:lastproofread: 2021-06-29
.. _firewall:
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Firewall
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Overview
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VyOS makes use of Linux `netfilter `_ for packet
filtering.
The firewall supports the creation of groups for ports, addresses, and
networks (implemented using netfilter ipset) and the option of interface
or zone based firewall policy.
.. note:: **Important note on usage of terms:**
The firewall makes use of the terms `in`, `out`, and `local`
for firewall policy. Users experienced with netfilter often confuse
`in` to be a reference to the `INPUT` chain, and `out` the `OUTPUT`
chain from netfilter. This is not the case. These instead indicate
the use of the `FORWARD` chain and either the input or output
interface. The `INPUT` chain, which is used for local traffic to the
OS, is a reference to as `local` with respect to its input interface.
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Global settings
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Some firewall settings are global and have an affect on the whole system.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall all-ping [enable | disable]
By default, when VyOS receives an ICMP echo request packet destined for
itself, it will answer with an ICMP echo reply, unless you avoid it
through its firewall.
With the firewall you can set rules to accept, drop or reject ICMP in,
out or local traffic. You can also use the general **firewall all-ping**
command. This command affects only to LOCAL (packets destined for your
VyOS system), not to IN or OUT traffic.
.. note:: **firewall all-ping** affects only to LOCAL and it always
behaves in the most restrictive way
.. code-block:: none
set firewall all-ping enable
When the command above is set, VyOS will answer every ICMP echo request
addressed to itself, but that will only happen if no other rule is
applied dropping or rejecting local echo requests. In case of conflict,
VyOS will not answer ICMP echo requests.
.. code-block:: none
set firewall all-ping disable
When the command above is set, VyOS will answer no ICMP echo request
addressed to itself at all, no matter where it comes from or whether
more specific rules are being applied to accept them.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall broadcast-ping [enable | disable]
This setting enable or disable the response of icmp broadcast
messages. The following system parameter will be altered:
* ``net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts``
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ip-src-route [enable | disable]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-src-route [enable | disable]
This setting handle if VyOS accept packets with a source route
option. The following system parameter will be altered:
* ``net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route``
* ``net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route``
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall receive-redirects [enable | disable]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-receive-redirects [enable | disable]
enable or disable of ICMPv4 or ICMPv6 redirect messages accepted
by VyOS. The following system parameter will be altered:
* ``net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects``
* ``net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects``
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall send-redirects [enable | disable]
enable or disable ICMPv4 redirect messages send by VyOS
The following system parameter will be altered:
* ``net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects``
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall log-martians [enable | disable]
enable or disable the logging of martian IPv4 packets.
The following system parameter will be altered:
* ``net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians``
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall source-validation [strict | loose | disable]
Set the IPv4 source validation mode.
The following system parameter will be altered:
* ``net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter``
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall syn-cookies [enable | disable]
Enable or Disable if VyOS use IPv4 TCP SYN Cookies.
The following system parameter will be altered:
* ``net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies``
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall twa-hazards-protection [enable | disable]
Enable or Disable VyOS to be :rfc:`1337` conform.
The following system parameter will be altered:
* ``net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337``
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall state-policy established action [accept | drop |
reject]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall state-policy established log enable
Set the global setting for an established connection.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall state-policy invalid action [accept | drop | reject]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall state-policy invalid log enable
Set the global setting for invalid packets.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall state-policy related action [accept | drop | reject]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall state-policy related log enable
Set the global setting for related connections.
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Groups
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Firewall groups represent collections of IP addresses, networks, or
ports. Once created, a group can be referenced by firewall rules as
either a source or destination. Members can be added or removed from a
group without changes to, or the need to reload, individual firewall
rules.
Groups need to have unique names. Even though some contain IPv4
addresses and others contain IPv6 addresses, they still need to have
unique names, so you may want to append "-v4" or "-v6" to your group
names.
Address Groups
==============
In an **address group** a single IP address or IP address ranges are
defined.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall group address-group address [address |
address range]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall group ipv6-address-group address
Define a IPv4 or a IPv6 address group
.. code-block:: none
set firewall group address-group ADR-INSIDE-v4 address 192.168.0.1
set firewall group address-group ADR-INSIDE-v4 address 10.0.0.1-10.0.0.8
set firewall group ipv6-address-group ADR-INSIDE-v6 address 2001:db8::1
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall group address-group description
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall group ipv6-address-group description
Provide a IPv4 or IPv6 address group description
Network Groups
==============
While **network groups** accept IP networks in CIDR notation, specific
IP addresses can be added as a 32-bit prefix. If you foresee the need
to add a mix of addresses and networks, the network group is
recommended.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall group network-group network
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall group ipv6-network-group network
Define a IPv4 or IPv6 Network group.
