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authorRobert Göhler <github@ghlr.de>2023-11-29 22:12:17 +0100
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-:lastproofread: 2023-11-08
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########
Firewall
########
-.. attention::
- Starting from VyOS 1.4-rolling-202308040557, a new firewall structure
- can be found on all vyos installations.
-
-***************
-Netfilter based
-***************
-
With VyOS being based on top of Linux and its kernel, the Netfilter project
created the iptables and now the successor nftables for the Linux kernel to
work directly on the data flows. This now extends the concept of zone-based
@@ -155,34 +147,12 @@ configuration:
ipv4
ipv6
flowtables
- zone
.. note:: **For more information**
of Netfilter hooks and Linux networking packet flows can be
found in `Netfilter-Hooks
<https://wiki.nftables.org/wiki-nftables/index.php/Netfilter_hooks>`_
-***************
-Legacy Firewall
-***************
-
-.. toctree::
- :maxdepth: 1
- :includehidden:
-
- general-legacy
-
-Traditionally firewalls weere configured with the concept of data going in and
-out of an interface. The router just listened to the data flowing through and
-responding as required if it was directed at the router itself.
-
-To configure VyOS with the
-:doc:`legacy firewall configuration </configuration/firewall/general-legacy>`
-
-As the example image below shows, the device was configured with rules blocking
-inbound or outbound traffic on each interface.
-
-.. figure:: /_static/images/firewall-traditional.png
Zone-based firewall
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^