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firewall_multi

A multiplexer frontend for puppetlabs/firewall
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  • 8.0.1 (latest)
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released Mar 23rd 2024
This version is compatible with:
  • Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.x, 2023.7.x, 2023.6.x, 2023.5.x, 2023.4.x, 2023.3.x, 2023.2.x, 2023.1.x, 2023.0.x, 2021.7.x, 2021.6.x, 2021.5.x, 2021.4.x, 2021.3.x, 2021.2.x, 2021.1.x, 2021.0.x
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Start using this module

  • r10k or Code Manager
  • Bolt
  • Manual installation
  • Direct download

Add this module to your Puppetfile:

mod 'alexharvey-firewall_multi', '8.0.1'
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Add this module to your Bolt project:

bolt module add alexharvey-firewall_multi
Learn more about using this module with an existing project

Manually install this module globally with Puppet module tool:

puppet module install alexharvey-firewall_multi --version 8.0.1

Direct download is not typically how you would use a Puppet module to manage your infrastructure, but you may want to download the module in order to inspect the code.

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Documentation

alexharvey/firewall_multi — version 8.0.1 Mar 23rd 2024

firewall_multi

Build Status

Table of contents

  1. Overview
  2. Support status
  3. Version compatibility
  4. Setup
  5. Reference
    - [Defined types](#defined-types)
- [Functions](#functions)
  6. Development
  7. Troubleshooting
  8. Donate

Overview

The firewall_multi module provides a defined type wrapper for spawning puppetlabs/firewall resources for arrays of certain inputs. This is useful at large sites that may have many networks, due to the puppetlabs-firewall module lacking functionality to allow arrays for certain inputs. The limitation is due to the underlying Linux iptables command, which also only allows arrays for certain inputs.

(For more information about the history and motivation for this project, see MODULES-3066 in the Puppet Jira.)

At present the following inputs can be arrays:

  • source
  • destination
  • proto
  • icmp

Support status

This module is maintained and supported. However, I do not always see GitHub notifications. If I do not immediately respond, send me an email.

Version compatibility

Each release of the firewall_multi module is compatible with a specific release of puppetlabs-firewall, starting at firewall v1.8.0. Earlier versions of the firewall module are not supported.

firewall_multi firewall
earlier 1.8.0
1.7.0 1.8.0, 1.8.1
1.8.0 1.8.2
1.9.0 1.9.0
1.10.1 1.10.0, 1.11.0, 1.12.0, 1.13.0, 1.14.0
1.11.0 1.10.0, 1.11.0, 1.12.0, 1.13.0, 1.14.0
1.12.0 1.15.0, 1.15.1
1.13.0 1.15.2, 1.15.3
1.13.1 1.15.3
1.13.2 1.15.3
1.14.0 2.0.0
1.14.1 2.0.0
1.15.0 2.1.0
1.16.0 2.2.0
1.17.0 2.3.0
1.18.0 2.4.0
1.19.0 2.5.0, 2.6.0, 2.7.0
1.20.0 2.8.0, 2.8.1
3.0.0 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1.0, 3.2.0, 3.3.0
3.4.0 3.4.0
3.5.0 3.5.0, 3.6.0
4.0.0 4.0.0
4.0.1 4.0.1, 4.1.0
5.0.0 5.0.0
6.0.0 6.0.0
7.0.0 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
7.0.1 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
7.0.2 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
7.0.3 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
8.0.0 8.0.0
8.0.1 8.0.1

Note that Puppet 3 support was dropped in version 1.11.0. Note that the versioning was changed to 3.0.0 to match the upstream versioning without any changes made.

Setup

What firewall_multi affects

The scope is the same as with the firewall module.

Setup requirements

The firewall_multi module's only dependency is the firewall module.

Beginning with firewall_multi

It is expected that a standard set up for the firewall module is followed, in particular with respect to the purging of firewall resources. If, for instance, addresses are removed from an array of sources, the corresponding firewall resources would only be removed if purging is enabled. This might be surprising in a way that impacts security.

Otherwise, usage of the firewall_multi defined type is the same as with the firewall custom type, the only exceptions being that some parameters optionally accept arrays.

Upgrading

Firstly, ensure you have read the version compatibility matrix section above before upgrading as versions of this module sometimes must be kept in sync with the firewall module.

To upgrade the module, use the puppet module tool as normal:

puppet module upgrade alexharvey/firewall_multi

Reference

Defined types

Functions

  • firewall_multi: Take a name and a hash and return a modified hash suitable for input to create_resources().

Defined types

firewall_multi

A defined type wrapper for spawning puppetlabs/firewall resources for arrays of certain inputs.

Parameters

The following parameters are available in the firewall_multi defined type:

Functions

firewall_multi

Type: Ruby 4.x API

Convert firewall_multi type data to firewall type data.

  • Note Given this input:
[
  {
    "00100 accept inbound ssh" => {
      "jump" => "accept",
      "source" => ["1.1.1.1/24", "2.2.2.2/24"],
      "dport"  => 22,
    },
  }
]

Return this:

{
  "00100 accept inbound ssh from 1.1.1.1/24" => {
    "jump" => "accept",
    "source" => "1.1.1.1/24",
    "dport"  => 22,
  },
  "00100 accept inbound ssh from 2.2.2.2/24" => {
    "jump" => "accept",
    "source" => "2.2.2.2/24",
    "dport"  => 22,
  },
}
firewall_multi(Hash $hash)

Convert firewall_multi type data to firewall type data.

Returns: Any Modified Hash for firewall types to be passed to create_resources().

hash

Data type: Hash

The original resource params data.