.. code-block:: none
set firewall group network-group NET-INSIDE-v4 network 192.168.0.0/24
set firewall group network-group NET-INSIDE-v4 network 192.168.1.0/24
set firewall group ipv6-network-group NET-INSIDE-v6 network 2001:db8::/64
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall group network-group description
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall group ipv6-network-group description
Provide a IPv4 or IPv6 network group description.
Port Groups
===========
A **port group** represents only port numbers, not the protocol. Port
groups can be referenced for either TCP or UDP. It is recommended that
TCP and UDP groups are created separately to avoid accidentally
filtering unnecessary ports. Ranges of ports can be specified by using
`-`.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall group port-group port
[portname | portnumber | startport-endport]
Define a port group. A port name can be any name defined in
/etc/services. e.g.: http
.. code-block:: none
set firewall group port-group PORT-TCP-SERVER1 port http
set firewall group port-group PORT-TCP-SERVER1 port 443
set firewall group port-group PORT-TCP-SERVER1 port 5000-5010
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall group port-group description
Provide a port group description.
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Rule-Sets
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A rule-set is a named collection of firewall rules that can be applied
to an interface or a zone. Each rule is numbered, has an action to apply
if the rule is matched, and the ability to specify the criteria to
match. Data packets go through the rules from 1 - 999999, at the first match
the action of the rule will be executed.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name description
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name description
Provide a rule-set description.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name default-action [drop | reject | accept]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name default-action [drop | reject |
accept]
This set the default action of the rule-set if no rule matched a packet
criteria.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name enable-default-log
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name enable-default-log
Use this command to enable the logging of the default action.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> action [drop | reject |
accept]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> action [drop |
reject | accept]
This required setting defines the action of the current rule.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> description
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> description
Provide a description for each rule.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> log [disable | enable]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> log [disable |
enable]
Enable or disable logging for the matched packet.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> log-level [emerg |
alert | crit | err | warn | notice | info | debug]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> log-level [emerg |
alert | crit | err | warn | notice | info | debug]
Define log-level. Only applicable if rule log is enable.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> disable
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> disable
If you want to disable a rule but let it in the configuration.
Matching criteria
=================
There are a lot of matching criteria against which the package can be tested.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> connection-status nat
[destination | source]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> connection-status
nat [destination | source]
Match criteria based on nat connection status.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> source address
[address | addressrange | CIDR]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> destination address
[address | addressrange | CIDR]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> source address
[address | addressrange | CIDR]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> destination address
[address | addressrange | CIDR]
This is similar to the network groups part, but here you are able to negate
the matching addresses.
.. code-block:: none
set firewall name WAN-IN-v4 rule 100 source address 192.0.2.10-192.0.2.11
# with a '!' the rule match everything except the specified subnet
set firewall name WAN-IN-v4 rule 101 source address !203.0.113.0/24
set firewall ipv6-name WAN-IN-v6 rule 100 source address 2001:db8::202
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> source geoip country-code
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> source geoip inverse-match
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> source geoip
country-code
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> source geoip
inverse-match
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> destination geoip
country-code
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> destination geoip
inverse-match
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> destination geoip
country-code
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> destination geoip
inverse-match
Match IP addresses based on its geolocation.
More info: `geoip matching
`_.
Use inverse-match to match anything except the given country-codes.
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compressed). Includes cron script (manually callable by op-mode update
geoip) to keep database and rules updated.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> source mac-address
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> source mac-address
Only in the source criteria, you can specify a mac-address.
.. code-block:: none
set firewall name LAN-IN-v4 rule 100 source mac-address 00:53:00:11:22:33
set firewall name LAN-IN-v4 rule 101 source mac-address !00:53:00:aa:12:34
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> source port
[1-65535 | portname | start-end]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> destination port
[1-65535 | portname | start-end]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> source port
[1-65535 | portname | start-end]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> destination port
[1-65535 | portname | start-end]
A port can be set with a port number or a name which is here
defined: ``/etc/services``.
.. code-block:: none
set firewall name WAN-IN-v4 rule 10 source port '22'
set firewall name WAN-IN-v4 rule 11 source port '!http'
set firewall name WAN-IN-v4 rule 12 source port 'https'
Multiple source ports can be specified as a comma-separated list.
