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NAME

       rules - Shorewall6 rules file

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/shorewall6/rules

DESCRIPTION

       Entries in this file govern connection establishment by defining
       exceptions to the policies layed out in shorewall6-policy[1](5). By
       default, subsequent requests and responses are automatically allowed
       using connection tracking. For any particular (source,dest) pair of
       zones, the rules are evaluated in the order in which they appear in
       this file and the first terminating match is the one that determines
       the disposition of the request. All rules are terminating except LOG
       and QUEUE rules.

       The rules file is divided into sections. Each section is introduced by
       a "Section Header" which is a line beginning with SECTION and followed
       by the section name.

       Sections are as follows and must appear in the order listed:

       ESTABLISHED
           Packets in the ESTABLISHED state are processed by rules in this
           section.

           The only ACTIONs allowed in this section are ACCEPT, DROP, REJECT,
           LOG and QUEUE

           There is an implicit ACCEPT rule inserted at the end of this
           section.

       RELATED
           Packets in the RELATED state are processed by rules in this
           section.

           The only ACTIONs allowed in this section are ACCEPT, DROP, REJECT,
           LOG and QUEUE

           There is an implicit ACCEPT rule inserted at the end of this
           section.

       NEW
           Packets in the NEW, INVALID and UNTRACKED states are processed by
           rules in this section.

           Note
           If you are not familiar with Netfilter to the point where you are
           comfortable with the differences between the various connection
           tracking states, then it is suggested that you omit the ESTABLISHED
           and RELATED sections and place all of your rules in the NEW section
           (That's after the line that reads SECTION NEW').

           Warning
           If you specify FASTACCEPT=Yes in shorewall6.conf[2](5) then the
           ESTABLISHED and RELATED sections must be empty.

       You may omit any section that you don't need. If no Section Headers
       appear in the file then all rules are assumed to be in the NEW section.

       The columns in the file are as follows.

       ACTION -
       {ACCEPT[+|!]|DROP[!]|REJECT[!]|DNAT[-]|SAME[-]|CONTINUE[!]|LOG|QUEUE[!]|NFQUEUE[(queuenumber)]|COMMENT|action|macro[(target)]}[:{log-level|none}[!][:tag]]
           Specifies the action to be taken if the connection request matches
           the rule. Must be one of the following.

           ACCEPT
               Allow the connection request.

           ACCEPT!
               like ACCEPT but exempts the rule from being suppressed by
               OPTIMIZE=1 in shorewall6.conf[2](5).

           DROP
               Ignore the request.

           DROP!
               like DROP but exempts the rule from being suppressed by
               OPTIMIZE=1 in shorewall6.conf[2](5).

           REJECT
               disallow the request and return an icmp-unreachable or an RST
               packet.

           REJECT!
               like REJECT but exempts the rule from being suppressed by
               OPTIMIZE=1 in shorewall6.conf[2](5).

           CONTINUE
               For experts only.

               Do not process any of the following rules for this (source
               zone,destination zone). If the source and/or destination IP
               address falls into a zone defined later in
               shorewall6-zones[3](5) or in a parent zone of the source or
               destination zones, then this connection request will be passed
               to the rules defined for that (those) zone(s). See
               shorewall6-nesting[4](5) for additional information.

           CONTINUE!
               like CONTINUE but exempts the rule from being suppressed by
               OPTIMIZE=1 in shorewall6.conf[2](5).

           LOG
               Simply log the packet and continue with the next rule.

           QUEUE
               Queue the packet to a user-space application such as ftwall
               (http://p2pwall.sf.net). The application may reinsert the
               packet for further processing.

           QUEUE!
               like QUEUE but exempts the rule from being suppressed by
               OPTIMIZE=1 in shorewall6.conf[2](5).

           NFQUEUE
               Queues the packet to a user-space application using the
               nfnetlink_queue mechanism. If a queuenumber is not specified,
               queue zero (0) is assumed.

           NFQUEUE!
               like NFQUEUE but exempts the rule from being suppressed by
               OPTIMIZE=1 in shorewall6.conf[2](5).

           COMMENT
               the rest of the line will be attached as a comment to the
               Netfilter rule(s) generated by the following entries. The
               comment will appear delimited by "/* ... */" in the output of
               "shorewall6 show <chain>". To stop the comment from being
               attached to further rules, simply include COMMENT on a line by
               itself.

           action
               The name of an action declared in shorewall6-actions[5](5) or
               in /usr/share/shorewall6/actions.std.

           macro
               The name of a macro defined in a file named macro.macro. If the
               macro accepts an action parameter (Look at the macro source to
               see if it has PARAM in the TARGET column) then the macro name
               is followed by the parenthesized target (ACCEPT, DROP, REJECT,
               ...) to be substituted for the parameter.

