{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }: with lib; let cfg = config.networking.nftables; in { ###### interface options = { networking.nftables.enable = mkOption { type = types.bool; default = false; description = '' Whether to enable nftables. nftables is a Linux-based packet filtering framework intended to replace frameworks like iptables. This conflicts with the standard networking firewall, so make sure to disable it before using nftables. Note that if you have Docker enabled you will not be able to use nftables without intervention. Docker uses iptables internally to setup NAT for containers. This module disables the ip_tables kernel module, however Docker automatically loads the module. Please see [1] for more information. There are other programs that use iptables internally too, such as libvirt. [1]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/24318#issuecomment-289216273 ''; }; networking.nftables.ruleset = mkOption { type = types.lines; example = '' # Check out https://wiki.nftables.org/ for better documentation. # Table for both IPv4 and IPv6. table inet filter { # Block all incomming connections traffic except SSH and "ping". chain input { type filter hook input priority 0; # accept any localhost traffic iifname lo accept # accept traffic originated from us ct state {established, related} accept # ICMP # routers may also want: mld-listener-query, nd-router-solicit ip6 nexthdr icmpv6 icmpv6 type { destination-unreachable, packet-too-big, time-exceeded, parameter-problem, nd-router-advert, nd-neighbor-solicit, nd-neighbor-advert } accept ip protocol icmp icmp type { destination-unreachable, router-advertisement, time-exceeded, parameter-problem } accept # allow "ping" ip6 nexthdr icmpv6 icmpv6 type echo-request accept ip protocol icmp icmp type echo-request accept # accept SSH connections (required for a server) tcp dport 22 accept # count and drop any other traffic counter drop } # Allow all outgoing connections. chain output { type filter hook output priority 0; accept } chain forward { type filter hook forward priority 0; accept } } ''; description = '' The ruleset to be used with nftables. Should be in a format that can be loaded using "/bin/nft -f". The ruleset is updated atomically. ''; }; networking.nftables.rulesetFile = mkOption { type = types.path; default = pkgs.writeTextFile { name = "nftables-rules"; text = cfg.ruleset; }; description = '' The ruleset file to be used with nftables. Should be in a format that can be loaded using "nft -f". The ruleset is updated atomically. ''; }; }; ###### implementation config = mkIf cfg.enable { assertions = [{ assertion = config.networking.firewall.enable == false; message = "You can not use nftables and iptables at the same time. networking.firewall.enable must be set to false."; }]; boot.blacklistedKernelModules = [ "ip_tables" ]; environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.nftables ]; systemd.services.nftables = { description = "nftables firewall"; before = [ "network-pre.target" ]; wants = [ "network-pre.target" ]; wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ]; reloadIfChanged = true; serviceConfig = let rulesScript = pkgs.writeScript "nftables-rules" '' #! ${pkgs.nftables}/bin/nft -f flush ruleset include "${cfg.rulesetFile}" ''; checkScript = pkgs.writeScript "nftables-check" '' #! ${pkgs.runtimeShell} -e if $(${pkgs.kmod}/bin/lsmod | grep -q ip_tables); then echo "Unload ip_tables before using nftables!" 1>&2 exit 1 else ${rulesScript} fi ''; in { Type = "oneshot"; RemainAfterExit = true; ExecStart = checkScript; ExecReload = checkScript; ExecStop = "${pkgs.nftables}/bin/nft flush ruleset"; }; }; }; }