シンプルなステートフルファイアウォール
このページでは iptables を使ってステートフルファイアウォールを設定する方法を説明します。また、ルールの意味と理由の説明も行います。シンプルに説明するため、大きく2つのセクションにページは分かれています。最初のセクションではシングルマシンのためのファイアウォールを扱い、2番目のセクションでは最初のセクションのファイアウォールに加えて NAT ゲートウェイを設定します。
目次
前提要件
まず、ユーザーランドユーティリティ iptables をインストールしてください。もしくは既にインストール済みかどうか確認してください。
この記事では iptables のルールセットが全く存在しないことを前提としています。現在のルールセットをチェックして、ルールが存在しないことを確認するには、次を実行:
# iptables-save
# Generated by iptables-save v1.4.19.1 on Thu Aug 1 19:28:53 2013 *filter :INPUT ACCEPT [50:3763] :FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0] :OUTPUT ACCEPT [30:3472] COMMIT # Completed on Thu Aug 1 19:28:53 2013
もしくは
# iptables -nvL --line-numbers
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 156 packets, 12541 bytes) num pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes) num pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 82 packets, 8672 bytes) num pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination
ルールが存在する場合、デフォルトのルールセットをロードすることでルールをリセットすることが可能です:
# iptables-restore < /etc/iptables/empty.rules
もしくは、Iptables#ルールをリセットする を参照。
シングルマシン用のファイアウォール
必要なチェインの作成
基本的なセットアップとして、2つのユーザー定義チェインを作成し、それを使ってファイアウォールのポートを開きます。
# iptables -N TCP # iptables -N UDP
もちろんチェインの名前は何でもかまいません。ここでは後のルールで使用するプロトコルに沿うように名前を決めています。
FORWARD チェイン
マシンを NAT ゲートウェイとしてセットアップしたい場合、#NAT ゲートウェイの設定を見て下さい。シングルマシンの場合、FORWARD チェインのポリシーをとりあえず DROP に設定して先に進みます:
# iptables -P FORWARD DROP
OUTPUT チェイン
送信トラフィックはフィルタリングしません。セットアップがとても複雑になってしまい、いろいろと考える必要が出てくるからです。ここではシンプルに、OUTPUT ポリシーを ACCEPT に設定します。
# iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
INPUT チェイン
Similar to the previous chains, we set the default policy for the INPUT chain to DROP in case something somehow slips by our rules. Dropping all traffic and specifying what is allowed is the best way to make a secure firewall.
# iptables -P INPUT DROP
Every packet that is received by any network interface will pass the INPUT chain first, if it is destined for this machine. In this chain, we make sure that only the packets that we want are accepted.
The first rule added to the INPUT chain will allow traffic that belongs to established connections, or new valid traffic that is related to these connections such as ICMP errors, or echo replies (the packets a host returns when pinged). ICMP stands for Internet Control Message Protocol. Some ICMP messages are very important and help to manage congestion and MTU, and are accepted by this rule.
The connection state ESTABLISHED implies that either another rule previously allowed the initial (--ctstate NEW) connection attempt or the connection was already active (for example an active remote SSH connection) when setting the rule:
# iptables -A INPUT -m conntrack --ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
The second rule will accept all traffic from the "loopback" (lo) interface, which is necessary for many applications and services.
# iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
The third rule will drop all traffic with an "INVALID" state match. Traffic can fall into four "state" categories: NEW, ESTABLISHED, RELATED or INVALID and this is what makes this a "stateful" firewall rather than a less secure "stateless" one. States are tracked using the "nf_conntrack_*" kernel modules which are loaded automatically by the kernel as you add rules.
# iptables -A INPUT -m conntrack --ctstate INVALID -j DROP
The next rule will accept all new incoming ICMP echo requests, also known as pings. Only the first packet will count as NEW, the rest will be handled by the RELATED,ESTABLISHED rule. Since the computer is not a router, no other ICMP traffic with state NEW needs to be allowed.
# iptables -A INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type 8 -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j ACCEPT
Now we attach the TCP and UDP chains to the INPUT chain to handle all new incoming connections. Once a connection is accepted by either TCP or UDP chain, it is handled by the RELATED/ESTABLISHED traffic rule. The TCP and UDP chains will either accept new incoming connections, or politely reject them. New TCP connections must be started with SYN packets.
