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This component is responsible for provisioning AWS Network Firewall resources, including Network Firewall, firewall policy, rule groups, and logging configuration.

Usage

Stack Level: Regional

Example of a Network Firewall with stateful 5-tuple rules:

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The "5-tuple" means the five items (columns) that each rule (row, or tuple) in a firewall policy uses to define whether to block or allow traffic: source and destination IP, source and destination port, and protocol.

Refer to Standard stateful rule groups in AWS Network Firewall for more details.

components:
  terraform:
    network-firewall:
      settings:
        spacelift:
          workspace_enabled: true
      vars:
        enabled: true
        name: network-firewall
        # The name of a VPC component where the Network Firewall is provisioned
        vpc_component_name: vpc
        firewall_subnet_name: "firewall"
        stateful_default_actions:
          - "aws:alert_strict"
        stateless_default_actions:
          - "aws:forward_to_sfe"
        stateless_fragment_default_actions:
          - "aws:forward_to_sfe"
        stateless_custom_actions: []
        delete_protection: false
        firewall_policy_change_protection: false
        subnet_change_protection: false
        logging_config: []
        rule_group_config:
          stateful-packet-inspection:
            capacity: 50
            name: stateful-packet-inspection
            description: "Stateful inspection of packets"
            type: "STATEFUL"
            rule_group:
              stateful_rule_options:
                rule_order: "STRICT_ORDER"
              rules_source:
                stateful_rule:
                  - action: "DROP"
                    header:
                      destination: "124.1.1.24/32"
                      destination_port: 53
                      direction: "ANY"
                      protocol: "TCP"
                      source: "1.2.3.4/32"
                      source_port: 53
                    rule_option:
                      keyword: "sid:1"
                  - action: "PASS"
                    header:
                      destination: "ANY"
                      destination_port: "ANY"
                      direction: "ANY"
                      protocol: "TCP"
                      source: "10.10.192.0/19"
                      source_port: "ANY"
                    rule_option:
                      keyword: "sid:2"
                  - action: "PASS"
                    header:
                      destination: "ANY"
                      destination_port: "ANY"
                      direction: "ANY"
                      protocol: "TCP"
                      source: "10.10.224.0/19"
                      source_port: "ANY"
                    rule_option:
                      keyword: "sid:3"

Example of a Network Firewall with Suricata rules:

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For Suricata rule group type, you provide match and action settings in a string, in a Suricata compatible specification. The specification fully defines what the stateful rules engine looks for in a traffic flow and the action to take on the packets in a flow that matches the inspection criteria.

Refer to Suricata compatible rule strings in AWS Network Firewall for more details.

components:
  terraform:
    network-firewall:
      metadata:
        component: "network-firewall"
      settings:
        spacelift:
          workspace_enabled: true
      vars:
        enabled: true
        name: "network-firewall"

        # The name of a VPC component where the Network Firewall is provisioned
        vpc_component_name: "vpc"
        firewall_subnet_name: "firewall"

        delete_protection: false
        firewall_policy_change_protection: false
        subnet_change_protection: false

        # Logging config
        logging_enabled: true
        flow_logs_bucket_component_name: "network-firewall-logs-bucket-flow"
        alert_logs_bucket_component_name: "network-firewall-logs-bucket-alert"

        # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/stateless-default-actions.html
        # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/APIReference/API_FirewallPolicy.html
        # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/rule-action.html#rule-action-stateless
        stateless_default_actions:
          - "aws:forward_to_sfe"
        stateless_fragment_default_actions:
          - "aws:forward_to_sfe"
        stateless_custom_actions: []

        # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/suricata-rule-evaluation-order.html#suricata-strict-rule-evaluation-order.html
        # https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-network-firewall-strict-rule-ordering-terraform
        policy_stateful_engine_options_rule_order: "STRICT_ORDER"

        # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/stateful-default-actions.html
        # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/suricata-rule-evaluation-order.html#suricata-default-rule-evaluation-order
        # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/APIReference/API_FirewallPolicy.html
        stateful_default_actions:
          - "aws:alert_established"
        #  - "aws:alert_strict"
        #  - "aws:drop_established"
        #  - "aws:drop_strict"

        # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/rule-groups.html
        rule_group_config:
          stateful-inspection:
            # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/rule-group-managing.html#nwfw-rule-group-capacity
            # For stateful rules, `capacity` means the max number of rules in the rule group
            capacity: 1000
            name: "stateful-inspection"
            description: "Stateful inspection of packets"
            type: "STATEFUL"

            rule_group:
              rule_variables:
                port_sets: []
                ip_sets:
                  - key: "CIDR_1"
                    definition:
                      - "10.10.0.0/11"
                  - key: "CIDR_2"
                    definition:
                      - "10.11.0.0/11"
                  - key: "SCANNER"
                    definition:
                      - "10.12.48.186/32"
                  # bad actors
                  - key: "BLOCKED_LIST"
                    definition:
                      - "193.142.146.35/32"
                      - "69.40.195.236/32"
                      - "125.17.153.207/32"
                      - "185.220.101.4/32"
                      - "195.219.212.151/32"
                      - "162.247.72.199/32"
                      - "147.185.254.17/32"
                      - "179.60.147.101/32"
                      - "157.230.244.66/32"
                      - "192.99.4.116/32"
                      - "62.102.148.69/32"
                      - "185.129.62.62/32"

              stateful_rule_options:
                # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/suricata-rule-evaluation-order.html#suricata-strict-rule-evaluation-order.html
                # All the stateful rule groups are provided to the rule engine as Suricata compatible strings
                # Suricata can evaluate stateful rule groups by using the default rule group ordering method,
                # or you can set an exact order using the strict ordering method.
                # The settings for your rule groups must match the settings for the firewall policy that they belong to.
                # With strict ordering, the rule groups are evaluated by order of priority, starting from the lowest number,
                # and the rules in each rule group are processed in the order in which they're defined.
                rule_order: "STRICT_ORDER"

              # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/suricata-how-to-provide-rules.html
              rules_source:
                # Suricata rules for the rule group
                # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/suricata-examples.html
                # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/suricata-rule-evaluation-order.html
                # https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-network-firewall-terraform/blob/main/firewall.tf#L66
                # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/stateful-rule-groups-suricata.html
                # https://coralogix.com/blog/writing-effective-suricata-rules-for-the-sta/
                # https://suricata.readthedocs.io/en/suricata-6.0.10/rules/intro.html
                # https://suricata.readthedocs.io/en/suricata-6.0.0/rules/header-keywords.html
                # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/network-firewall/latest/developerguide/rule-action.html
                #
                # With Strict evaluation order, the rules in each rule group are processed in the order in which they're defined
                #
                # Pass – Discontinue inspection of the matching packet and permit it to go to its intended destination
                #
                # Drop or Alert – Evaluate the packet against all rules with drop or alert action settings.
                # If the firewall has alert logging configured, send a message to the firewall's alert logs for each matching rule.
                # The first log entry for the packet will be for the first rule that matched the packet.
                # After all rules have been evaluated, handle the packet according to the action setting in the first rule that matched the packet.
                # If the first rule has a drop action, block the packet. If it has an alert action, continue evaluation.
                #
                # Reject – Drop traffic that matches the conditions of the stateful rule and send a TCP reset packet back to sender of the packet.
                # A TCP reset packet is a packet with no payload and a RST bit contained in the TCP header flags.
                # Reject is available only for TCP traffic. This option doesn't support FTP and IMAP protocols.
                rules_string: |
                  alert ip $BLOCKED_LIST any <> any any ( msg:"Alert on blocked traffic"; sid:100; rev:1; )
                  drop ip $BLOCKED_LIST any <> any any ( msg:"Blocked blocked traffic"; sid:200; rev:1; )

                  pass ip $SCANNER any -> any any ( msg: "Allow scanner"; sid:300; rev:1; )

                  alert ip $CIDR_1 any -> $CIDR_2 any ( msg:"Alert on CIDR_1 to CIDR_2 traffic"; sid:400; rev:1; )
                  drop ip $CIDR_1 any -> $CIDR_2 any ( msg:"Blocked CIDR_1 to CIDR_2 traffic"; sid:410; rev:1; )

                  pass ip any any <> any any ( msg: "Allow general traffic"; sid:10000; rev:1; )

Requirements

Name	Version
<a name="requirement_terraform"></a> terraform	>= 1.0.0
<a name="requirement_aws"></a> aws	>= 4.9.0

Providers

No providers.

Modules

Name	Source	Version
<a name="module_alert_logs_bucket"></a> alert_logs_bucket	cloudposse/stack-config/yaml//modules/remote-state	1.5.0
<a name="module_flow_logs_bucket"></a> flow_logs_bucket	cloudposse/stack-config/yaml//modules/remote-state	1.5.0
<a name="module_iam_roles"></a> iam_roles	../account-map/modules/iam-roles	n/a
<a name="module_network_firewall"></a> network_firewall	cloudposse/network-firewall/aws	0.3.2
<a name="module_this"></a> this	cloudposse/label/null	0.25.0
<a name="module_vpc"></a> vpc	cloudposse/stack-config/yaml//modules/remote-state	1.5.0

Resources

No resources.

