{"id":212,"date":"2018-07-22T15:21:24","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T12:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=212"},"modified":"2024-03-10T16:20:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T13:20:09","slug":"basic-operation-of-firewalld-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/basic-operation-of-firewalld-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Operation of Firewalld in Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this tutorial, we will take you through the basic operation of <a href=\"https:\/\/firewalld.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Firewalld<\/a> in Linux. Every server that is connected to the Internet or any other network has to be protected against any sort of unauthorized access and malicious attacks. Use of firewall is one of the several measures that can be used to achieve this. So, what is a firewall? <strong>Firewall<\/strong> is a network security system\/device, hardware or software based, that is used to prevent unauthorized access, allow or reject incoming or outgoing network traffic into or out of the server, based on predefined set of security rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#basic-operation-of-firewalld-in-linux\">Basic Operation of Firewalld in Linux<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#firewalld-zones\">Firewalld Zones<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#firewalld-configuration-tools\">Firewalld Configuration tools<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#commonly-used-firewall-cmd-options\">Commonly used firewall-cmd options;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#creating-custom-firewalld-services\">Creating custom Firewalld Services<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#direct-rules-vs-rich-rules\">Direct Rules vs Rich Rules<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#firewalld-direct-rules\">Firewalld Direct Rules<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#firewalld-rich-rules\">Firewalld Rich Rules<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#rich-rule-command-options\">Rich Rule Command Options<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#other-tutorials\">Other Tutorials<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"basic-operation-of-firewalld-in-linux\">Basic Operation of Firewalld in Linux<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Linux, firewalling is implemented using a kernel subsystem called <strong>netfilter<\/strong> which allows kernel modules to inspect network traffic and allow or block them based on set rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Firewall daemon, <strong>firewalld<\/strong>, as well as <strong>iptables<\/strong> service are used to configure netfilter although <strong>firewalld<\/strong> is the default service in the latest versions of RHEL\/CentOS while <strong>iptables<\/strong> was default for the earlier versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it is not a good practise to use them both at the same time. As such;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To use firewalld, disable iptables service using either of the following commands;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>systemctl mask iptables<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>systemctl stop iptables<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>for i in iptables ip6tables ebtables; do systemctl mask $i; done<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To use iptables instead, disable firewalld service;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>systemctl mask firewalld;systemctl stop firewalld<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The major difference between the two services is that <strong>firewalld<\/strong> is dynamic i.e changes made to its configuration file are implemented immediately and only differences are applied to the file without recreating rules. Firewalld also applies the changes without interrupting the existing connections. <strong>iptables service<\/strong> on the other hand flushes the old rules and creates new ones in case changes are made to the configuration file thus interrupting the existing network connections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Firewalld has <strong>default<\/strong> configuration files in <strong>\/usr\/lib\/firewalld<\/strong> directory and <strong>user\/system<\/strong> configuration files in <strong>\/etc\/firewalld<\/strong> directory. Default configuration files should not be changed and in case there is a need to make some changes, it is advisable to copy the respective file from respective directory in the default configuration directory to corresponding directory in the system configuration directory and make appropriate changes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Firewalld uses <strong>zones<\/strong> <em>(collections of rules applied to incoming network traffic that matches specific source address or network interface)<\/em> to define a level of trust on a network connection. It supports IPsets, Ethernet bridges, IPv4, IPv6 firewall settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Firewalld also uses <strong>DBus<\/strong> interface to allow applications to requests certain ports be opened enabling them to directly create or remove firewall rules without intervention of an Administrator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"firewalld-zones\">Firewalld Zones<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the firewalld zones are described below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>trusted<\/strong> \u2013 a zone in which all network connections are accepted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>home<\/strong> \u2013 Used in home networks where computers on the same network are trusted. Only selected incoming connections are accepted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>work<\/strong> \u2013 used on work networks where most computers on the same networks are trusted.. Only selected incoming connections are accepted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>dmz<\/strong> \u2013 This is a <em>demilitarized zone<\/em>, computers in this zone are publicly-accessible but they have limited access to your internal network. Only selected incoming connections are accepted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>drop<\/strong> \u2013 In this zone, any incoming network packets are dropped and no reply is sent to the source. Only outgoing network connections are allowed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>external<\/strong> \u2013 used mostly in external networks for routers where other computers on the network are not trusted. Only selected incoming connections are accepted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>internal<\/strong> \u2013 Used in internal networks. Most computers in the same network are trusted and only selected incoming connections are accepted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>public<\/strong> \u2013 Used in public networks. Other computers in the network are not trusted. Only selected connections are accepted. This is the default zone for all newly created network interfaces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>block<\/strong> \u2013 rejects incoming connection with an <em>icmp-host-prohibited<\/em> message for IPv4 and\/or <em>icmp6-adm-prohibited<\/em> for IPv6. Only connections initiated within the system are allowed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"firewalld-configuration-tools\">Firewalld Configuration tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When configuring firewall features, two configuration tools can be used:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Command-line tool; <strong>firewall-cmd<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graphical tool; <strong>firewall-config<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"commonly-used-firewall-cmd-options\">Commonly used firewall-cmd options;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General Options\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>--help, --h<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 display help text<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>--version, --V<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 Get version information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Status Options\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>--state<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 check the status of the firewalld<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>--reload<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 To reload on-disk configuration without interrupting user connections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>--complete-reload<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 Reload firewall and interrupt user connections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>--runtime-to-permanent<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 Create permanent configuration from runtime configuration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Permanent Options\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>--permanent<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 Set an option permanently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zone Options\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>--get-default-zone<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 Print default zone for connections and interfaces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--set-default-zone=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>zone<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 Set default zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>--get-active-zones<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 list currently active zones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>--get-zones<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 Lists all available zones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>--get-services<\/code><\/strong> \u2013Show all available services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--add-service=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>service-name<\/strong>&gt; <strong>[--zone=&lt;<\/strong>zone<strong>&gt;]<\/strong><\/code> \u2013 Adds a service to the current default zone or the specified zone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>--get-icmptypes<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 list predefined icmptypes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--get-zone-of-interface=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>interface<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013Display the name of the zone the interface is bound to<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--get-zone-of-source=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>source<\/strong>&gt;[\/&lt;<strong>mask<\/strong>&gt;] | &lt;<strong>MAC<\/strong>&gt; | <strong>ipset<\/strong>:&lt;<strong>ipset<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 displays the name of the zone the source is bound to<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--list-all [\u2013zone=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>ZONE<\/strong>&gt;]<\/code> \u2013 Lists all configurations in a zone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--list-all-zones<\/strong> <\/code>\u2013 List everything added for or enabled in all zones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>--new-zone=&lt;zone&gt;<\/code><\/strong> Add a new zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--new-zone-from-file=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>filename<\/strong>&gt; [<strong>--name=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>zone<\/strong>&gt;]<\/code> \u2013 Add a new zone from file with an optional name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--delete-zone=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>zone<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> Delete an existing zone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Service Options\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code><strong>--new-service=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>service<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 Add a new service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--new-service-from-file=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>filename<\/strong>&gt; [<strong>--name=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>service<\/strong>&gt;]<\/code> \u2013 Add a new service from file with optional name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--delete-service=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>service<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 Delete an existing service<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--load-service-defaults=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>service<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 load icmptype default settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IcmpType Options\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code><strong>--new-icmptype=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>icmptype<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 Add a new icmptype<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--new-icmptype-from-file=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>filename<\/strong>&gt; [<strong>--name=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>icmptype<\/strong>&gt;]<\/code> \u2013 Add a new icmptype from file with optional name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--delete-icmptype=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>icmptype<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 Delete an existing icmptype<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interfaces Options\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>--list-interfaces<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 list interfaces that are bound to a zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--add-interface=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>interface<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 binds the interface to a zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--change-interface=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>interface<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 Change zone the interface is bound to<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--remove-interface=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>interface<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 Removes an interface from a zone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sources Options\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>--list-sources<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 list sources bound to a zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--add-source=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>source<\/strong>&gt;[\/&lt;<strong>mask<\/strong>&gt;] | &lt;<strong>MAC<\/strong>&gt; | <strong>ipset:<\/strong>&lt;<strong>ipset<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 binds a source to a zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--remove-source=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>source<\/strong>&gt;[\/&lt;<strong>mask<\/strong>&gt;] | &lt;<strong>MAC<\/strong>&gt; | <strong>ipset:<\/strong>&lt;<strong>ipset<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 removes a source from a zone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Port options\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code><strong>--add-port=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>port\/protocol<\/strong>&gt; [<strong>--zone=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>zone<\/strong>&gt;]<\/code> \u2013 Adds a port \/protocol to the specified zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--remove-port=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>port\/protocol<\/strong>&gt; [<strong>--zone=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>zone<\/strong>&gt;]<\/code> \u2013 Removes a port\/protocol from the configuration in a specified zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>--list-ports<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 List ports added for a zone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Consult <code>firewall-cmd(1)<\/code> man page for more options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"creating-custom-firewalld-services\">Creating custom Firewalld Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Firewalld services are stored in <code>\/etc\/firewalld\/services<\/code> and <strong><code>\/usr\/lib\/firewalld\/services<\/code><\/strong> directories as <strong>xml<\/strong> files. If a service file exists in both directories, the service file in \/etc\/firewalld\/service directory takes precedence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Customed firewalld services can be created or the existing firewalld services in the default services directory can be customized. For instance to customize an existing http service, its xml file can be copied from the default services directory to user services directory where it can be modified i.e;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>cp \/usr\/lib\/firewalld\/services\/http.xml \/etc\/firewalld\/services\/<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The original http.xml file looks like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>cat \/etc\/firewalld\/services\/http.xml<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>\n&lt;?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n&lt;service>\n&lt;short>WWW (HTTP)&lt;\/short>\n&lt;description>HTTP is the protocol used to serve Web pages. If you plan to make your Web server publicly available, enable this option. This option is not required for viewing pages locally or developing Web pages.&lt;\/description>\n&lt;port protocol=\"tcp\" port=\"80\"\/>\n&lt;\/service>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Modify the description of the above xml file so it can show that is is modified and set its port to a new port, say, 8800 so it can appear as in below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>cat \/etc\/firewalld\/services\/http.xml<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"scroll-box\"><code>\n&lt;?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n&lt;service>\n&lt;short>Modified (HTTP)&lt;\/short>\n&lt;description>This HTTP has been modified by changing its default port from 80 to 8800 for learning purposes. This option is not required for viewing pages locally or developing Web pages.&lt;\/description>\n&lt;port protocol=\"tcp\" port=\"8800\"\/>\n&lt;\/service>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Rename the customized http.xml file to reflect its modification for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>mv \/etc\/firewalld\/services\/http{-mod}.xml<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Add the customized http service to the default zone and reload firewalld<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>firewall-cmd --add-service=http.mod --permanent; firewallcmd --reload<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>List the available services in the default zone to confirm the new service is added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>firewall-cmd --list-services<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>dhcpv6-client ftp http-mod ssh<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>To make the process available on the new port, edit the <strong>\/etc\/httpd\/conf\/httpd.conf<\/strong> file and add <strong>Port 8800<\/strong> right below the line <strong>Port 80<\/strong>. Save the file and quit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Install semanage tools and add port 8800 to system\u2019s SELinux configuration;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>yum -y install policycoreutils-python<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>semanage port -a -t http_port_t -p tcp 8800<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Open port 8800 on firewall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>firewall-cmd --add-port=8800\/tcp --permanent; firewall-cmd --reload<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Start httpd service; <code>systemctl start httpd<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the address bar of your browser, type <code>http:\/\/&lt;local-IP-Address&gt;:8800<\/code> and you should be welcomed by a testing page for http server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is how to simply create a cumstom firewalld service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"direct-rules-vs-rich-rules\">Direct Rules vs Rich Rules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"firewalld-direct-rules\">Firewalld Direct Rules<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Direct rules can be used by the administrators to add or remove chains during runtime using the&nbsp;<strong>\u2013 -direct<\/strong>&nbsp;options. The syntax of direct rules is simillar to that of the iptables. Therefore, it requires user to know basic iptables, ip6tables or ebtables concepts. The syntax is:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>firewall-cmd &#91;--permanent] --direct --add-rule { ipv4 | ipv6 | eb } table chain priority args<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An example to add a rule to the FORWARD chain;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>firewall-cmd --direct --add-rule ipv4 filter FORWARD 0 -m tcp -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To remove a rule from the FORWARD chain;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>firewall-cmd --direct --remove-rule ipv4 filter FORWARD 0 -m tcp -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>add <strong><code>--permanent<\/code><\/strong> options to make the settings persistent across reboots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"firewalld-rich-rules\">Firewalld Rich Rules<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rich rules allows administrators to easily create firewall rules without necessarily having the knowledge of iptables syntax. General rich-rules syntax is:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>rule &#91;family=\"rule family\"] &#91; source &#91;NOT] &#91;address=\"address\"] &#91;mac=\"mac-address\"] &#91;ipset=\"ipset\"] ] &#91; destination &#91;NOT] address=\"address\" ] &#91; element ] &#91; log &#91;prefix=\"prefix text\"] &#91;level=\"log level\"] &#91;limit value=\"rate\/duration\"] ] &#91; audit ] &#91; action ]<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rich-rule-command-options\">Rich Rule Command Options<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>rule<\/strong> \u2013 If the rule family (IPv4 or IPv6) is provided, it will limit the rule to IPv4 or IPv6 respectively, otherwise the rule is added for both IPv4 and IPv6. If the source or destination addresses are used in a rule, then the rule family should be provided.