1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
3 # IP netfilter configuration
6 menu "IP: Netfilter Configuration"
7 depends on INET && NETFILTER
13 # old sockopt interface and eval loop
14 config IP_NF_IPTABLES_LEGACY
15 tristate "Legacy IP tables support"
17 select NETFILTER_XTABLES
19 iptables is a legacy packet classifier.
20 This is not needed if you are using iptables over nftables
24 tristate "IPv4 socket lookup support"
26 This option enables the IPv4 socket lookup infrastructure. This is
27 is required by the {ip,nf}tables socket match.
30 tristate "IPv4 tproxy support"
35 bool "IPv4 nf_tables support"
37 This option enables the IPv4 support for nf_tables.
41 config NFT_REJECT_IPV4
47 tristate "IPv4 nf_tables packet duplication support"
48 depends on !NF_CONNTRACK || NF_CONNTRACK
51 This module enables IPv4 packet duplication support for nf_tables.
55 tristate "nf_tables fib / ip route lookup support"
57 This module enables IPv4 FIB lookups, e.g. for reverse path filtering.
58 It also allows query of the FIB for the route type, e.g. local, unicast,
59 multicast or blackhole.
61 endif # NF_TABLES_IPV4
64 bool "ARP nf_tables support"
65 select NETFILTER_FAMILY_ARP
67 This option enables the ARP support for nf_tables.
72 tristate "Netfilter IPv4 packet duplication to alternate destination"
73 depends on !NF_CONNTRACK || NF_CONNTRACK
75 This option enables the nf_dup_ipv4 core, which duplicates an IPv4
76 packet to be rerouted to another destination.
79 tristate "ARP packet logging"
80 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
83 This is a backwards-compat option for the user's convenience
84 (e.g. when running oldconfig). It selects CONFIG_NF_LOG_SYSLOG.
87 tristate "IPv4 packet logging"
88 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
91 This is a backwards-compat option for the user's convenience
92 (e.g. when running oldconfig). It selects CONFIG_NF_LOG_SYSLOG.
95 tristate "IPv4 packet rejection"
96 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
99 config NF_NAT_SNMP_BASIC
100 tristate "Basic SNMP-ALG support"
101 depends on NF_CONNTRACK_SNMP
102 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
103 default NF_NAT && NF_CONNTRACK_SNMP
107 This module implements an Application Layer Gateway (ALG) for
108 SNMP payloads. In conjunction with NAT, it allows a network
109 management system to access multiple private networks with
110 conflicting addresses. It works by modifying IP addresses
111 inside SNMP payloads to match IP-layer NAT mapping.
113 This is the "basic" form of SNMP-ALG, as described in RFC 2962
115 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
119 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
120 default NF_CONNTRACK_PPTP
124 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
125 default NF_CONNTRACK_H323
129 config IP_NF_IPTABLES
130 tristate "IP tables support (required for filtering/masq/NAT)"
131 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
132 select NETFILTER_XTABLES
134 iptables is a general, extensible packet identification framework.
135 The packet filtering and full NAT (masquerading, port forwarding,
136 etc) subsystems now use this: say `Y' or `M' here if you want to use
139 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
144 config IP_NF_MATCH_AH
145 tristate '"ah" match support'
146 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
148 This match extension allows you to match a range of SPIs
149 inside AH header of IPSec packets.
151 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
153 config IP_NF_MATCH_ECN
154 tristate '"ecn" match support'
155 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
156 select NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_ECN
158 This is a backwards-compat option for the user's convenience
159 (e.g. when running oldconfig). It selects
160 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_ECN.
162 config IP_NF_MATCH_RPFILTER
163 tristate '"rpfilter" reverse path filter match support'
164 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
165 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE || IP_NF_RAW || NFT_COMPAT
167 This option allows you to match packets whose replies would
168 go out via the interface the packet came in.
170 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
171 The module will be called ipt_rpfilter.
173 config IP_NF_MATCH_TTL
174 tristate '"ttl" match support'
175 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
176 select NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_HL
178 This is a backwards-compat option for the user's convenience
179 (e.g. when running oldconfig). It selects
180 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_HL.
182 # `filter', generic and specific targets
184 tristate "Packet filtering"
185 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
186 select IP_NF_IPTABLES_LEGACY
188 Packet filtering defines a table `filter', which has a series of
189 rules for simple packet filtering at local input, forwarding and
190 local output. See the man page for iptables(8).
192 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
194 config IP_NF_TARGET_REJECT
195 tristate "REJECT target support"
196 depends on IP_NF_FILTER || NFT_COMPAT
197 select NF_REJECT_IPV4
198 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
200 The REJECT target allows a filtering rule to specify that an ICMP
201 error should be issued in response to an incoming packet, rather
202 than silently being dropped.