# iptables -A INPUT -p udp -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j UDP # iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --syn -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j TCP
We reject TCP connections with TCP RST packets and UDP streams with ICMP port unreachable messages if the ports are not opened. This imitates default Linux behavior (RFC compliant), and it allows the sender to quickly close the connection and clean up.
# iptables -A INPUT -p udp -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-port-unreachable # iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-rst
For other protocols, we add a final rule to the INPUT chain to reject all remaining incoming traffic with icmp protocol unreachable messages. This imitates Linux's default behavior.
# iptables -A INPUT -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-proto-unreachable
iptables.rules のサンプルファイル
Example of iptables.rules file after running all the commands from above:
/etc/iptables/iptables.rules
# Generated by iptables-save v1.4.18 on Sun Mar 17 14:21:12 2013 *filter :INPUT DROP [0:0] :FORWARD DROP [0:0] :OUTPUT ACCEPT [0:0] :TCP - [0:0] :UDP - [0:0] -A INPUT -m conntrack --ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -m conntrack --ctstate INVALID -j DROP -A INPUT -p icmp -m icmp --icmp-type 8 -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -p udp -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j UDP -A INPUT -p tcp --tcp-flags FIN,SYN,RST,ACK SYN -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j TCP -A INPUT -p udp -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-port-unreachable -A INPUT -p tcp -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-reset -A INPUT -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-proto-unreachable COMMIT # Completed on Sun Mar 17 14:21:12 2013
このファイルは次のコマンドで生成できます:
# iptables-save > /etc/iptables/iptables.rules
and can be used to continue with the following sections. If you are setting up the firewall remotely via SSH, append the following rule to allow new SSH connections before continuing (adjust port as required):
-A TCP -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
TCP と UDP チェイン
The TCP and UDP chains contain rules for accepting new incoming TCP connections and UDP streams to specific ports.
接続要求でポートを開く
To accept incoming TCP connections on port 80 for a web server:
# iptables -A TCP -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
To accept incoming TCP connections on port 443 for a web server (HTTPS):
# iptables -A TCP -p tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT
To allow remote SSH connections (on port 22):
# iptables -A TCP -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
To accept incoming UDP streams on port 53 for a DNS server:
# iptables -A UDP -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
See man iptables for more advanced rules, like matching multiple ports.
ポートノッキング
Port knocking is a method to externally open ports that, by default, the firewall keeps closed. It works by requiring connection attempts to a series of predefined closed ports. When the correct sequence of port "knocks" (connection attempts) is received, the firewall opens certain port(s) to allow a connection. See Port Knocking for more information.
なりすまし攻撃からの防護
Blocking reserved local addresses incoming from the internet or local network is normally done through setting rp_filter (Reverse Path Filter) in sysctl to 1. To do so, add the following line to your /etc/sysctl.d/90-firewall.conf file (see sysctl for details) to enable source address verification which is built into Linux kernel itself. The verification by the kernel will handle spoofing better than individual iptables rules for each case.
net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter=1
Only when asynchronous routing or rp_filter=0 is used, extra checks are necessary:
# iptables -I INPUT ! -i lo -s 127.0.0.0/8 -j DROP
コンピュータを"隠匿"する
If you are running a desktop machine, it might be a good idea to block some incoming requests.
ping リクエストのブロック
A 'Ping' request is an ICMP packet sent to the destination address to ensure connectivity between the devices. If your network works well, you can safely block all ping requests. It is important to note that this does not actually hide your computer — any packet sent to you is rejected, so you will still show up in a simple nmap "ping scan" of an IP range.
This is rudimentary "protection" and makes life difficult when debugging issues in the future. You should only do this for education purposes.
To block echo requests, add the following line to your /etc/sysctl.d/90-firewall.conf file (see sysctl for details):
net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_all = 1
Rate-limiting is a better way to control possible abuse. This first method implements a global limit (ie, only X packets per minute for all source addresses):
# iptables -A INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -m limit --limit 30/min --limit-burst 8 -j ACCEPT # iptables -A INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j DROP
Or using the 'recent' module, you can impose a limit per source address:
# iptables -A INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -m recent --name ping_limiter --set # iptables -A INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -m recent --name ping_limiter --update --hitcount 6 --seconds 4 -j DROP # iptables -A INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j ACCEPT
If you choose to use either the rate limiting or the source limiting rules the PING rule that already exists in the INPUT chain needs to be deleted. This can be done as shown below, or alternatively don't use it in the first place.
