IPTables Template
Below is a basic template for setting up IPTables on a Linux box :
Create LOGDROP CHAIN. Add LOG and DROP to chain.
iptables -N LOGDROP
iptables -A LOGDROP -j LOG --log-level 6
iptables -A LOGDROP -j DROP
Create input and output policies
iptables --policy INPUT DROP
iptables --policy OUTPUT DROP
Add inbound rules
iptables -A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport ssh -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -j LOGDROP
Add outbound rules
iptables -A OUTPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
iptables -A OUTPUT -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j ACCEPT
iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A OUTPUT -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A OUTPUT -p udp -d [syslog server ip] --dport 514 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A OUTPUT -o lo -j ACCEPT
iptables -A OUTPUT -j LOGDROP
Save Config
iptables-save
