Attack detection and prevention enables a device to detect attacks by inspecting arriving packets, and to take prevention actions to protect a private network. Prevention actions include logging, packet dropping, blacklisting, and client verification.

Attacks that the device can prevent

This section describes the attacks that the device can detect and prevent.

Single-packet attacks

Single-packet attacks are also known as malformed packet attacks. An attacker typically launches single-packet attacks by using the following methods:

· An attacker sends defective packets to a device, which causes the device to malfunction or crash.

· An attacker sends normal packets to a device, which interrupts connections or probes network topologies.

· An attacker sends a large number of forged packets to a target device, which consumes network bandwidth and causes denial of service (DoS).

Table 1 lists the single-packet attack types that the device can detect and prevent.

Table 1 Types of single-packet attacks

Single-packet attack	Description
ICMP redirect	An attacker sends ICMP redirect messages to modify the victim's routing table. The victim cannot forward packets correctly.
ICMP destination unreachable	An attacker sends ICMP destination unreachable messages to cut off the connections between the victim and its destinations.
ICMP type	A receiver responds to an ICMP packet according to its type. An attacker sends forged ICMP packets of a specific type to affect the packet processing of the victim.
ICMPv6 type	A receiver responds to an ICMPv6 packet according to its type. An attacker sends forged ICMPv6 packets of specific types to affect the packet processing of the victim.
Land	An attacker sends the victim a large number of TCP SYN packets, which contain the victim's IP address as the source and destination IP addresses. This attack exhausts the half-open connection resources on the victim, and locks the victim's system.
Large ICMP packet	An attacker sends large ICMP packets to crash the victim. Large ICMP packets can cause memory allocation error and crash the protocol stack.
Large ICMPv6 packet	An attacker sends large ICMPv6 packets to crash the victim. Large ICMPv6 packets can cause memory allocation error and crash the protocol stack.
IP option	An attacker builds IP datagrams with certain option types and sends them to probe the network topology.
IP option abnormal	An attacker sends IP datagrams in which the IP options are abnormal. This attack intends to probe the network topology. The target system will break down if it is incapable of processing error packets.
IP fragment	An attacker sends the victim an IP datagram with an offset no larger than 5, which causes the victim to malfunction or crash.
IP impossible packet	An attacker sends IP packets whose source IP address is the same as the destination IP address, which causes the victim to malfunction.
Tiny fragment	An attacker makes the fragment size small enough to force Layer 4 header fields into the second fragment. These fragments can pass the packet filtering because they do not hit any match.
Smurf	An attacker broadcasts an ICMP echo request to target networks. These requests contain the victim's IP address as the source IP address. Every receiver on the target networks will send an ICMP echo reply to the victim. The victim will be flooded with replies, and will be unable to provide services. Network congestion might occur.
TCP flag	An attacker sends packets with defective TCP flags to probe the operating system of the target host. Different operating systems process unconventional TCP flags differently. The target system will break down if it processes this type of packets incorrectly.
Traceroute	An attacker uses traceroute tools to probe the topology of the victim network.
WinNuke	An attacker sends Out-Of-Band (OOB) data to the TCP port 139 (NetBIOS) on the victim that runs Windows system. The malicious packets contain an illegal Urgent Pointer, which causes the victim's operating system to crash.
UDP bomb	An attacker sends a malformed UDP packet. The length value in the IP header is larger than the IP header length plus the length value in the UDP header. When the target system processes the packet, a buffer overflow can occur, which causes a system crash.
UDP Snork	An attacker sends a UDP packet with destination port 135 (the Microsoft location service) and source port 135, 7, or 19. This attack causes an NT system to exhaust its CPU.
UDP Fraggle	An attacker sends a large number of packets with source UDP port 7 and destination UDP port 19 (UDP chargen port) to a network. These packets use the victim's IP address as the source IP address. Replies will flood the victim, resulting in DoS.
Teardrop	An attacker sends a stream of overlapping fragments. The victim will crash when it tries to reassemble the overlapping fragments.
Ping of death	An attacker sends the victim an ICMP echo request larger than 65535 bytes that violates the IP protocol. When the victim reassembles the packet, a buffer overflow can occur, which causes a system crash.
IPv6 extension header	An attack sends the victim a packet with an irregular number of IPv6 extension headers. Resolving this packet is resource consuming and degrades the forwarding performance.