# iptables -D INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type 8 -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j ACCEPT
Next you need to decide where you wish to place the rate limiting or source limiting rules. If you place the rules below the RELATED,ESTABLISHED rule then you will be counting and limiting new ping connections, not each ping sent to your machine. If you place them before the RELATED,ESTABLISHED rule then these rules will count and limit each ping sent to your machine, not each ping connection made.
More information is in the iptables man page, or reading the docs and examples on the webpage http://snowman.net/projects/ipt_recent/
ポートスキャナを騙す
Port scans are used by attackers to identify open ports on your computer. This allows them to identify and fingerprint your running services and possibly launch exploits against them.
The INVALID state rule will take care of every type of port scan except UDP, ACK and SYN scans (-sU, -sA and -sS in nmap respectively).
ACK scans are not used to identify open ports, but to identify ports filtered by a firewall. Due to the SYN check for all TCP connections with the state NEW, every single packet sent by an ACK scan will be correctly rejected by a TCP RST packet. Some firewalls drop these packets instead, and this allows an attacker to map out the firewall rules.
The recent module can be used to trick the remaining two types of port scans. The recent module is used to add hosts to a "recent" list which can be used to fingerprint and stop certain types of attacks. Current recent lists can be viewed in /proc/net/xt_recent/.
SYN スキャン
In a SYN scan, the port scanner sends SYN packet to every port. Closed ports return a TCP RST packet, or get dropped by a strict firewall. Open ports return a SYN ACK packet regardless of the presence of a firewall.
The recent module can be used to keep track of hosts with rejected connection attempts and return a TCP RST for any SYN packet they send to open ports as if the port was closed. If an open port is the first to be scanned, a SYN ACK will still be returned, so running applications such as ssh on non-standard ports is required for this to work consistently.
First, insert a rule at the top of the TCP chain. This rule responds with a TCP RST to any host that got onto the TCP-PORTSCAN list in the past sixty seconds. The --update switch causes the recent list to be updated, meaning the 60 second counter is reset.
# iptables -I TCP -p tcp -m recent --update --seconds 60 --name TCP-PORTSCAN -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-rst
Next, the rule for rejecting TCP packets need to be modified to add hosts with rejected packets to the TCP-PORTSCAN list.
# iptables -D INPUT -p tcp -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-rst # iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m recent --set --name TCP-PORTSCAN -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-rst
UDP スキャン
UDP port scans are similar to TCP SYN scans except that UDP is a "connectionless" protocol. There are no handshakes or acknowledgements. Instead, the scanner sends UDP packets to each UDP port. Closed ports should return ICMP port unreachable messages, and open ports do not return a response. Since UDP is not a "reliable" protocol, the scanner has no way of knowing if packets were lost, and has to do multiple checks for each port that does not return a response.
The Linux kernel sends out ICMP port unreachable messages very slowly, so a full UDP scan against a Linux machine would take over 10 hours. However, common ports could still be identified, so applying the same countermeasures against UDP scans as SYN scans is a good idea.
First, add a rule to reject packets from hosts on the UDP-PORTSCAN list to the top of the UDP chain.
# iptables -I UDP -p udp -m recent --update --seconds 60 --name UDP-PORTSCAN -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-port-unreachable
Next, modify the reject packets rule for UDP:
# iptables -D INPUT -p udp -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-port-unreachable # iptables -A INPUT -p udp -m recent --set --name UDP-PORTSCAN -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-port-unreachable
最終的なルールのリストア
If either or both of the portscanning tricks above were used the final default rule is no longer the last rule in the INPUT chain. It needs to be the last rule otherwise it will intercept the trick port scanner rules you just added and they will never be used. Simply delete the rule (-D), then add it once again using append (-A) which will place it at the end of the chain.