The whole list can also be "negated" using '!'. For example:
.. code-block:: none
set firewall ipv6-name WAN-IN-v6 rule 10 source port '!22,https,3333-3338'
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> source group
address-group
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> destination group
address-group
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> source group
address-group
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> destination group
address-group
Use a specific address-group. Prepend character '!' for inverted matching
criteria.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> source group
network-group
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> destination group
network-group
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> source group
network-group
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> destination group
network-group
Use a specific network-group. Prepend character '!' for inverted matching
criteria.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> source group
port-group
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> destination group
port-group
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> source group
port-group
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> destination group
port-group
Use a specific port-group. Prepend character '!' for inverted matching
criteria.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> protocol [ |
<0-255> | all | tcp_udp]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> protocol [ |
<0-255> | all | tcp_udp]
Match a protocol criteria. A protocol number or a name which is here
defined: ``/etc/protocols``.
Special names are ``all`` for all protocols and ``tcp_udp`` for tcp and udp
based packets. The ``!`` negate the selected protocol.
.. code-block:: none
set firewall name WAN-IN-v4 rule 10 protocol tcp_udp
set firewall name WAN-IN-v4 rule 11 protocol !tcp_udp
set firewall ipv6-name WAN-IN-v6 rule 10 protocol tcp
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> tcp flags
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> tcp flags
Allowed values fpr TCP flags: ``SYN``, ``ACK``, ``FIN``, ``RST``, ``URG``,
``PSH``, ``ALL`` When specifying more than one flag, flags should be comma
separated. The ``!`` negate the selected protocol.
.. code-block:: none
set firewall name WAN-IN-v4 rule 10 tcp flags 'ACK'
set firewall name WAN-IN-v4 rule 12 tcp flags 'SYN'
set firewall name WAN-IN-v4 rule 13 tcp flags 'SYN,!ACK,!FIN,!RST'
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> state [established |
invalid | new | related] [enable | disable]
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> state [established |
invalid | new | related] [enable | disable]
Match against the state of a packet.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> ttl <0-255>
Match time to live parameter, where 'eq' stands for 'equal'; 'gt' stands for
'greater than', and 'lt' stands for 'less than'.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> hop-limit <0-255>
Match hop-limit parameter, where 'eq' stands for 'equal'; 'gt' stands for
'greater than', and 'lt' stands for 'less than'.
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> recent count <1-255>
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> recent count <1-255>
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall name rule <1-999999> recent time
.. cfgcmd:: set firewall ipv6-name rule <1-999999> recent time
Match when 'count' amount of connections are seen within 'time'. These
matching criteria can be used to block brute-force attempts.
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Applying a Rule-Set to an Interface
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A Rule-Set can be applied to every interface:
* ``in``: Ruleset for forwarded packets on an inbound interface
* ``out``: Ruleset for forwarded packets on an outbound interface
* ``local``: Ruleset for packets destined for this router
.. cfgcmd:: set interface ethernet firewall [in | out | local]
[name | ipv6-name]
Here are some examples for applying a rule-set to an interface
.. code-block:: none
set interface ethernet eth1 vif 100 firewall in name LANv4-IN
set interface ethernet eth1 vif 100 firewall out name LANv4-OUT
set interface bonding bond0 firewall in name LANv4-IN
set interfaces openvpn vtun1 firewall in name Lanv4-IN
.. note::
As you can see in the example here, you can assign the same rule-set to
several interfaces. An interface can only have one rule-set per chain.
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Zone-based Firewall Policy
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As an alternative to applying policy to an interface directly, a
zone-based firewall can be created to simplify configuration when
multiple interfaces belong to the same security zone. Instead of
applying rule-sets to interfaces, they are applied to source
zone-destination zone pairs.
An basic introduction to zone-based firewalls can be found `here
`_,
and an example at :ref:`examples-zone-policy`.
Define a Zone
=============
To define a zone setup either one with interfaces or a local zone.
.. cfgcmd:: set zone-policy zone interface
Set interfaces to a zone. A zone can have multiple interfaces.
But an interface can only be a member in one zone.
.. cfgcmd:: set zone-policy zone local-zone
Define the zone as a local zone. A local zone has no interfaces and
will be applied to the router itself.
.. cfgcmd:: set zone-policy zone default-action [drop | reject]
Change the default-action with this setting.
.. cfgcmd:: set zone-policy zone description
Set a meaningful description.
Applying a Rule-Set to a Zone
=============================
Before you are able to apply a rule-set to a zone you have to create the zones
first.
It helps to think of the syntax as: (see below). The 'rule-set' should be
written from the perspective of: *Source Zone*-to->*Destination Zone*
.. cfgcmd:: set zone-policy zone from