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-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 22 -j LOG_ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 25 -j LOG_ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 43 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p udp -m udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 110 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 143 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT
#uncomment the next line if you are running Spamassassin on your server
#-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 783 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 993 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 3306 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 127.0.0.1 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p icmp -j icmp_packets
-A INPUT -j LOG_DROP
#Next, we cover the OUTPUT rules, or the rules for all outgoing traffic
.
#Note how at the end we log any outbound packets that are not accepted.
-A OUTPUT -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 20 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 21 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 23 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 25 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 43 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p udp -m udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 110 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 143 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT
#uncomment the next line if you are running Spamassassin on your server
#-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 783 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 993 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 3306 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -d 127.0.0.1 -j ACCEPT
-A OUTPUT -p icmp -j icmp_packets
-A OUTPUT -j LOG_DROP
#Here we have 2 sets of logging rules. One for dropped packets to log all dropped requests and one for accepted packets, should we wish
to log any accepted requesets.
-A LOG_DROP -j LOG --log-prefix "[IPTABLES DROP] : " --log-tcp-options --log-ip-options
-A LOG_DROP -j DROP
-A LOG_ACCEPT -j LOG --log-prefix "[IPTABLES ACCEPT] : " --log-tcp-options --log-ip-options
-A LOG_ACCEPT -j ACCEPT
#And finally, a rule to deal with ICMP requests. We drop all ping requests except from our own server.
# Make sure you replace 1.2.3.4 with the IP address of your server.
-A icmp_packets -p icmp -m icmp --icmp-type 0 -j ACCEPT
-A icmp_packets -s
1.2.3.4
-p icmp -m icmp --icmp-type 8 -j ACCEPT
-A icmp_packets -p icmp -m icmp --icmp-type 8 -j DROP
-A icmp_packets -p icmp -m icmp --icmp-type 3 -j ACCEPT
-A icmp_packets -p icmp -m icmp --icmp-type 11 -j ACCEPT
COMMIT
Save and exit the file.
Now import the firewall into your server's iptables ruleset...
iptables-restore < /root/primary_firewall
If you don't get any errors, your firewall should now be active. So let's take a look at the iptables status and see what it looks like.
iptables -L
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