# iptables -D INPUT -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-proto-unreachable # iptables -A INPUT -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-proto-unreachable
他の攻撃からの防護
関連するカーネルパラメータは sysctl#TCP/IP スタックの防御 に載っています。
ブルートフォース攻撃
Unfortunately, bruteforce attacks on services accessible via an external IP address are common. One reason for this is that the attacks are easy to do with the many tools available. Fortunately, there are a number of ways to protect the services against them. One is the use of appropriate iptables rules which activate and blacklist an IP after a set number of packets attempt to initiate a connection. Another is the use of specialised daemons that monitor the logfiles for failed attempts and blacklist accordingly.
Two packages that ban IPs after too many password failures are Fail2ban or, for sshd in particular, Sshguard. These two applications update iptables rules to reject future connections from blacklisted IP addresses.
The following rules give an example configuration to mitigate SSH bruteforce attacks using iptables.
# iptables -N IN_SSH # iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport ssh -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j IN_SSH # iptables -A IN_SSH -m recent --name sshbf --rttl --rcheck --hitcount 3 --seconds 10 -j DROP # iptables -A IN_SSH -m recent --name sshbf --rttl --rcheck --hitcount 4 --seconds 1800 -j DROP # iptables -A IN_SSH -m recent --name sshbf --set -j ACCEPT
Most of the options should be self-explanatory, they allow for three connection packets in ten seconds. Further tries in that time will blacklist the IP. The next rule adds a quirk by allowing a total of four attempts in 30 minutes. This is done because some bruteforce attacks are actually performed slow and not in a burst of attempts. The rules employ a number of additional options. To read more about them, check the original reference for this example: compilefailure.blogspot.com
Using the above rules, now ensure that:
# iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport ssh -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j IN_SSH
is in an appropriate position in the iptables.rules file.
This arrangement works for the IN_SSH rule if you followed this entire wiki so far:
* -A INPUT -p icmp -m icmp --icmp-type 8 -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j IN_SSH -A INPUT -p udp -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j UDP *
The above rules can, of course, be used to protect any service, though protecting the SSH daemon is probably the most often required one.
ルールの保存
The ruleset is now finished and should be saved to your hard drive so that it can be loaded on every boot.
The systemd unit file points to the location where the rule configuration will be saved:
iptables=/etc/iptables/iptables.rules ip6tables=/etc/iptables/ip6tables.rules
Save the rules with this command:
# iptables-save > /etc/iptables/iptables.rules
and make sure your rules are loaded on boot enabling the iptables daemon.
Check that the rules load correctly using:
# systemctl start iptables.service && systemctl status iptables.service
IPv6
If you do not use IPv6 (most ISPs do not support it), you should disable it.
Otherwise, you should enable the firewall rules for IPv6. After copying the IPv4 rules as a base:
# cp /etc/iptables/iptables.rules /etc/iptables/ip6tables.rules
the first step is to change IPs referenced in the rules from IPv4 format to IPv6 format.
Next, a few of the rules (built as example in this article for IPv4) have to be adapted. IPv6 obtained a new ICMPv6 protocol, replacing ICMP. Hence, the reject error return codes --reject-with icmp-port-unreachable and --reject-with icmp-proto-unreachable have to be converted to ICMPv6 codes.
The available ICMPv6 error codes are listed in RFC 4443, which specifies connection attempts blocked by a firewall rule should use --reject-with icmp6-adm-prohibited. Doing so will basically inform the remote system that the connection was rejected by a firewall, rather than a listening service.
If it is preferred not to explicitly inform about the existence of a firewall filter, the packet may also be rejected without the message:
-A INPUT -j REJECT
The above will reject with the default return error of --reject-with-icmp6-port-unreachable. You should note though, that identifying a firewall is a basic feature of port scanning applications and most will identify it regardless.
In the next step make sure the protocol and extension are changed to be IPv6 appropriate for the rule regarding all new incoming ICMP echo requests (pings):
# ip6tables -A INPUT -p icmpv6 --icmpv6-type 128 -m conntrack --ctstate NEW -j ACCEPT
Netfilter conntrack does not appear to track ICMPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol (the IPv6 equivalent of ARP), so we need to allow ICMPv6 traffic regardless of state for all directly attached subnets. The following should be inserted after dropping --ctstate INVALID, but before any other DROP or REJECT targets, along with a corresponding line for each directly attached subnet:
# ip6tables -A INPUT -s fe80::/10 -p icmpv6 -j ACCEPT
Since there is no kernel reverse path filter for IPv6, you may want to enable one in ip6tables with the following, the first rule is necessary to retain usually needed link local ICMPv6 unicasts:
# ip6tables -t raw -A PREROUTING -p icmpv6 -s fe80::/10 -j ACCEPT # ip6tables -t raw -A PREROUTING -m rpfilter -j ACCEPT # ip6tables -t raw -A PREROUTING -j DROP
After the configuration is done, enable the ip6tables service, it is meant to run in parallel to iptables.
