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Firewall: pvxe/nftables-geoip - filtered list of countries (github.com)

submitted 10 months ago by TCB13 to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11162262

Hey,

For all of you that are running proper setups and use nftables to protect your servers be aware that pvxe/nftables-geoip now has the ability to generate IP lists by country.

This can be used to, for instance, drop all traffic from specific countries or the opposite, drop everything except for your own country.

https://github.com/pvxe/nftables-geoip/commit/c137151ebc05f4562c56e6802761e0a93ed107a2

Here's how you can block / track traffic from certain countries:

https://wiki.nftables.org/wiki-nftables/index.php/GeoIP_matching

https://www.mybluelinux.com/nftables-and-geoip

Previously you had to load the entire geoip DB containing multiple GB and would end up using a LOT of RAM. Those guides aren't yet updated to use the country specific files but it's just about changing the include line to whatever you've generated with pvxe/nftables-geoip.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Sure, I didn't list what I meant by 'valid use-cases'. If it's just your private VPN or SSH endpoint, it's like blocking your bank card from being used abroad. It might backfire once you travel and forgot about it. But I think it's a valid use case. Ultimately it's not the countries you want to block but address ranges which get used by attackers. But security is complex, it may not be feasible to allow-list just the carriers you use to connect, or find a suitable blocklist.

I'd be happy if georestriction wasn't a thing and I could stream Doctor Who from the BBC and some news sites wouldn't refuse service to me because I live in the EU and they don't want to implement the GDPR.

But I agree, this is just a tool. And it can be used for good things and bad things.

I don't complain if the same tool is used to route my requests to a datacenter nearby.