Examples

Array of sources

firewall_multi { '100 allow http and https access':
  source => [
    '10.0.10.0/24',
    '10.0.12.0/24',
    '10.1.1.128',
  ],
  dport  => [80, 443],
  proto  => tcp,
  jump => accept,
}

This will cause three resources to be created:

  • Firewall['100 allow http and https access from 10.0.10.0/24']
  • Firewall['100 allow http and https access from 10.0.12.0/24']
  • Firewall['100 allow http and https access from 10.1.1.128']

Arrays of sources and destinations

firewall_multi { '100 allow http and https access':
  source => [
    '10.0.10.0/24',
    '10.0.12.0/24',
  ],
  destination => [
    '10.2.0.0/24',
    '10.3.0.0/24',
  ],
  dport  => [80, 443],
  proto  => tcp,
  jump => accept,
}

This will cause four resources to be created:

  • Firewall['100 allow http and https access from 10.0.10.0/24 to 10.2.0.0/24']
  • Firewall['100 allow http and https access from 10.0.10.0/24 to 10.3.0.0/24']
  • Firewall['100 allow http and https access from 10.0.12.0/24 to 10.2.0.0/24']
  • Firewall['100 allow http and https access from 10.0.12.0/24 to 10.3.0.0/24']

Array of proto's

firewall_multi { '100 allow DNS lookups':
  dport  => 53,
  proto  => ['tcp', 'udp'],
  jump => 'accept',
}

This will cause two resources to be created:

  • Firewall['100 allow DNS lookups proto tcp']
  • Firewall['100 allow DNS lookups proto udp']

Array of ICMP types

firewall_multi { '100 accept icmp output':
  chain  => 'OUTPUT',
  proto  => 'icmp',
  jump => 'accept',
  icmp   => [0, 8],
}

This will cause two resources to be created:

  • Firewall['100 accept icmp output icmp type 0']
  • Firewall['100 accept icmp output icmp type 8']

Array of protocols

Open a firewall for IPv4 and IPv6 on a web server:

firewall_multi { '100 allow http and https access':
  dport    => [80, 443],
  proto    => 'tcp',
  jump   => 'accept',
  protocol => ['ip6tables', 'iptables'],
}

This will cause two resources to be created:

  • Firewall['100 allow http and https access using protocol ip6tables']
  • Firewall['100 allow http and https access using protocol iptables']

Use with Hiera

Some users may prefer to externalise firewall resources in Hiera. For example:

---
myclass::firewall_multis:
  '00099 accept tcp port 22 for ssh':
    dport: '22'
    jump: 'accept'
    proto: 'tcp'
    source:
      - 10.0.0.3/32
      - 10.10.0.0/26

Meanwhile, manifest code would look something like this:

class myclass (
  Hash[String, Hash] $firewall_multis,
) {
  $firewall_multis.each |$name, $firewall_multi| {
    firewall_multi { $name:
      * => $firewall_multi
    }
  }
  ...
}

Or:

class myclass (
  Hash[String, Hash] $firewall_multis,
) {
  create_resources(firewall_multi, $firewall_multis)
  ...
}

The alias lookup

Those who externalise firewall resources in Hiera should be aware of the alias lookup function, which makes it possible to define networks as arrays in Hiera and then look these up from within the firewall_multi definitions.

The following examples show how to do that:

---
mylocaldomains:
  - 10.0.0.3/32
  - 10.10.0.0/26
myotherdomains:
  - 172.0.1.0/26

myclass::firewall_multis:
  '00099 accept tcp port 22 for ssh':
    dport: '22'
    jump: 'accept'
    proto: 'tcp'
    source: "%{alias('mylocaldomains')}"
  '00200 accept tcp port 80 for http':
    dport: '80'
    jump: 'accept'
    proto: 'tcp'
    source: "%{alias('myotherdomains')}"

Development

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before contributing.

Testing

Make sure you have:

  • rake
  • bundler

Pre config:

bundle config set specific_platform true
rm -f Gemfile.lock

Install the necessary gems:

bundle install --path vendor/bundle

To run the tests from the root of the source code:

bundle exec rake spec_prep
bundle exec rake spec

To run the acceptance tests:

BEAKER_set=centos-72-x64 bundle exec rspec spec/acceptance

Release

This module uses Puppet Blacksmith to publish to the Puppet Forge.

Ensure you have these lines in ~/.bash_profile:

export BLACKSMITH_FORGE_URL=https://forgeapi.puppetlabs.com
export BLACKSMITH_FORGE_USERNAME=alexharvey
export BLACKSMITH_FORGE_API_KEY=xxxxxxxx

Build the module and push to Forge:

bundle exec rake module:push

Clean the pkg dir (otherwise Blacksmith will try to push old copies to Forge next time you run it and it will fail):

bundle exec rake module:clean

Troubleshooting

"Error: no parameter named X"

On occasion, users of this module have reported confusing failure error messages like:

Error: no parameter named 'ipvs'

Sometimes seen after upgrading.

Resolution 1 - ensure you have the right version

The error message is probably not a bug in this module. Firstly, ensure that you have checked the version compatibility matrix above, and have installed a compatible combination of firewall/firewall_multi.

Resolution 2 - environment isolation

While not a problem with this module, this module - due to its requirement to be pinned against a very specific version of puppetlabs/firewall - is a likely candidate for failing if you have not properly set up environment isolation. Follow the docs in the previous link to resolve the issue. Also, be aware of how to use r10k to automatically generate types during deployments.

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