204 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
206 config IP_NF_TARGET_SYNPROXY
207 tristate "SYNPROXY target support"
208 depends on NF_CONNTRACK && NETFILTER_ADVANCED
209 select NETFILTER_SYNPROXY
212 The SYNPROXY target allows you to intercept TCP connections and
213 establish them using syncookies before they are passed on to the
214 server. This allows to avoid conntrack and server resource usage
215 during SYN-flood attacks.
217 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
219 # NAT + specific targets: nf_conntrack
221 tristate "iptables NAT support"
222 depends on NF_CONNTRACK
223 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
225 select NETFILTER_XT_NAT
226 select IP_NF_IPTABLES_LEGACY
228 This enables the `nat' table in iptables. This allows masquerading,
229 port forwarding and other forms of full Network Address Port
232 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
236 config IP_NF_TARGET_MASQUERADE
237 tristate "MASQUERADE target support"
238 select NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_MASQUERADE
240 This is a backwards-compat option for the user's convenience
241 (e.g. when running oldconfig). It selects NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_MASQUERADE.
243 config IP_NF_TARGET_NETMAP
244 tristate "NETMAP target support"
245 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
246 select NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_NETMAP
248 This is a backwards-compat option for the user's convenience
249 (e.g. when running oldconfig). It selects
250 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_NETMAP.
252 config IP_NF_TARGET_REDIRECT
253 tristate "REDIRECT target support"
254 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
255 select NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_REDIRECT
257 This is a backwards-compat option for the user's convenience
258 (e.g. when running oldconfig). It selects
259 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_REDIRECT.
263 # mangle + specific targets
265 tristate "Packet mangling"
266 default m if NETFILTER_ADVANCED=n
267 select IP_NF_IPTABLES_LEGACY
269 This option adds a `mangle' table to iptables: see the man page for
270 iptables(8). This table is used for various packet alterations
271 which can effect how the packet is routed.
273 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
275 config IP_NF_TARGET_ECN
276 tristate "ECN target support"
277 depends on IP_NF_MANGLE || NFT_COMPAT
278 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
280 This option adds a `ECN' target, which can be used in the iptables mangle
283 You can use this target to remove the ECN bits from the IPv4 header of
284 an IP packet. This is particularly useful, if you need to work around
285 existing ECN blackholes on the internet, but don't want to disable
286 ECN support in general.
288 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
290 config IP_NF_TARGET_TTL
291 tristate '"TTL" target support'
292 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED && IP_NF_MANGLE
293 select NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_HL
295 This is a backwards-compatible option for the user's convenience
296 (e.g. when running oldconfig). It selects
297 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_HL.
299 # raw + specific targets
301 tristate 'raw table support (required for NOTRACK/TRACE)'
302 select IP_NF_IPTABLES_LEGACY
304 This option adds a `raw' table to iptables. This table is the very
305 first in the netfilter framework and hooks in at the PREROUTING
308 If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
309 <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.rst>. If unsure, say `N'.
311 # security table for MAC policy
312 config IP_NF_SECURITY
313 tristate "Security table"
315 depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
316 select IP_NF_IPTABLES_LEGACY
318 This option adds a `security' table to iptables, for use
319 with Mandatory Access Control (MAC) policy.
323 endif # IP_NF_IPTABLES
326 config IP_NF_ARPTABLES
327 tristate "Legacy ARPTABLES support"
328 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
331 arptables is a legacy packet classifier.
332 This is not needed if you are using arptables over nftables
335 config NFT_COMPAT_ARP
337 depends on NF_TABLES_ARP && NFT_COMPAT
338 default m if NFT_COMPAT=m
339 default y if NFT_COMPAT=y
341 config IP_NF_ARPFILTER
342 tristate "arptables-legacy packet filtering support"
343 select IP_NF_ARPTABLES
344 select NETFILTER_FAMILY_ARP
345 depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
347 ARP packet filtering defines a table `filter', which has a series of
348 rules for simple ARP packet filtering at local input and
349 local output. This is only needed for arptables-legacy(8).
350 Neither arptables-nft nor nftables need this to work.
352 To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.
354 config IP_NF_ARP_MANGLE
355 tristate "ARP payload mangling"
356 depends on IP_NF_ARPTABLES || NFT_COMPAT_ARP
358 Allows altering the ARP packet payload: source and destination
359 hardware and network addresses.
361 This option is needed by both arptables-legacy and arptables-nft.
362 It is not used by nftables.