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authorRobert Göhler <github@ghlr.de>2021-07-21 20:43:52 +0200
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Merge pull request #575 from usman-umer/equuleus
updated wireguard docs for equuleus branch
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@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
.. _wireguard:
-.. include:: /_include/need_improvement.txt
-
#########
WireGuard
#########
@@ -10,10 +8,24 @@ WireGuard is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes
state-of-the-art cryptography. See https://www.wireguard.com for more
information.
+****************
+Site to Site VPN
+****************
+
+This diagram corresponds with the example site to site configuration below.
+
+.. figure:: /_static/images/wireguard_site2site_diagram.jpg
+
*************
Configuration
*************
+
+
+********
+Keypairs
+********
+
WireGuard requires the generation of a keypair, which includes a private
key to decrypt incoming traffic, and a public key for peer(s) to encrypt
traffic.
@@ -55,8 +67,9 @@ own keypairs.
vyos@vyos:~$ generate wireguard named-keypairs KP02
+***********************
Interface configuration
-=======================
+***********************
The next step is to configure your local side as well as the policy
based trusted destination addresses. If you only initiate a connection,
@@ -71,18 +84,31 @@ you want to tunnel (allowed-ips) to configure a WireGuard tunnel. The
public key below is always the public key from your peer, not your local
one.
-**local side**
+**local side - commands**
.. code-block:: none
- set interfaces wireguard wg01 address '10.1.0.1/24'
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 address '10.1.0.1/30'
set interfaces wireguard wg01 description 'VPN-to-wg02'
- set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 allowed-ips '10.2.0.0/24'
- set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 address '192.168.0.142'
- set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 port '12345'
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 allowed-ips '192.168.2.0/24'
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 address '<Site1 Pub IP>'
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 port '51820'
set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 pubkey 'XMrlPykaxhdAAiSjhtPlvi30NVkvLQliQuKP7AI7CyI='
- set interfaces wireguard wg01 port '12345'
- set protocols static route 10.2.0.0/24 interface wg01
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 port '51820'
+ set protocols static route 192.168.2.0/24 interface wg01
+
+**local side - annotated commands**
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 address '10.1.0.1/30' # Address of the wg01 tunnel interface.
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 description 'VPN-to-wg02'
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 allowed-ips '192.168.2.0/24' # Subnets that are allowed to travel over the tunnel
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 address '<Site2 Pub IP>' # Public IP of the peer
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 port '58120' # Port of the Peer
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 pubkey '<pubkey>' # Public Key of the Peer
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 port '51820' # Port of own server
+ set protocols static route 192.168.2.0/24 interface wg01 # Static route to remote subnet
The last step is to define an interface route for 10.2.0.0/24 to get
through the WireGuard interface `wg01`. Multiple IPs or networks can be
@@ -90,7 +116,7 @@ defined and routed. The last check is allowed-ips which either prevents
or allows the traffic.
.. note:: You can not assign the same allowed-ips statement to multiple
- WireGuard peers. This a a design decission. For more information please
+ WireGuard peers. This a a design decision. For more information please
check the `WireGuard mailing list`_.
.. cfgcmd:: set interfaces wireguard <interface> private-key <name>
@@ -106,33 +132,70 @@ or allows the traffic.
public key, which needs to be shared with the peer.
-**remote side**
+**remote side - commands**
.. code-block:: none
- set interfaces wireguard wg01 address '10.2.0.1/24'
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 address '10.1.0.2/30'
set interfaces wireguard wg01 description 'VPN-to-wg01'
- set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 allowed-ips '10.1.0.0/24'
- set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 address '192.168.0.124'
- set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 port '12345'
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 allowed-ips '192.168.1.0/24'
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 address '<Site1 Pub IP>'
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 port '51820'
set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 pubkey 'u41jO3OF73Gq1WARMMFG7tOfk7+r8o8AzPxJ1FZRhzk='
- set interfaces wireguard wg01 port '12345'
- set protocols static route 10.1.0.0/24 interface wg01
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 port '51820'
+ set protocols static route 192.168.1.0/24 interface wg01
+
+**remote side - annotated commands**
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 address '10.1.0.2/30' # Address of the wg01 tunnel interface.
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 description 'VPN-to-wg01'
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 allowed-ips '192.168.1.0/24' # Subnets that are allowed to travel over the tunnel
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 address 'Site1 Pub IP' # Public IP address of the Peer
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 port '51820' # Port of the Peer
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 pubkey '<pubkey>' # Public key of the Peer
+ set interfaces wireguard wg01 port '51820' # Port of own server
+ set protocols static route 192.168.1.0/24 interface wg01 # Static route to remote subnet
+
+*******************
+Firewall Exceptions
+*******************
+
+For the WireGuard traffic to pass through the WAN interface, you must create a firewall exception.
