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samsapti commented 2022-11-10 20:51:07 +00:00
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Add firewall setup using UFW

Add firewall setup using UFW
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samsapti commented 2022-11-12 13:54:51 +00:00
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(rebased onto latest main)

(rebased onto latest main)
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reynir reviewed 2022-11-13 10:49:39 +00:00
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I have bad experience with using nftables and docker on the same host. Maybe ufw works better?

I have bad experience with using nftables and docker on the same host. Maybe ufw works better?
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- name: Allow necessary ports
community.general.ufw:
rule: allow
port: "{{ item }}"
reynir commented 2022-11-12 18:48:25 +00:00
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Udp? Tcp? Both?

Udp? Tcp? Both?
samsapti commented 2022-11-13 13:07:16 +00:00
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Do any of the services need UDP? Otherwise I can set them all to allow TCP only.

Do any of the services need UDP? Otherwise I can set them all to allow TCP only.
reynir commented 2022-11-13 15:57:40 +00:00
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I think we may need UDP to receive responses to DNS requests. Otherwise I don't think we use UDP. My question was also what protocol(s) this covers.

I think we may need UDP to receive responses to DNS requests. Otherwise I don't think we use UDP. My question was also what protocol(s) this covers.
samsapti commented 2022-11-13 16:50:58 +00:00
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Default is both.

Default is both.
samsapti commented 2022-11-13 17:02:46 +00:00
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I think we may need UDP to receive responses to DNS requests.

No, firewall is only for blocking incoming requests. Responses to outgoing requests are not affected.

> I think we may need UDP to receive responses to DNS requests. No, firewall is only for blocking incoming requests. Responses to outgoing requests are not affected.
reynir commented 2022-11-13 20:05:09 +00:00
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Yes, but you need to listen for the response :-)

Yes, but you need to listen for the response :-)
samsapti commented 2022-11-13 20:51:18 +00:00
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Still, DNS requests work even if UFW blocks UDP, since it only blocks incoming requests. A DNS response is not a request ;)

Still, DNS requests work even if UFW blocks UDP, since it only blocks incoming _requests_. A DNS response is not a request ;)
reynir commented 2022-11-14 09:24:07 +00:00
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Well, UDP is connectionless and doesn't know about requests and responses. The reply is sent to the sender on the sending port. It may be that the rule generated by ufw tracks the state and allows replies, but it is not immediately obvious from these invocations.

For other UDP uses it may not be desirable: for example, if the datagrams are metrics reports we don't expect a reply and it would be undesirable to allow incoming packets in that case.

Well, UDP is connectionless and doesn't know about requests and responses. The reply is sent to the sender on the sending port. It may be that the rule generated by ufw tracks the state and allows replies, but it is not immediately obvious from these invocations. For other UDP uses it may not be desirable: for example, if the datagrams are metrics reports we don't expect a reply and it would be undesirable to allow incoming packets in that case.
samsapti commented 2022-11-14 16:03:43 +00:00
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You're right, perhaps I wasn't clear enough. Yes, Iptables/Nftables (which is UFW's backend(s)) tracks the state, and thus allows replies. It will only block clients trying to connect to the denied port on the host, even if a service is listening on the port (but not in the case of Docker described below). Unless you deny outgoing traffic, DNS lookups will work fine.

Also, I've never had problems with UFW blocking DNS lookups with this configuration.

You're right, perhaps I wasn't clear enough. Yes, Iptables/Nftables (which is UFW's backend(s)) tracks the state, and thus allows replies. It will only block clients trying to connect to the denied port on the host, even if a service is listening on the port (but not in the case of Docker described below). Unless you deny outgoing traffic, DNS lookups will work fine. Also, I've never had problems with UFW blocking DNS lookups with this configuration.
samsapti commented 2022-11-15 19:42:54 +00:00
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I've changed it such that it only allows TCP on the specified ports.

