Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 12:20:23 +0200 From: Michael Gmelin <grembo@freebsd.org> To: Carlos =?UTF-8?B?TMOzcGV6IE1hcnTDrW5leg==?= <clopmz@outlook.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: How to apply brute force rate limitings with rdr and pass rules under FreeBSD 13? Message-ID: <20220825122023.08491369.grembo@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <PRAP251MB0567D1AA046EAE25E55B64F2DB729@PRAP251MB0567.EURP251.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> References: <PRAP251MB0567D1AA046EAE25E55B64F2DB729@PRAP251MB0567.EURP251.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
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On Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:48:45 +0200
Carlos L=C3=B3pez Mart=C3=ADnez <clopmz@outlook.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>=20
> I am tryping to rate limit public connections for certain services to=20
> avoid brutforce attacks under a FreeBSD 13.1 firewall. Under OpenBSD
> is "pretty simple" with a rule like:
>=20
> table <bruteforce> persist
> block quick from <bruteforce>
> pass inet proto tcp from !<internal_networks> to (egress:0) port=20
> $tcp_services \
> flags S/SA keep state \
> (max-src-conn 100, max-src-conn-rate 15/5, \
> overload <bruteforce> flush global) rdr-to $internal_server
>=20
> But under Freebsd when I try to combine "pass" with "rdr" rules, it=20
> doesn't works. For example:
>=20
> rdr on egress inet proto tcp from !<internal_networks> to egress port=20
> $tcp_services -> $internal_server
>=20
> pass in on egress inet proto tcp from !<internal_networks> to
> (egress:0) port $tcp_services flags S/SA keep state (max-src-conn
> 100, max-src-conn-rate 15/5, overload <bruteforce> flush global)
>=20
> Any idea about what am I doing wrong?
Your pass rule won't match the rdr rule, as it is matched *after*
rdr was applied. So at this point the target address is not egress:0,
anymore, but $internal_server.
If your traffic passes anyway, it's probably matched by some other more
general rule.
You could simplify your config by using tags, which could look like
this:
rdr on egress inet proto tcp from !<internal_networks> to \
egress port $tcp_services tag pass_rate_limit -> $internal_server
pass in quick flags S/SA keep state (max-src-conn 100, \
max-src-conn-rate 15/5, overload <bruteforce> flush global) \
tagged pass_rate_limit
Using the "pass quick" rule early in your pf.conf will make sure it is
applied instead of other matching rules.
Cheers
Michael
--=20
Michael Gmelin
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