nftables template
https://wiki.gbe0.com/en/linux/firewalling-and-filtering/nftables/template-inbound-outbound
#!/usr/sbin/nft -f
## Clear/flush all existing rules
flush ruleset
# Main inet family filtering table
table inet filter {
# Rules for forwarded traffic
chain forward {
type filter hook forward priority 0; policy drop
## Log any unmatched traffic but rate limit logging to a maximum of 60 messages/minute
## The default policy will be applied to unmatched traffic
limit rate 60/minute burst 100 packets \
log prefix "Forward - Drop: " \
comment "Log any unmatched traffic"
## Count the unmatched traffic
counter \
comment "Count any unmatched traffic"
}
# Rules for input traffic
chain input {
type filter hook input priority 0; policy drop
## Permit inbound traffic to loopback interface
iif lo \
accept \
comment "Permit all traffic in from loopback interface"
## Permit established and related connections
ct state established,related \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit established/related connections"
## Log and drop new TCP non-SYN packets
tcp flags != syn ct state new \
limit rate 100/minute burst 150 packets \
log prefix "IN - New !SYN: " \
comment "Rate limit logging for new connections that do not have the SYN TCP flag set"
tcp flags != syn ct state new \
counter \
drop \
comment "Drop new connections that do not have the SYN TCP flag set"
## Log and drop TCP packets with invalid fin/syn flag set
tcp flags & (fin|syn) == (fin|syn) \
limit rate 100/minute burst 150 packets \
log prefix "IN - TCP FIN|SIN: " \
comment "Rate limit logging for TCP packets with invalid fin/syn flag set"
tcp flags & (fin|syn) == (fin|syn) \
counter \
drop \
comment "Drop TCP packets with invalid fin/syn flag set"
## Log and drop TCP packets with invalid syn/rst flag set
tcp flags & (syn|rst) == (syn|rst) \
limit rate 100/minute burst 150 packets \
log prefix "IN - TCP SYN|RST: " \
comment "Rate limit logging for TCP packets with invalid syn/rst flag set"
tcp flags & (syn|rst) == (syn|rst) \
counter \
drop \
comment "Drop TCP packets with invalid syn/rst flag set"
## Log and drop invalid TCP flags
tcp flags & (fin|syn|rst|psh|ack|urg) < (fin) \
limit rate 100/minute burst 150 packets \
log prefix "IN - FIN:" \
comment "Rate limit logging for invalid TCP flags (fin|syn|rst|psh|ack|urg) < (fin)"
tcp flags & (fin|syn|rst|psh|ack|urg) < (fin) \
counter \
drop \
comment "Drop TCP packets with flags (fin|syn|rst|psh|ack|urg) < (fin)"
## Log and drop invalid TCP flags
tcp flags & (fin|syn|rst|psh|ack|urg) == (fin|psh|urg) \
limit rate 100/minute burst 150 packets \
log prefix "IN - FIN|PSH|URG:" \
comment "Rate limit logging for invalid TCP flags (fin|syn|rst|psh|ack|urg) == (fin|psh|urg)"
tcp flags & (fin|syn|rst|psh|ack|urg) == (fin|psh|urg) \
counter \
drop \
comment "Drop TCP packets with flags (fin|syn|rst|psh|ack|urg) == (fin|psh|urg)"
## Drop traffic with invalid connection state
ct state invalid \
limit rate 100/minute burst 150 packets \
log flags all prefix "IN - Invalid: " \
comment "Rate limit logging for traffic with invalid connection state"
ct state invalid \
counter \
drop \
comment "Drop traffic with invalid connection state"
## Permit IPv4 ping/ping responses but rate limit to 2000 PPS
ip protocol icmp icmp type { echo-reply, echo-request } \
limit rate 2000/second \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit inbound IPv4 echo (ping) limited to 2000 PPS"
## Permit all other inbound IPv4 ICMP
ip protocol icmp \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit all other IPv4 ICMP"
## Permit IPv6 ping/ping responses but rate limit to 2000 PPS
icmpv6 type { echo-reply, echo-request } \
limit rate 2000/second \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit inbound IPv6 echo (ping) limited to 2000 PPS"
## Permit all other inbound IPv6 ICMP
meta l4proto { icmpv6 } \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit all other IPv6 ICMP"
## Permit inbound traceroute UDP ports but limit to 500 PPS
udp dport 33434-33524 \
limit rate 500/second \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit inbound UDP traceroute limited to 500 PPS"
## Permit inbound SSH
tcp dport ssh ct state new \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit inbound SSH connections"
## Permit inbound HTTP and HTTPS
tcp dport { http, https } ct state new \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit inbound HTTP and HTTPS connections"
## Log any unmatched traffic but rate limit logging to a maximum of 60 messages/minute
## The default policy will be applied to unmatched traffic
limit rate 60/minute burst 100 packets \
log prefix "IN - Drop: " \
comment "Log any unmatched traffic"
## Count the unmatched traffic
counter \
comment "Count any unmatched traffic"
}
# Rules for output traffic
chain output {
type filter hook output priority 0; policy drop
## Permit outbound traffic to loopback interface
oif lo \
accept \
comment "Permit all traffic out to loopback interface"
## Permit established and related connections
ct state established,related \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit established/related connections"
## Drop traffic with invalid connection state
ct state invalid \
limit rate 100/minute burst 150 packets \
log flags all prefix "OUT - Invalid: " \
comment "Rate limit logging for traffic with invalid connection state"
ct state invalid \
counter \
drop \
comment "Drop traffic with invalid connection state"
## Permit IPv4 ping/ping responses but rate limit to 2000 PPS
ip protocol icmp icmp type { echo-reply, echo-request } \
limit rate 2000/second \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit outbound IPv4 echo (ping) limited to 2000 PPS"
## Permit all other outbound IPv4 ICMP
ip protocol icmp \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit all other IPv4 ICMP"
## Permit IPv6 ping/ping responses but rate limit to 2000 PPS
icmpv6 type { echo-reply, echo-request } \
limit rate 2000/second \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit outbound IPv6 echo (ping) limited to 2000 PPS"
## Permit all other outbound IPv6 ICMP
meta l4proto { icmpv6 } \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit all other IPv6 ICMP"
## Permit outbound traceroute UDP ports but limit to 500 PPS
udp dport 33434-33524 \
limit rate 500/second \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit outbound UDP traceroute limited to 500 PPS"
## Allow outbound HTTP and HTTPS connections
tcp dport { http, https } ct state new \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit outbound HTTP and HTTPS connections"
## Permit outbound DNS requests
meta l4proto { tcp, udp } th dport 53 \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit outbound TCP and UDP DNS requests"
## Allow outbound NTP requests
udp dport 123 \
counter \
accept \
comment "Permit outbound NTP requests"
## Log any unmatched traffic but rate limit logging to a maximum of 60 messages/minute
## The default policy will be applied to unmatched traffic
limit rate 60/minute burst 100 packets \
log prefix "OUT - Drop: " \
comment "Log any unmatched traffic"
## Count the unmatched traffic
counter \
comment "Count any unmatched traffic"
}
}