2ban run-directory)
+    (let* ((fail2ban-server (file-append fail2ban "/bin/fail2ban-server"))
+           (pid-file (in-vicinity run-directory "fail2ban.pid"))
+           (socket-file (in-vicinity run-directory "fail2ban.sock"))
+           (config-dir (make-fail2ban-configuration-package config))
+           (config-dir (file-append config-dir "/etc/fail2ban"))
+           (fail2ban-action
+            (lambda args
+              #~(lambda _
+                  (invoke #$fail2ban-server
+                          "-c" #$config-dir
+                          "-p" #$pid-file
+                          "-s" #$socket-file
+                          "-b"
+                          #$@args)))))
+
+      ;; TODO: Add 'reload' action.
+      (list (shepherd-service
+             (provision '(fail2ban))
+             (documentation "Run the fail2ban daemon.")
+             (requirement '(user-processes))
+             (modules `((ice-9 match)
+                        ,@%default-modules))
+             (start (fail2ban-action "start"))
+             (stop (fail2ban-action "stop")))))))
+
+(define fail2ban-service-type
+  (service-type (name 'fail2ban)
+                (extensions
+                 (list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type
+                                          fail2ban-shepherd-service)))
+                (compose concatenate)
+                (extend (lambda (config jails)
+                          (fail2ban-configuration
+                           (inherit config)
+                           (jails
+                            (append
+                             (fail2ban-configuration-jails config)
+                             jails)))))
+                (default-value (fail2ban-configuration))
+                (description "Run the fail2ban server.")))
+
+(define (fail2ban-jail-service svc-type jail)
+  (service-type
+   (inherit svc-type)
+   (extensions
+    (append
+     (service-type-extensions svc-type)
+     (list (service-extension fail2ban-service-type
+                              (lambda _ (list jail))))))))