I've changed it such that it only allows TCP on the specified ports.
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- 22 # Gitea SSH
- 80 # HTTP
- 443 # HTTPS
- 389 # OpenLDAP
reynir commented 2022-11-12 18:55:21 +00:00
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I'm not sure we actually want to expose ldap

I'm not sure we actually want to expose ldap
samsapti commented 2022-11-13 13:12:00 +00:00
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Why is that? Do we only need it to be reachable internally on the host? If so, we should then also prefix the ports with 127.0.0.1: in the container config. Or if the only thing that needs to communicate with it is phpldapadmin, it shouldn't expose ports at all since they're on the same Docker network. If that's the case, I can fix it in another PR.

Why is that? Do we only need it to be reachable internally on the host? If so, we should then also prefix the ports with `127.0.0.1:` in the container config. Or if the only thing that needs to communicate with it is `phpldapadmin`, it shouldn't expose ports at all since they're on the same Docker network. If that's the case, I can fix it in another PR.
reynir commented 2022-11-13 15:59:29 +00:00
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Yes, I think it's only used internally. Whether we have configured things correctly to use internal networks is another question. I don't know all that much about LDAP, and especially regarding security considerations, but I think we probably don't want to expose it. Maybe @valberg has an opinion.

Yes, I think it's only used internally. Whether we have configured things correctly to use internal networks is another question. I don't know all that much about LDAP, and especially regarding security considerations, but I think we probably don't want to expose it. Maybe @valberg has an opinion.
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samsapti commented 2022-11-13 13:06:35 +00:00
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I have bad experience with using nftables and docker on the same host. Maybe ufw works better?

From my own experience, UFW works perfectly fine with Docker. Just be aware, that exposing container ports like 80:80 omits the firewall, so if you don't want it to do that you need to prefix it with localhost like so: 127.0.0.1:80:80.

> I have bad experience with using nftables and docker on the same host. Maybe ufw works better? From my own experience, UFW works perfectly fine with Docker. Just be aware, that exposing container ports like `80:80` omits the firewall, so if you don't want it to do that you need to prefix it with localhost like so: `127.0.0.1:80:80`.
reynir commented 2022-11-13 16:00:30 +00:00
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What does "omits the firewall" mean?

If we can undo the change and won't lock ourselves out I think we should try it.

What does "omits the firewall" mean? If we can undo the change and won't lock ourselves out I think we should try it.
samsapti commented 2022-11-13 16:37:13 +00:00
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What does "omits the firewall" mean?

It means that if UFW denies port 80, but a Docker container exposes 80:80, it won't be blocked. This is due to Docker interacting with iptables/nftables directly (which is UFW's backend).

If we can undo the change and won't lock ourselves out I think we should try it.

That should be possible. We can also keep an SSH session open in another terminal while we test.

> What does "omits the firewall" mean? It means that if UFW denies port 80, but a Docker container exposes `80:80`, it won't be blocked. This is due to Docker interacting with iptables/nftables directly (which is UFW's backend). > If we can undo the change and won't lock ourselves out I think we should try it. That should be possible. We can also keep an SSH session open in another terminal while we test.
reynir commented 2022-11-13 16:44:28 +00:00
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What does "omits the firewall" mean?

It means that if UFW denies port 80, but a Docker container exposes 80:80, it won't be blocked. This is due to Docker interacting with iptables/nftables directly (which is UFW's backend).

Ah, that's a little disappointing. Then we can't rely on the firewall rules alone to work :(

> > What does "omits the firewall" mean? > > It means that if UFW denies port 80, but a Docker container exposes `80:80`, it won't be blocked. This is due to Docker interacting with iptables/nftables directly (which is UFW's backend). Ah, that's a little disappointing. Then we can't rely on the firewall rules alone to work :(
samsapti commented 2022-11-13 16:52:08 +00:00
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Ah, that's a little disappointing. Then we can't rely on the firewall rules alone to work :(

Yes, unfortunately. But it still works in all other cases, so it's better than nothing.

> Ah, that's a little disappointing. Then we can't rely on the firewall rules alone to work :( Yes, unfortunately. But it still works in all other cases, so it's better than nothing.
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