Inputs

Name	Description	Type	Default	Required
<a name="input_additional_tag_map"></a> additional_tag_map	Additional key-value pairs to add to each map in `tags_as_list_of_maps`. Not added to `tags` or `id`.<br>This is for some rare cases where resources want additional configuration of tags<br>and therefore take a list of maps with tag key, value, and additional configuration.	`map(string)`	`{}`	no
<a name="input_alert_logs_bucket_component_name"></a> alert_logs_bucket_component_name	Alert logs bucket component name	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_attributes"></a> attributes	ID element. Additional attributes (e.g. `workers` or `cluster`) to add to `id`,<br>in the order they appear in the list. New attributes are appended to the<br>end of the list. The elements of the list are joined by the `delimiter`<br>and treated as a single ID element.	`list(string)`	`[]`	no
<a name="input_context"></a> context	Single object for setting entire context at once.<br>See description of individual variables for details.<br>Leave string and numeric variables as `null` to use default value.<br>Individual variable settings (non-null) override settings in context object,<br>except for attributes, tags, and additional_tag_map, which are merged.	`any`	<pre>{<br> "additional_tag_map": {},<br> "attributes": [],<br> "delimiter": null,<br> "descriptor_formats": {},<br> "enabled": true,<br> "environment": null,<br> "id_length_limit": null,<br> "label_key_case": null,<br> "label_order": [],<br> "label_value_case": null,<br> "labels_as_tags": [<br> "unset"<br> ],<br> "name": null,<br> "namespace": null,<br> "regex_replace_chars": null,<br> "stage": null,<br> "tags": {},<br> "tenant": null<br>}</pre>	no
<a name="input_delete_protection"></a> delete_protection	A boolean flag indicating whether it is possible to delete the firewall	`bool`	`false`	no
<a name="input_delimiter"></a> delimiter	Delimiter to be used between ID elements.<br>Defaults to `-` (hyphen). Set to `""` to use no delimiter at all.	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_descriptor_formats"></a> descriptor_formats	Describe additional descriptors to be output in the `descriptors` output map.<br>Map of maps. Keys are names of descriptors. Values are maps of the form<br>`{<br> format = string<br> labels = list(string)<br>}`<br>(Type is `any` so the map values can later be enhanced to provide additional options.)<br>`format` is a Terraform format string to be passed to the `format()` function.<br>`labels` is a list of labels, in order, to pass to `format()` function.<br>Label values will be normalized before being passed to `format()` so they will be<br>identical to how they appear in `id`.<br>Default is `{}` (`descriptors` output will be empty).	`any`	`{}`	no
<a name="input_enabled"></a> enabled	Set to false to prevent the module from creating any resources	`bool`	`null`	no
<a name="input_environment"></a> environment	ID element. Usually used for region e.g. 'uw2', 'us-west-2', OR role 'prod', 'staging', 'dev', 'UAT'	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_firewall_policy_change_protection"></a> firewall_policy_change_protection	A boolean flag indicating whether it is possible to change the associated firewall policy	`bool`	`false`	no
<a name="input_firewall_subnet_name"></a> firewall_subnet_name	Firewall subnet name	`string`	`"firewall"`	no
<a name="input_flow_logs_bucket_component_name"></a> flow_logs_bucket_component_name	Flow logs bucket component name	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_id_length_limit"></a> id_length_limit	Limit `id` to this many characters (minimum 6).<br>Set to `0` for unlimited length.<br>Set to `null` for keep the existing setting, which defaults to `0`.<br>Does not affect `id_full`.	`number`	`null`	no
<a name="input_label_key_case"></a> label_key_case	Controls the letter case of the `tags` keys (label names) for tags generated by this module.<br>Does not affect keys of tags passed in via the `tags` input.<br>Possible values: `lower`, `title`, `upper`.<br>Default value: `title`.	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_label_order"></a> label_order	The order in which the labels (ID elements) appear in the `id`.<br>Defaults to ["namespace", "environment", "stage", "name", "attributes"].<br>You can omit any of the 6 labels ("tenant" is the 6th), but at least one must be present.	`list(string)`	`null`	no
<a name="input_label_value_case"></a> label_value_case	Controls the letter case of ID elements (labels) as included in `id`,<br>set as tag values, and output by this module individually.<br>Does not affect values of tags passed in via the `tags` input.<br>Possible values: `lower`, `title`, `upper` and `none` (no transformation).<br>Set this to `title` and set `delimiter` to `""` to yield Pascal Case IDs.<br>Default value: `lower`.	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_labels_as_tags"></a> labels_as_tags	Set of labels (ID elements) to include as tags in the `tags` output.<br>Default is to include all labels.<br>Tags with empty values will not be included in the `tags` output.<br>Set to `[]` to suppress all generated tags.<br>Notes:<br> The value of the `name` tag, if included, will be the `id`, not the `name`.<br> Unlike other `null-label` inputs, the initial setting of `labels_as_tags` cannot be<br> changed in later chained modules. Attempts to change it will be silently ignored.	`set(string)`	<pre>[<br> "default"<br>]</pre>	no
