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Verify iptables Enabled

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The iptables service can be enabled with the following manifest:

---
apiVersion: machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1
kind: MachineConfig
metadata:
  labels:
    machineconfiguration.openshift.io/role: master
  name: 75-master-iptables-enable
spec:
  config:
    ignition:
      version: 3.1.0
    systemd:
      units:
      - name: iptables.service
        enabled: true

This will enable the iptables service in all the nodes labeled with the "master" role.

Note that this needs to be done for each MachineConfigPool

For more information on how to configure nodes with the Machine Config Operator see the relevant documentation.

Rationale

The iptables service provides the system's host-based firewalling capability for IPv4 and ICMP.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_iptables_enabled
Severity
Medium
References
Updated