:lastproofread: 2023-11-01 .. _firewall-zone: ################### Zone Based Firewall ################### ******** Overview ******** .. note:: Starting from VyOS 1.4-rolling-202308040557, a new firewall structure can be found on all vyos instalations. Zone based firewall was removed in that version, but re introduced in VyOS 1.4 and 1.5. All versions built after 2023-10-22 has this feature. Documentation for most of the new firewall CLI can be found in the `firewall `_ chapter. The legacy firewall is still available for versions before 1.4-rolling-202308040557 and can be found in the :doc:`legacy firewall configuration ` chapter. In this section there's useful information of all firewall configuration that is needed for zone-based firewall. Configuration commands covered in this section: .. cfgcmd:: set firewall zone ... From main structure defined in :doc:`Firewall Overview` in this section you can find detailed information only for the next part of the general structure: .. code-block:: none - set firewall * zone - custom_zone_name + ... In zone-based policy, interfaces are assigned to zones, and inspection policy is applied to traffic moving between the zones and acted on according to firewall rules. A zone is a group of interfaces that have similar functions or features. It establishes the security borders of a network. A zone defines a boundary where traffic is subjected to policy restrictions as it crosses to another region of a network. Key Points: * A zone must be configured before an interface is assigned to it and an interface can be assigned to only a single zone. * All traffic to and from an interface within a zone is permitted. * All traffic between zones is affected by existing policies * Traffic cannot flow between zone member interface and any interface that is not a zone member. * You need 2 separate firewalls to define traffic: one for each direction. .. note:: In :vytask:`T2199` the syntax of the zone configuration was changed. The zone configuration moved from ``zone-policy zone `` to ``firewall zone ``. ************* Configuration ************* 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. A 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 firewall 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 firewall 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 firewall zone default-action [drop | reject] Change the default-action with this setting. .. cfgcmd:: set firewall 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 firewall zone from firewall name .. cfgcmd:: set firewall zone from firewall name .. cfgcmd:: set firewall zone from firewall ipv6-name You apply a rule-set always to a zone from an other zone, it is recommended to create one rule-set for each zone pair. .. code-block:: none set firewall zone DMZ from LAN firewall name LANv4-to-DMZv4 set firewall zone LAN from DMZ firewall name DMZv4-to-LANv4 ************** Operation-mode ************** .. opcmd:: show firewall zone-policy This will show you a basic summary of zones configuration. .. code-block:: none vyos@vyos:~$ show firewall zone-policy Zone Interfaces From Zone Firewall IPv4 Firewall IPv6 ------ ------------ ----------- --------------- --------------- LAN eth1 WAN WAN_to_LAN eth2 LOCAL LOCAL LAN LAN_to_LOCAL WAN WAN_to_LOCAL WAN_to_LOCAL_v6 WAN eth3 LAN LAN_to_WAN eth0 LOCAL LOCAL_to_WAN vyos@vyos:~$ .. opcmd:: show firewall zone-policy zone This will show you a basic summary of a particular zone. .. code-block:: none vyos@vyos:~$ show firewall zone-policy zone WAN Zone Interfaces From Zone Firewall IPv4 Firewall IPv6 ------ ------------ ----------- --------------- --------------- WAN eth3 LAN LAN_to_WAN eth0 LOCAL LOCAL_to_WAN vyos@vyos:~$ show firewall zone-policy zone LOCAL Zone Interfaces From Zone Firewall IPv4 Firewall IPv6 ------ ------------ ----------- --------------- --------------- LOCAL LOCAL LAN LAN_to_LOCAL WAN WAN_to_LOCAL WAN_to_LOCAL_v6 vyos@vyos:~$