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= Ubuntu Uncomplicated Firewall (ufw) cookbook of configuration examples
Author: Yuri Slobodyanyuk, https://www.linkedin.com/in/yurislobodyanyuk/
<<Disable/unload the firewall>> +
<<Verify status of the ufw firewall>> +
<<Enable ufw firewall>> +
<<Allow SSH access to this server from Any IP source>> +
<<Delete a rule by its number>> +
== Disable/unload the firewall
Beware: after running this command all access restrictions imposed by ufw rules will be gone.
`*ufw disable*`
== Verify status of the ufw firewall
`*# ufw status*` - Show short status. +
....
Status: active
To Action From
-- ------ ----
22 ALLOW Anywhere
Anywhere ALLOW 10.10.10.0/24
22 (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6)
....
`*ufw status verbose*`- Show all rules, including the default ones, and logging level.
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Status: active
Logging: on (low)
Default: deny (incoming), allow (outgoing), allow (routed)
New profiles: skip
To Action From
-- ------ ----
22 ALLOW IN Anywhere
Anywhere ALLOW IN 10.10.10.0/24
22 (v6) ALLOW IN Anywhere (v6)
----
`*ufw status numbered*` - Show rules with their sequence numbers, that we can later use to delete some specific rule.
----
Status: active
To Action From
-- ------ ----
[ 1] 22 ALLOW IN Anywhere
[ 2] Anywhere ALLOW IN 10.10.10.0/24
[ 3] 22 (v6) ALLOW IN Anywhere (v6)
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== Enable ufw firewall
*ufw enable* - Enable _ufw_ firewall and load the default rules, as well as user created if any in the `/etc/ufw/user.rules`.
== Allow SSH access to this server from Any IP source
`*ufw allow 22*` - Add port 22 to the `filter` table with action of `allow`. The rule will be added to the `/etc/ufw/user.rules` file and will survive reboot.
== Delete a rule by its number
`*ufw delete <rule number>*` +
First, see the rule numbers with `*ufw status numbered*`. Let's say I want to delete rule number 2:
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# ufw delete 2
Deleting:
allow from 10.10.10.0/24
Proceed with operation (y|n)? y
Rule deleted
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On deleting a rule, the ufw moves rules up, taking place of the removed rule in sequencing. That is, the rule that was numbered 3 before the deletion of rule 2, will become new rule number 2.