On 8/30/2013 7:33 PM, Mark van Dijk wrote:
> Hi Tom, list members,
> 
> With Shorewall's REJECT rule handling, the firewall generates a RST for
> TCP and an ICMP 3/1 destination host unreachable for the other
> protocols. I think it is not possible to customise this behaviour.
> Unless I overlooked something but I hope not, for the sake of this email. :)
> 
> Since the stack supports specifying type 3 rejection codes I am hoping
> shorewall could support it too. In my case I'd like the firewall to
> return code 15 "Communication administratively prohibited" or code 8
> "Source host isolated" for when I'm in a BOFH mood.
> 
> One simple suggestion is to define a new PROHIBIT target with a static
> alternative set in shorewall.conf.
> 
> I would have suggested it to be configurable on a per-rule basis but
> remain unsure if that would require too much work for its purpose.
> 

In 4.5.21, it will be possible to do that. See the sample action below.
Note that it doesn't work with earlier versions because the compiler
rejects the '--reject-with' option when '-j REJECT' is used with INLINE.

> 
> Probably not: the Internet is a much bigger place these days. Although
> it does feel like the opposite, doesn't it?
> 
> While unintended it sounds cynical to say "thank you" here so let me try
> "kind regards" instead.*
> 

:-)

The following is from the 4.5.21 Beta 1 release notes. I will be
uploading Beta 1 later this week.

1)  When a REJECT target is specified, Shorewall normally handles the
    packet as follows:

    - If the destination address is a broadcast or multicast address,
      the packet is dropped.

    - If the protocol is IGMP (1), then the packet is dropped.

    - If the protocol is TCP (6) then the packet is rejected with an
      RST.

    - If the protocol is UDP (17) then the packet is rejected with
      a 'port-unreachable' ICMP (ICMP6).

    - If the protocol is ICMP (ICMP6), then the packet is rejected
      with a 'host-unreachable' ('addr-unreachable') ICMP (ICMP6).

    - Otherwise, the packet is rejected with a 'host-prohibited'
      (adm-prohibited) ICMP (ICMP6).

    Beginning with this release, this behavior may be modified using
    the new REJECT_ACTION option in shorewall.conf (shorewall6.conf).

    REJECT_ACTION=<action>

    where <action> is the name of an action that implements your
    alternative handling. The 'nolog' option is automatically assumed
    for the named <action> and it is recommended that the 'inline'
    option be specified for the action in /etc/shorewall/actions.

    The following action implements the standard behavior described
    above:

    ?format 2
    #TARGET             SOURCE  DEST    PROTO
    Broadcast(DROP)     -       -       -
    DROP                -       -       2
    INLINE              -       -       6       ; -j REJECT --reject-with 
tcp-reset
    ?if __ENHANCED_REJECT
    INLINE              -       -       17      ; -j REJECT
    ?if __IPV4
    INLINE              -       -       1       ; -j REJECT --reject-with 
icmp-host-unreachable
    INLINE              -       -       -       ; -j REJECT --reject-with 
icmp-host-prohibited
    ?else
    INLINE              -       -       58      ; -j REJECT --reject-with 
icmp6-addr-unreachable
    INLINE              -       -       -       ; -j REJECT --reject-with 
icmp6-adm-prohibited
    ?endif
    ?else
    INLINE              -       -       -       ; -j REJECT
    ?endif

Cheers,
-Tom
-- 
Tom Eastep        \ When I die, I want to go like my Grandfather who
Shoreline,         \ died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like
Washington, USA     \ all of the passengers in his car
http://shorewall.net \________________________________________________

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