<a name="input_logging_enabled"></a> logging_enabled	Flag to enable/disable Network Firewall Flow and Alert Logs	`bool`	`false`	no
<a name="input_name"></a> name	ID element. Usually the component or solution name, e.g. 'app' or 'jenkins'.<br>This is the only ID element not also included as a `tag`.<br>The "name" tag is set to the full `id` string. There is no tag with the value of the `name` input.	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_namespace"></a> namespace	ID element. Usually an abbreviation of your organization name, e.g. 'eg' or 'cp', to help ensure generated IDs are globally unique	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_network_firewall_description"></a> network_firewall_description	AWS Network Firewall description. If not provided, the Network Firewall name will be used	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_network_firewall_name"></a> network_firewall_name	Friendly name to give the Network Firewall. If not provided, the name will be derived from the context.<br>Changing the name will cause the Firewall to be deleted and recreated.	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_network_firewall_policy_name"></a> network_firewall_policy_name	Friendly name to give the Network Firewall policy. If not provided, the name will be derived from the context.<br>Changing the name will cause the policy to be deleted and recreated.	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_policy_stateful_engine_options_rule_order"></a> policy_stateful_engine_options_rule_order	Indicates how to manage the order of stateful rule evaluation for the policy. Valid values: DEFAULT_ACTION_ORDER, STRICT_ORDER	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_regex_replace_chars"></a> regex_replace_chars	Terraform regular expression (regex) string.<br>Characters matching the regex will be removed from the ID elements.<br>If not set, `"/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/"` is used to remove all characters other than hyphens, letters and digits.	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_region"></a> region	AWS Region	`string`	n/a	yes
<a name="input_rule_group_config"></a> rule_group_config	Rule group configuration. Refer to networkfirewall_rule_group for configuration details	`any`	n/a	yes
<a name="input_stage"></a> stage	ID element. Usually used to indicate role, e.g. 'prod', 'staging', 'source', 'build', 'test', 'deploy', 'release'	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_stateful_default_actions"></a> stateful_default_actions	Default stateful actions	`list(string)`	<pre>[<br> "aws:alert_strict"<br>]</pre>	no
<a name="input_stateless_custom_actions"></a> stateless_custom_actions	Set of configuration blocks describing the custom action definitions that are available for use in the firewall policy's `stateless_default_actions`	<pre>list(object({<br> action_name = string<br> dimensions = list(string)<br> }))</pre>	`[]`	no
<a name="input_stateless_default_actions"></a> stateless_default_actions	Default stateless actions	`list(string)`	<pre>[<br> "aws:forward_to_sfe"<br>]</pre>	no
<a name="input_stateless_fragment_default_actions"></a> stateless_fragment_default_actions	Default stateless actions for fragmented packets	`list(string)`	<pre>[<br> "aws:forward_to_sfe"<br>]</pre>	no
<a name="input_subnet_change_protection"></a> subnet_change_protection	A boolean flag indicating whether it is possible to change the associated subnet(s)	`bool`	`false`	no
<a name="input_tags"></a> tags	Additional tags (e.g. `{'BusinessUnit': 'XYZ'}`).<br>Neither the tag keys nor the tag values will be modified by this module.	`map(string)`	`{}`	no
<a name="input_tenant"></a> tenant	ID element _(Rarely used, not included by default)_. A customer identifier, indicating who this instance of a resource is for	`string`	`null`	no
<a name="input_vpc_component_name"></a> vpc_component_name	The name of a VPC component where the Network Firewall is provisioned	`string`	n/a	yes

Outputs

Name	Description
<a name="output_az_subnet_endpoint_stats"></a> az_subnet_endpoint_stats	List of objects with each object having three items: AZ, subnet ID, VPC endpoint ID
<a name="output_network_firewall_arn"></a> network_firewall_arn	Network Firewall ARN
<a name="output_network_firewall_name"></a> network_firewall_name	Network Firewall name
<a name="output_network_firewall_policy_arn"></a> network_firewall_policy_arn	Network Firewall policy ARN
<a name="output_network_firewall_policy_name"></a> network_firewall_policy_name	Network Firewall policy name
<a name="output_network_firewall_status"></a> network_firewall_status	Nested list of information about the current status of the Network Firewall

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