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title: About the iptables Resource
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platform: linux
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# iptables
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Use the `iptables` InSpec audit resource to test rules that are defined in `iptables`, which maintains tables of IP packet filtering rules. There may be more than one table. Each table contains one (or more) chains (both built-in and custom). A chain is a list of rules that match packets. When the rule matches, the rule defines what target to assign to the packet.
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## Availability
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### Installation
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This resource is distributed along with InSpec itself. You can use it automatically.
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### Version
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This resource first became available in v1.0.0 of InSpec.
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## Syntax
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A `iptables` resource block declares tests for rules in IP tables:
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describe iptables(rule:'name', table:'name', chain: 'name') do
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it { should have_rule('RULE') }
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end
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where
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* `iptables()` may specify any combination of `rule`, `table`, or `chain`
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* `rule:'name'` is the name of a rule that matches a set of packets
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* `table:'name'` is the packet matching table against which the test is run
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* `chain: 'name'` is the name of a user-defined chain or one of `ACCEPT`, `DROP`, `QUEUE`, or `RETURN`
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* `have_rule('RULE')` tests that rule in the iptables list. This must match the entire line taken from `iptables -S CHAIN`.
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## Examples
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The following examples show how to use this InSpec audit resource.
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### Test if the INPUT chain is in default ACCEPT mode
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describe iptables do
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it { should have_rule('-P INPUT ACCEPT') }
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end
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### Test if the INPUT chain from the mangle table is in ACCEPT mode
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describe iptables(table:'mangle', chain: 'INPUT') do
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it { should have_rule('-P INPUT ACCEPT') }
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end
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### Test if there is a rule allowing Postgres (5432/TCP) traffic
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describe iptables do
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it { should have_rule('-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -m multiport --dports 5432 -m comment --comment "postgres" -j ACCEPT') }
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end
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Note that the rule specification must exactly match what's in the output of `iptables -S INPUT`, which will depend on how you've built your rules.
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## Matchers
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For a full list of available matchers, please visit our [matchers page](https://www.inspec.io/docs/reference/matchers/).
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### have_rule
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The `have_rule` matcher tests the named rule against the information in the `iptables` file:
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it { should have_rule('RULE') }
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