NAT ゲートウェイの設定
This section of the guide deals with NAT gateways. It is assumed that you already read the first part of the guide and set up the INPUT, OUTPUT, TCP and UDP chains like described above. All rules so far have been created in the filter table. In this section, we will also have to use the nat table.
フィルターテーブルの設定
必要なチェインの作成
In our setup, we will use another two chains in the filter table, the fw-interfaces and fw-open chains. Create them with the commands
# iptables -N fw-interfaces # iptables -N fw-open
FORWARD チェインの設定
Setting up the FORWARD chain is similar to the INPUT chain in the first section.
Now we set up a rule with the conntrack match, identical to the one in the INPUT chain:
# iptables -A FORWARD -m conntrack --ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
The next step is to enable forwarding for trusted interfaces and to make all packets pass the fw-open chain.
# iptables -A FORWARD -j fw-interfaces # iptables -A FORWARD -j fw-open
The remaining packets are denied with an ICMP message:
# iptables -A FORWARD -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-unreachable # iptables -P FORWARD DROP
fw-interfaces と fw-open チェインの設定
The meaning of the fw-interfaces and fw-open chains is explained later, when we deal with the POSTROUTING and PREROUTING chains in the nat table, respectively.
nat テーブルの設定
All over this section, we assume that the outgoing interface (the one with the public internet IP) is ppp0. Keep in mind that you have to change the name in all following rules if your outgoing interface has another name.
POSTROUTING チェインの設定
Now, we have to define who is allowed to connect to the internet. Let's assume we have the subnet 192.168.0.0/24 (which means all addresses that are of the form 192.168.0.*) on eth0. We first need to accept the machines on this interface in the FORWARD table, that is why we created the fw-interfaces chain above:
# iptables -A fw-interfaces -i eth0 -j ACCEPT
Now, we have to alter all outgoing packets so that they have our public IP address as the source address, instead of the local LAN address. To do this, we use the MASQUERADE target:
# iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.0.0/24 -o ppp0 -j MASQUERADE
Do not forget the -o ppp0 parameter above. If you omit it, your network will be screwed up.
Let's assume we have another subnet, 10.3.0.0/16 (which means all addresses 10.3.*.*), on the interface eth1. We add the same rules as above again:
# iptables -A fw-interfaces -i eth1 -j ACCEPT # iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 10.3.0.0/16 -o ppp0 -j MASQUERADE
The last step is to enable IP Forwarding (if it is not already enabled):
# echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
Then edit the relevant line in /etc/sysctl.d/90-firewall.conf so it persists through reboot (see sysctl for details):
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
Machines from these subnets can now use your new NAT machine as their gateway. Note that you may want to set up a DNS and DHCP server like dnsmasq or a combination of bind and dhcpd to simplify network settings DNS resolution on the client machines. This is not the topic of this guide.
PREROUTING チェインの設定
Sometimes, we want to change the address of an incoming packet from the gateway to a LAN machine. To do this, we use the fw-open chain defined above, as well as the PREROUTING chain in the nat table in the following two simple examples.
First, we want to change all incoming SSH packets (port 22) to the ssh server of the machine 192.168.0.5:
# iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i ppp0 -p tcp --dport 22 -j DNAT --to 192.168.0.5 # iptables -A fw-open -d 192.168.0.5 -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
The second example will show you how to change packets to a different port than the incoming port. We want to change any incoming connection on port 8000 to our web server on 192.168.0.6, port 80:
# iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i ppp0 -p tcp --dport 8000 -j DNAT --to 192.168.0.6:80 # iptables -A fw-open -d 192.168.0.6 -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
The same setup also works with udp packets.
ルールの保存
ルールを保存してください:
# iptables-save > /etc/iptables/iptables.rules
そして iptables デーモンを有効にすることで、起動時にルールがロードされるようにします。