If an interface is or gets detached, all associated rules and connections
will be deactivated (it might be useful to have an option to invalidate
the associated connections). Once the interface is reattached they will
become active.
Bump NPF_VERSION.
npfctl(8) and generate separate marks to describe the filter criteria.
- Rewrite 'npfctl show' functionality and fix some of the bugs.
- npftest: add a test for BPF COP.
- Bump NPF_VERSION.
points and document it. Split the worker thread into a separate module
with an interface, so it could be re-used for other tasks.
- Replace ALG list with arrays and thus hit fewer cache lines.
- Misc bug fixes.
- Implement dynamic NPF rules. Controlled through npf(3) library of via
npfctl rule command. A rule can be removed using a unique identifier,
returned on addition, or using a key which is SHA1 hash of the rule.
Adjust npftest and add a regression test.
- Improvements to rule inspection mechanism.
- Initial BPF support as an alternative to n-code.
- Minor fixes; bump the version.
dynamically loaded module (.so) supplementing npfctl(8) and a kernel
module. Move normalisation and logging functionality into their own
extensions. More improvements to come.
using radix / Patricia tree. Universal IPv4/IPv6 comparator for ptree(3)
was contributed by Matt Thomas.
- NPF tables: update regression tests, improve npfctl(8) error messages.
- Fix few bugs when using kernel modules and handle module autounloader.
- Few other fixes and misc cleanups.
- Bump the version.
packet handler. Change the default policy to block when the config is
loaded and set it to pass when flush operation is performed.
- Use kmem_zalloc(9) instead of kmem_alloc(9) in few places.
- npf_rproc_{create,release}: use kmem_intr_{alloc,free} as the destruction
of rule procedure might happen in the interrupt handler (under a very rare
condition, if config reload races with the handler).
- npf_session_establish: check whether layer 3 and 4 are cached.
- npfctl_build_group: do not make groups as passing rules.
- Remove some unecessary header inclusion.
- Enable checking for zero mask in IP{4,6}MATCH after npfctl changes.
- Make locking symmetric for npf_ruleset_inspect().
- Sync function prototypes in npf(3) man page with reality.
- Rename NPF_TABLE_RBTREE to NPF_TABLE_TREE.
- Add libnpf(3) - a library to control NPF (configuration, ruleset, etc).
- Add NPF support for ftp-proxy(8).
- Add rc.d script for NPF.
- Convert npfctl(8) to use libnpf(3) and thus make it less depressive.
Note: next clean-up step should be a parser, once dholland@ will finish it.
- Add more documentation.
- Various fixes.
- Add the concept of rule procedure: separate normalization, logging and
potentially other functions from the rule structure. Rule procedure can be
shared amongst the rules. Separation is both at kernel level (npf_rproc_t)
and configuration ("procedure" + "apply").
- Fix portmap sharing for NAT policy.
- Update TCP state tracking logic. Use TCP FSM definitions.
- Add if_byindex(), OK by matt@. Use in logging for the lookup.
- Fix traceroute ALG and many other bugs; misc clean-up.
- Add support for session saving/restoring.
- Add packet logging support (can tcpdump a pseudo-interface).
- Support reload without flushing of sessions; rework some locking.
- Revisit session mangement, replace linking with npf_sentry_t entries.
- Add some counters for statistics, using percpu(9).
- Add IP_DF flag cleansing.
- Fix various bugs; misc clean-up.
- Add proper TCP state tracking as described in Guido van Rooij paper,
plus handle TCP Window Scaling option.
- Completely rework npf_cache_t, reduce granularity, simplify code.
- Add npf_addr_t as an abstraction, amend session handling code, as well
as NAT code et al, to use it. Now design is prepared for IPv6 support.
- Handle IPv4 fragments i.e. perform packet reassembly.
- Add support for IPv4 ID randomization and minimum TTL enforcement.
- Add support for TCP MSS "clamping".
- Random bits for IPv6. Various fixes and clean-up.
- Add support for bi-directional NAT and redirection / port forwarding.
- Finish filtering on ICMP type/code and add filtering on TCP flags.
- Add support for TCP reset (RST) or ICMP destination unreachable on block.
- Fix a bunch of bugs; misc cleanup.
- Designed to be fully MP-safe and highly efficient.
- Tables/IP sets (hash or red-black tree) for high performance lookups.
- Stateful filtering and Network Address Port Translation (NAPT).
Framework for application level gateways (ALGs).
- Packet inspection engine called n-code processor - inspired by BPF -
supporting generic RISC-like and specific CISC-like instructions for
common patterns (e.g. IPv4 address matching). See npf_ncode(9) manual.
- Convenient userland utility npfctl(8) with npf.conf(8).
NOTE: This is not yet a fully capable alternative to PF or IPFilter.
Further work (support for binat/rdr, return-rst/return-icmp, common ALGs,
state saving/restoring, logging, etc) is in progress.
Thanks a lot to Matt Thomas for various useful comments and code review.
Aye by: board@
rmind