               Example: FTP(ACCEPT).

               The older syntax where the macro name and the target are
               separated by a slash (e.g. FTP/ACCEPT) is still allowed but is
               deprecated.

           The ACTION may optionally be followed by ":" and a syslog log level
           (e.g, REJECT:info or Web(ACCEPT):debug). This causes the packet to
           be logged at the specified level.

           If the ACTION names an action declared in shorewall6-actions[5](5)
           or in /usr/share/shorewall6/actions.std then:

           ·   If the log level is followed by "!' then all rules in the
               action are logged at the log level.

           ·   If the log level is not followed by "!" then only those rules
               in the action that do not specify logging are logged at the
               specified level.

           ·   The special log level none!  suppresses logging by the action.

           You may also specify NFLOG (must be in upper case) as a log
           level.This will log to the NFLOG target for routing to a separate
           log through use of ulogd
           (http://www.netfilter.org/projects/ulogd/index.html).

           Actions specifying logging may be followed by a log tag (a string
           of alphanumeric characters) which is appended to the string
           generated by the LOGPREFIX (in shorewall6.conf[2](5)).

           Example: ACCEPT:info:ftp would include 'ftp ' at the end of the log
           prefix generated by the LOGPREFIX setting.

       SOURCE -
       {zone|all[+][-]}[:interface][:<{address-or-range[,address-or-range]...[exclusion]>|exclusion|+ipset}
           Source hosts to which the rule applies. May be a zone declared in
           /etc/shorewall6/zones, $FW to indicate the firewall itself, all,
           all+, all-, all+- or none.

           When none is used either in the SOURCE or DEST column, the rule is
           ignored.

           all means "All Zones", including the firewall itself.  all- means
           "All Zones, except the firewall itself". When all[-] is used either
           in the SOURCE or DEST column intra-zone traffic is not affected.
           When all+[-] is "used, intra-zone traffic is affected.

           Except when all[+][-] is specified, clients may be further
           restricted to a list of networks and/or hosts by appending ":" and
           a comma-separated list of network and/or host addresses. Hosts may
           be specified by IP or MAC address; mac addresses must begin with
           "~" and must use "-" as a separator.

           Hosts may also be specified as an IP address range using the syntax
           lowaddress-highaddress. This requires that your kernel and
           ip6tables contain iprange match support. If your kernel and
           ip6tables have ipset match support then you may give the name of an
           ipset prefaced by "+". The ipset name may be optionally followed by
           a number from 1 to 6 enclosed in square brackets ([]) to indicate
           the number of levels of source bindings to be matched.

           When an interface is not specified, you may omit the angled
           brackets ('<' and '>') around the address(es) or you may supply
           them to improve readability.

           You may exclude certain hosts from the set already defined through
           use of an exclusion (see shorewall6-exclusion[6](5)).

           Examples:

           dmz:2002:ce7c::92b4:1::2
               Host 2002:ce7c:92b4:1::2 in the DMZ

           net:2001:4d48:ad51:24::/64
               Subnet 2001:4d48:ad51:24::/64 on the Internet

           loc:<2002:cec792b4:1::2,2002:cec792b4:1::44>
               Hosts 2002:cec792b4:1::2 and 2002:cec792b4:1::44 in the local
               zone.

           loc:~00-A0-C9-15-39-78
               Host in the local zone with MAC address 00:A0:C9:15:39:78.

           net:2001:4d48:ad51:24::/64!2001:4d48:ad51:24:6:/80!2001:4d48:ad51:24:6:/80
               Subnet 2001:4d48:ad51:24::/64 on the Internet except for
               2001:4d48:ad51:24:6:/80.

           Alternatively, clients may be specified by interface by appending
           ":" to the zone name followed by the interface name. For example,
           loc:eth1 specifies a client that communicates with the firewall
           system through eth1. This may be optionally followed by another
           colon (":") and an IP/MAC/subnet address as described above (e.g.,
           loc:eth1:<2002:ce7c::92b4:1::2>).  Examples:

           loc:eth1:<2002:cec792b4:1::2,2002:cec792b4:1::44>
               Hosts 2002:cec792b4:1::2 and 2002:cec792b4:1::44 in the Local
               zone, with both originating from eth1

       DEST -
       {zone|all[+][-]}[:interface][:<{address-or-range[,address-or-range]...[exclusion]>|exclusion|+ipset}
           Location of Server. May be a zone declared in
           shorewall6-zones[3](5), $FW to indicate the firewall itself, all.
           all+ or none.

           When none is used either in the SOURCE or DEST column, the rule is
           ignored.

           When all is used either in the SOURCE or DEST column intra-zone
           traffic is not affected. When all+ is used, intra-zone traffic is
           affected.