+
+.. code-block:: none
-Assure that your firewall rules allow the traffic, in which case you
-have a working VPN using WireGuard.
+ set firewall name OUTSIDE_LOCAL rule 10 action accept
+ set firewall name OUTSIDE_LOCAL rule 10 description 'Allow established/related'
+ set firewall name OUTSIDE_LOCAL rule 10 state established enable
+ set firewall name OUTSIDE_LOCAL rule 10 state related enable
+ set firewall name OUTSIDE_LOCAL rule 20 action accept
+ set firewall name OUTSIDE_LOCAL rule 20 description WireGuard_IN
+ set firewall name OUTSIDE_LOCAL rule 20 destination port 51820
+ set firewall name OUTSIDE_LOCAL rule 20 log enable
+ set firewall name OUTSIDE_LOCAL rule 20 protocol udp
+ set firewall name OUTSIDE_LOCAL rule 20 source
+
+You should also ensure that the OUTISDE_LOCAL firewall group is applied to the WAN interface and a direction (local).
.. code-block:: none
- wg01# ping 10.2.0.1
- PING 10.2.0.1 (10.2.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
- 64 bytes from 10.2.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.16 ms
- 64 bytes from 10.2.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.77 ms
+ set interfaces ethernet eth0 firewall local name 'OUTSIDE-LOCAL'
+
+Assure that your firewall rules allow the traffic, in which case you have a working VPN using WireGuard.
+
+.. code-block:: none
- wg02# ping 10.1.0.1
- PING 10.1.0.1 (10.1.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
- 64 bytes from 10.1.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=4.40 ms
- 64 bytes from 10.1.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.02 ms
+ wg01# ping 192.168.1.1
+ PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
+ 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.16 ms
+ 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.77 ms
+
+ wg02# ping 192.168.2.1
+ PING 192.168.2.1 (192.168.2.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
+ 64 bytes from 192.168.2.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=4.40 ms
+ 64 bytes from 192.168.2.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.02 ms
An additional layer of symmetric-key crypto can be used on top of the
asymmetric crypto. This is optional.
@@ -151,8 +214,10 @@ its content. Make sure you distribute the key in a safe manner,
wg01# set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg02 preshared-key 'rvVDOoc2IYEnV+k5p7TNAmHBMEGTHbPU8Qqg8c/sUqc='
wg02# set interfaces wireguard wg01 peer to-wg01 preshared-key 'rvVDOoc2IYEnV+k5p7TNAmHBMEGTHbPU8Qqg8c/sUqc='
-Road Warrior Example
---------------------
+
+***********************************
+Remote Access "RoadWarrior" Example
+***********************************
With WireGuard, a Road Warrior VPN config is similar to a site-to-site
VPN. It just lacks the ``address`` and ``port`` statements.
@@ -182,7 +247,7 @@ the peers. This allows the peers to interact with one another.
}
The following is the config for the iPhone peer above. It's important to
-note that the ``AllowedIPs`` setting directs all IPv4 and IPv6 traffic
+note that the ``AllowedIPs`` wildcard setting directs all IPv4 and IPv6 traffic
through the connection.
.. code-block:: none
@@ -198,9 +263,9 @@ through the connection.
Endpoint = 192.0.2.1:2224
PersistentKeepalive = 25
-
-This MacBook peer is doing split-tunneling, where only the subnets local
-to the server go over the connection.
+However, split-tunneling can be achieved by specifing the remote subnets.
+This ensures that only traffic destined for the remote site is sent over the tunnel.
+All other traffic is unaffected.
.. code-block:: none
@@ -252,8 +317,9 @@ Status
TX: bytes packets errors dropped carrier collisions
0 0 0 0 0 0
+***************
Encryption Keys
-===============
+***************
.. opcmd:: show wireguard keypair pubkey <name>
@@ -284,15 +350,16 @@ Encryption Keys
vyos@vyos:~$ delete wireguard keypair default
-Mobile "RoadWarrior" clients
-============================
+***********************************
+Remote Access "RoadWarrior" clients
+***********************************
Some users tend to connect their mobile devices using WireGuard to their VyOS
router. To ease deployment one can generate a "per mobile" configuration from
the VyOS CLI.
.. warning:: From a security perspective it is not recommended to let a third
- party create the private key for a secured connection. You should create the
+ party create and share the private key for a secured connection. You should create the
private portion on your own and only hand out the public key. Please keep this
in mind when using this convenience feature.