1.12. Configuring firewalld by using RHEL system roles


RHEL system roles is a set of contents for the Ansible automation utility. This content together with the Ansible automation utility provides a consistent configuration interface to remotely manage multiple systems at once.

The rhel-system-roles package contains the rhel-system-roles.firewall RHEL system role. This role was introduced for automated configurations of the firewalld service.

With the firewall RHEL system role you can configure many different firewalld parameters, for example:

  • Zones
  • The services for which packets should be allowed
  • Granting, rejection, or dropping of traffic access to ports
  • Forwarding of ports or port ranges for a zone

1.12.1. Resetting the firewalld settings by using the firewall RHEL system role

The firewall RHEL system role supports automating a reset of firewalld settings to their defaults. This efficiently removes insecure or unintentional firewall rules and simplifies management.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Create a playbook file, for example, ~/playbook.yml, with the following content:

    ---
    - name: Reset firewalld example
      hosts: managed-node-01.example.com
      tasks:
        - name: Reset firewalld
          ansible.builtin.include_role:
            name: redhat.rhel_system_roles.firewall
          vars:
            firewall:
              - previous: replaced

    The settings specified in the example playbook include the following:

    previous: replaced

    Removes all existing user-defined settings and resets the firewalld settings to defaults. If you combine the previous:replaced parameter with other settings, the firewall role removes all existing settings before applying new ones.

    For details about all variables used in the playbook, see the /usr/share/ansible/roles/rhel-system-roles.firewall/README.md file on the control node.

  2. Validate the playbook syntax:

    $ ansible-playbook --syntax-check ~/playbook.yml

    Note that this command only validates the syntax and does not protect against a wrong but valid configuration.

  3. Run the playbook:

    $ ansible-playbook ~/playbook.yml

Verification

  • Run this command on the control node to remotely check that all firewall configuration on your managed node was reset to its default values:

    # ansible managed-node-01.example.com -m ansible.builtin.command -a 'firewall-cmd --list-all-zones'

You can use the firewall RHEL system role to remotely configure forwarding of incoming traffic from one local port to a different local port.

For example, if you have an environment where multiple services co-exist on the same machine and need the same default port, there are likely to become port conflicts. These conflicts can disrupt services and cause downtime. With the firewall RHEL system role, you can efficiently forward traffic to alternative ports to ensure that your services can run simultaneously without modification to their configuration.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Create a playbook file, for example, ~/playbook.yml, with the following content:

    ---
    - name: Configure firewalld
      hosts: managed-node-01.example.com
      tasks:
        - name: Forward incoming traffic on port 8080 to 443
          ansible.builtin.include_role:
            name: redhat.rhel_system_roles.firewall
          vars:
            firewall:
              - forward_port: 8080/tcp;443;
                state: enabled
                runtime: true
                permanent: true

    The settings specified in the example playbook include the following:

    forward_port: 8080/tcp;443
    Traffic coming to the local port 8080 using the TCP protocol is forwarded to port 443.
    runtime: true

    Enables changes in the runtime configuration. The default is set to true.

    For details about all variables used in the playbook, see the /usr/share/ansible/roles/rhel-system-roles.firewall/README.md file on the control node.

  2. Validate the playbook syntax:

    $ ansible-playbook --syntax-check ~/playbook.yml

    Note that this command only validates the syntax and does not protect against a wrong but valid configuration.

  3. Run the playbook:

    $ ansible-playbook ~/playbook.yml

Verification

  • On the control node, run the following command to remotely check the forwarded-ports on your managed node:

    # ansible managed-node-01.example.com -m ansible.builtin.command -a 'firewall-cmd --list-forward-ports'
    managed-node-01.example.com | CHANGED | rc=0 >>
    port=8080:proto=tcp:toport=443:toaddr=

1.12.3. Configuring a firewalld DMZ zone by using the firewall RHEL system role

You can use the firewall RHEL system role to configure a zone to allow certain traffic. For example, you can configure that the dmz zone with the enp1s0 interface allows HTTPS traffic to enable external users to access your web servers.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Create a playbook file, for example, ~/playbook.yml, with the following content:

    ---
    - name: Configure firewalld
      hosts: managed-node-01.example.com
      tasks:
        - name: Creating a DMZ with access to HTTPS port and masquerading for hosts in DMZ
          ansible.builtin.include_role:
            name: redhat.rhel_system_roles.firewall
          vars:
            firewall:
              - zone: dmz
                interface: enp1s0
                service: https
                state: enabled
                runtime: true
                permanent: true

    For details about all variables used in the playbook, see the /usr/share/ansible/roles/rhel-system-roles.firewall/README.md file on the control node.

  2. Validate the playbook syntax:

    $ ansible-playbook --syntax-check ~/playbook.yml

    Note that this command only validates the syntax and does not protect against a wrong but valid configuration.

  3. Run the playbook:

    $ ansible-playbook ~/playbook.yml

Verification

  • On the control node, run the following command to remotely check the information about the dmz zone on your managed node:

    # ansible managed-node-01.example.com -m ansible.builtin.command -a 'firewall-cmd --zone=dmz --list-all'
    managed-node-01.example.com | CHANGED | rc=0 >>
    dmz (active)
      target: default
      icmp-block-inversion: no
      interfaces: enp1s0
      sources:
      services: https ssh
      ports:
      protocols:
      forward: no
      masquerade: no
      forward-ports:
      source-ports:
      icmp-blocks:

1.12.4. Creating a custom firewalld service by using the firewall RHEL system role

In firewalld, a service is a named collection of rules that permit traffic for specific applications. Instead of manually managing individual ports and protocols, administrators can open up traffic by using a service name.

You can use the firewall RHEL system role to automate the creation of custom service files, making your firewall configurations simpler and more reusable.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Create a playbook file, for example ~/playbook.yml, with the following content:

    ---
    - name: Configure firewalld
      hosts: managed-node-01.example.com
      tasks:
        - name: Create a firewalld service
          ansible.builtin.include_role:
            name: redhat.rhel_system_roles.firewall
          vars:
            firewall:
              service: custom_service
              short: A custom firewalld service
              description: >-
                A custom firewalld service that opens port 2222/tcp and
                the ports opened by the http and https firewalld services.
              port: 2222/tcp
              includes:
                - http
                - https
              state: present
              permanent: true

    The settings specified in the example playbook include the following:

    service: <service_name>
    Sets the name of the service.
    short: <short_description>
    Sets a short description for the service.
    description: <description>
    Sets a long description for the service.
    port: <port>/<protocol>
    Defines the ports and protocols the service file should allow. To define multiple entries, use a YAML list.
    includes: <services>
    Optional: Defines other firewalld service files the service you want to create should include.
    state: present
    Adds the service. If the service already exists, the role modifies it as defined.
    permanent: true

    Enables changes in the permanent configuration of firewalld.

    For details about all variables used in the playbook, see the /usr/share/ansible/roles/rhel-system-roles.firewall/README.md file on the control node.

  2. Validate the playbook syntax:

    $ ansible-playbook --syntax-check ~/playbook.yml

    Note that this command only validates the syntax and does not protect against a wrong but valid configuration.

  3. Run the playbook:

    $ ansible-playbook ~/playbook.yml

Verification

  • Display the service definition you created:

    # ansible managed-node-01.example.com -m ansible.builtin.command -a 'firewall-cmd --info-service=custom_service'
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