           If the DEST zone is a bport zone, then either:

            1. the SOURCE must be all[+][-], or

            2. the SOURCE zone must be another bport zone associated with the
               same bridge, or

            3. the SOURCE zone must be an ipv4 zone that is associated with
               only the same bridge.

           Except when all[+]|[-] is specified, the server may be further
           restricted to a particular network, host or interface by appending
           ":" and the network, host or interface. See SOURCE above.

           You may exclude certain hosts from the set already defined through
           use of an exclusion (see shorewall6-exclusion[6](5)).

           Restrictions:

           1. MAC addresses are not allowed (this is a Netfilter restriction).

           If you kernel and ip6tables have ipset match support then you may
           give the name of an ipset prefaced by "+". The ipset name may be
           optionally followed by a number from 1 to 6 enclosed in square
           brackets ([]) to indicate the number of levels of destination
           bindings to be matched. Only one of the SOURCE and DEST columns may
           specify an ipset name.

       PROTO (Optional) -
       {-|tcp:syn|ipp2p|ipp2p:udp|ipp2p:all|protocol-number|protocol-name|all}
           Protocol - ipp2p* requires ipp2p match support in your kernel and
           ip6tables.  tcp:syn implies tcp plus the SYN flag must be set and
           the RST,ACK and FIN flags must be reset.

       DEST PORT(S) (Optional) -
       {-|port-name-number-or-range[,port-name-number-or-range]...}
           Destination Ports. A comma-separated list of Port names (from
           services(5)), port numbers or port ranges; if the protocol is icmp,
           this column is interpreted as the destination icmp-type(s). ICMP
           types may be specified as a numeric type, a numberic type and code
           separated by a slash (e.g., 3/4), or a typename. See
           http://www.shorewall.net/configuration_file_basics.htm#ICMP.

           If the protocol is ipp2p, this column is interpreted as an ipp2p
           option without the leading "--" (example bit for bit-torrent). If
           no port is given, ipp2p is assumed.

           A port range is expressed as lowport:highport.

           This column is ignored if PROTO = all but must be entered if any of
           the following columns are supplied. In that case, it is suggested
           that this field contain a dash (-).

           If your kernel contains multi-port match support, then only a
           single Netfilter rule will be generated if in this list and the
           CLIENT PORT(S) list below:

           1. There are 15 or less ports listed.

           2. No port ranges are included or your kernel and ip6tables contain
           extended multiport match support.

       SOURCE PORT(S) (Optional) -
       {-|port-name-number-or-range[,port-name-number-or-range]...}
           Port(s) used by the client. If omitted, any source port is
           acceptable. Specified as a comma- separated list of port names,
           port numbers or port ranges.

               Warning
               Unless you really understand IP, you should leave this column
               empty or place a dash (-) in the column. Most people who try to
               use this column get it wrong.
           If you don't want to restrict client ports but need to specify a
           later column, then place "-" in this column.

           If your kernel contains multi-port match support, then only a
           single Netfilter rule will be generated if in this list and the
           DEST PORT(S) list above:

           1. There are 15 or less ports listed.

           2. No port ranges are included or your kernel and ip6tables contain
           extended multiport match support.

       ORIGINAL DEST (Optional) - [-]
           Included for compatibility with Shorewall. Enter '-' in this column
           if you need to specify one of the later columns.

       RATE LIMIT (Optional) - [-|[{s|d}:[[name]:]]]rate/{sec|min}[:burst]
           You may rate-limit the rule by placing a value in this column:

           rate is the number of connections per interval (sec or min) and
           burst is the largest burst permitted. If no burst is given, a value
           of 5 is assumed. There may be no no whitespace embedded in the
           specification.

           Example: 10/sec:20

           When s: or d: is specified, the rate applies per source IP address
           or per destination IP address respectively. The name may be chosen
           by the user and specifies a hash table to be used to count matching
           connections. If not give, the name shorewallN (where N is a unique
           integer) is assumed. Where more than one POLICY specifies the same
           name, the connections counts for the rules are aggregated and the
           individual rates apply to the aggregated count.

       USER/GROUP (Optional) - [!][user-name-or-number][:group-name-or-number]
           This column may only be non-empty if the SOURCE is the firewall
           itself.

           When this column is non-empty, the rule applies only if the program
           generating the output is running under the effective user and/or
           group specified (or is NOT running under that id if "!" is given).

           Examples:

           joe
               program must be run by joe

           :kids
               program must be run by a member of the 'kids' group

           !:kids
               program must not be run by a member of the 'kids' group

       MARK - [!]value[/mask][:C]
           Defines a test on the existing packet or connection mark. The rule
           will match only if the test returns true.