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>rule &#91;family=\"ipv4|ipv6\"]<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>source<\/strong> \u2013 Limits the origin of connection to the source address. The address can match an IP adress, mac address or an IPset and it has to match the rule family. This address can be a single IP or a network IP address prefixed with sub-net mask as \/x.x.x.x or \/x for IPv4 and \/x for IPv6. The NOT keyword if used will mean that all the addresses except the specified will match the rule specified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>source &#91;not] address=&lt;address&#91;\/mask]&gt;|mac=&lt;mac-address&gt;|ipset=&lt;ipset&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>destination<\/strong> \u2013 Limits the target to a destination address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>destination &#91;not] address=&lt;address&#91;\/mask]&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>element<\/strong> \u2013 the element types used include:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>service<\/strong> \u2013 this represent one of the services provided by firewalld.<br><code>service name=&lt;service-name&gt;<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>port<\/strong> \u2013 this can either be a single or a range of ports followed by a protocol type, tcp or udp.<br><code>port port=&lt;port-value&gt; protocol=&lt;tcp|udp&gt;<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>protocol<\/strong> \u2013 this can be the protocol number or name.<br><code>protocol value=&lt;protocol-value&gt;<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ICMP-Block<\/strong> \u2013 these can one of the firewalld icmp types.<br><code>icmp-block name=&lt;icmp-type-name&gt;<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>masquerade<\/strong> \u2013 enable masquerading on the rule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Forward port<\/strong> \u2013 forwards port\/packets from local port value with protocol \u201ctcp\u201d or \u201cudp\u201d to either another port locally or to another system or to another port on another system.<br><code>forward-port port=&lt;port value&gt; protocol=&lt;tcp|udp&gt; to-port=&lt;port value&gt; to-addr=&lt;address&gt;<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>log<\/strong> \u2013 Log new connection attempts to the rule with kernel logging, for example, in syslog. You can define a prefix text that will be added to the log message as a prefix. Log level can be; emerg, alert, crit, error, warning, notice, info, or debug. It is possible to limit logging as follows:<br><code>log [prefix=&lt;prefix text&gt;] [level=&lt;log level&gt;] [limit value=&lt;rate\/duration&gt;]<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>audit<\/strong> \u2013 provides an alternative way for logging using audit records sent to the service auditd.<br><code>audit [limit value=&lt;rate\/duration&gt;]<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>action<\/strong> \u2013 an action can be accept, reject, drop or mark.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>accept<\/strong> \u2013 accepts all new connections<br><code>accept [limit value=&lt;rate\/duration&gt;]<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>reject<\/strong> \u2013 rejects a connection and sends an ICMP(v6) message to the source<br><code>reject [type=&lt;reject type&gt;] [limit value=&lt;rate\/duration&gt;]<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>drop<\/strong> \u2013 drops all the packets and no information is sent to the source.<br><code>drop [limit value=&lt;rate\/duration&gt;]<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>mark<\/strong> \u2013 all packets will be marked in the PREROUTING chain in the mangle table with the mark and mask combination.<code>mark set=&lt;mark[\/mask]&gt; [limit value=&lt;rate\/duration&gt;]<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When creating rules within a zone, they are supposed to be ordered to avoid creating rules that conflict. The basic ordering is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Direct rules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Port forwarding and masquerading rules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Logging rules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow rules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deny rules<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Commonly used rich-rules options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>--list-rich-rules<\/code><\/strong> \u2013 list rich rules for a default or specified zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--add-rich-rule=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>rule<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 add rules for a default or specified zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--remove-rich-rule=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>rule<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 remove rich rule from default or specified zone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>--query-rich-rule=<\/strong>&lt;<strong>rule<\/strong>&gt;<\/code> \u2013 shows whether a rich rule has been added to a zone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s often necessary to add a timeout (<strong><code>--timeout=<\/code><\/strong>&lt;<em>timevalue<\/em>&gt;) when configuring rich rules so that in case an error is made, the rule will expire after the timeout has passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of how to specify rich-rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i. To allow connection from 192.168.122.100 to work zone for a minute;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>firewall-cmd --zone=work --add-rich-rule='rule family=ipv4 source 192.168.122.100\/32 allow' --timeout=60<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>ii. Allow all connections from 2:4:3:8:5::<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>firewall-cmd --add-rich-rule='rule family=ipv6 source address= 2:4:3:8:5:: accept'<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>iii. Reject all new IPv4 and IPv6 connections from 192.168.122.2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>firewall-cmd --add-rich-rule='rule source address=\"192.168.122.2 reject type=icmp-admin-prohibited'<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>iv. Black-list source address to drop all connections from 192.168.122.4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>firewall-cmd --add-rich-rule='rule family=\"ipv4\" source address=192.168.122.4 drop'<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>v. To allow ssh connection from a specific source to dmz zone and limit the connection to one per minute;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>firewall-cmd --zone=dmz --add-rich-rule='rule family=ipv4 source address=192.168.122.100 service name=ssh limit value=1\/m accept'<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>vi. 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