           If you don't want to define a test but need to specify anything in
           the following columns, place a "-" in this field.

           !
               Inverts the test (not equal)

           value
               Value of the packet or connection mark.

           mask
               A mask to be applied to the mark before testing.

           :C
               Designates a connection mark. If omitted, the packet mark's
               value is tested.

       CONNLIMIT - [!]limit[:mask]
           May be used to limit the number of simultaneous connections from
           each individual host to limit connections. Requires connlimit match
           in your kernel and ip6tables. While the limit is only checked on
           rules specifying CONNLIMIT, the number of current connections is
           calculated over all current connections from the SOURCE host. By
           default, the limit is applied to each host but can be made to apply
           to networks of hosts by specifying a mask. The mask specifies the
           width of a VLSM mask to be applied to the source address; the
           number of current connections is then taken over all hosts in the
           subnet source-address/mask. When !  is specified, the rule matches
           when the number of connection exceeds the limit.

       TIME - timeelement[&timelement...]
           May be used to limit the rule to a particular time period each day,
           to particular days of the week or month, or to a range defined by
           dates and times. Requires time match support in your kernel and
           ip6tables.

           timeelement may be:

           timestart=hh:mm[:ss]
               Defines the starting time of day.

           timestop=hh:mm[:ss]
               Defines the ending time of day.

           utc
               Times are expressed in Greenwich Mean Time.

           localtz
               Times are expressed in Local Civil Time (default).

           weekdays=ddd[,ddd]...
               where ddd is one of Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat or Sun

           monthdays=dd[,dd],...
               where dd is an ordinal day of the month

           datestart=yyyy[-mm[-dd[Thh[:mm[:ss]]]]]
               Defines the starting date and time.

           datestop=yyyy[-mm[-dd[Thh[:mm[:ss]]]]]
               Defines the ending date and time.

EXAMPLE

       Example 1:
           Accept SMTP requests from the DMZ to the internet

                        #ACTION SOURCE  DEST PROTO      DEST    SOURCE  ORIGINAL
                        #                               PORT    PORT(S) DEST
                        ACCEPT  dmz     net       tcp   smtp

       Example 2:
           Allow all ssh and http connection requests from the internet to
           local system 2002:cec792b4:1::44

                       #ACTION SOURCE  DEST                    PROTO   DEST    SOURCE  ORIGINAL
                       #                                               PORT    PORT(S) DEST
                       DNAT    net     loc:2002:cec792b4:1::44 tcp     ssh,http

       Example 3:
           Allow http connection requests from the internet to local system
           2002:cec792b4:1::44 with a limit of 3 per second and a maximum
           burst of 10

                       #ACTION SOURCE DEST                      PROTO  DEST  SOURCE  ORIGINAL RATE
                       #                                               PORT  PORT(S) DEST     LIMIT
                       DNAT    net    loc:<2002:cec792b4:1::44> tcp    http  -       -        3/sec:10

       Example 4:
           You want to accept SSH connections to your firewall only from
           internet IP addresses 2002:ce7c::92b4:1::2 and
           2002:ce7c::92b4:1::22

                       #ACTION  SOURCE DEST            PROTO   DEST    SOURCE  ORIGINAL
                       #                                       PORT    PORT(S) DEST
                       ACCEPT   net:<2002:ce7c::92b4:1::2,2002:ce7c::92b4:1::22> \
                                       $FW              tcp     22

FILES

       /etc/shorewall6/rules

SEE ALSO

       shorewall6(8), shorewall6-accounting(5), shorewall6-actions(5),
       shorewall6-blacklist(5), shorewall6-hosts(5), shorewall6-interfaces(5),
       shorewall6-maclist(5), shorewall6-params(5), shorewall6-policy(5),
       shorewall6-providers(5), shorewall6-route_rules(5),
       shorewall6-routestopped(5), shorewall6.conf(5),
       shorewall6-tcclasses(5), shorewall6-tcdevices(5),
       shorewall6-tcrules(5), shorewall6-tos(5), shorewall6-tunnels(5),
       shorewall6-zones(5)

NOTES

        1. shorewall6-policy
           http://www.shorewall.net/manpages6/shorewall6-policy.html

        2. shorewall6.conf
           http://www.shorewall.net/manpages6/shorewall6.conf.html

        3. shorewall6-zones
           http://www.shorewall.net/manpages6/shorewall6-zones.html

        4. shorewall6-nesting
           http://www.shorewall.net/manpages6/shorewall6-nesting.html

        5. shorewall6-actions
           http://www.shorewall.net/manpages6/shorewall6-actions.html

        6. shorewall6-exclusion
           http://www.shorewall.net/manpages6/shorewall6-exclusion.html

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