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Scanning attacks

Scanning is a preintrusion activity used to prepare for intrusion into a network. The scanning allows the attacker to find a way into the target network and to disguise the attacker's identity.

Attackers use scanning tools to probe a network, find vulnerable hosts, and discover services that are running on the hosts. Attackers can use the information to launch attacks.

The device can detect and prevent the IP sweep and port scan attacks. If an attacker performs port scanning from multiple hosts to the target host, distributed port scan attacks occur.

Flood attacks

An attacker launches a flood attack by sending a large number of forged requests to the victim in a short period of time. The victim is too busy responding to these forged requests to provide services for legal users, and a DoS attack occurs.

The device can detect and prevent the following types of flood attacks.

SYN flood attack

A SYN flood attacker exploits the TCP three-way handshake characteristics and makes the victim unresponsive to legal users. An attacker sends a large number of SYN packets with forged source addresses to a server. This causes the server to open a large number of half-open connections and respond to the requests. However, the server will never receive the expected ACK packets. The server is unable to accept new incoming connection requests because all of its resources are bound to half-open connections.

ACK flood attack

An ACK packet is a TCP packet only with the ACK flag set. Upon receiving an ACK packet from a client, the server must search half-open connections for a match.

An ACK flood attacker sends a large number of ACK packets to the server. This causes the server to be busy searching for half-open connections, and the server is unable to process packets for normal services.

SYN-ACK flood attack

Upon receiving a SYN-ACK packet, the server must search for the matching SYN packet it has sent. A SYN-ACK flood attacker sends a large number of SYN-ACK packets to the server. This causes the server to be busy searching for SYN packets, and the server is unable to process packets for normal services.

FIN flood attack

FIN packets are used to shut down TCP connections.

A FIN flood attacker sends a large number of forged FIN packets to a server. The victim might shut down correct connections, or be unable to provide services because it is busy searching for matching connections.

RST flood attack

RST packets are used to abort TCP connections when TCP connection errors occur.

An RST flood attacker sends a large number of forged RST packets to a server. The victim might shut down correct connections, or be unable to provide services because it is busy searching for matching connections.

DNS flood attack

The DNS server processes and replies all DNS queries that it receives.

A DNS flood attacker sends a large number of forged DNS queries. This attack consumes the bandwidth and resources of the DNS server, which prevents the server from processing and replying legal DNS queries.

DNS response flood attack

The DNS client processes all DNS responses that it receives.

A DNS response flood attacker sends a large number of forged DNS responses. This attack consumes the bandwidth and resources of the DNS client, which prevents the client from processing legal DNS responses.

HTTP flood attack

Upon receiving an HTTP GET or POST request, the HTTP server performs complex operations, including character string searching, database traversal, data reassembly, and format switching. These operations consume a large amount of system resources.

An HTTP flood attacker sends a large number of HTTP GET or POST requests that exceed the processing capacity of the HTTP server, which causes the server to crash.

SIP flood attack

After receiving a SIP INVITE packet from a SIP client, the server must allocate resources to establish and trace the session with the SIP client.

A SIP flood attacker sends a large number of fake INVITE request packets at a rate exceeding the processing capacity of the SIP server, which causes the server to crash.

ICMP flood attack

An ICMP flood attacker sends ICMP request packets, such as ping packets, to a host at a fast rate. Because the target host is busy replying to these requests, it is unable to provide services.

ICMPv6 flood attack

An ICMPv6 flood attacker sends ICMPv6 request packets, such as ping packets, to a host at a fast rate. Because the target host is busy replying to these requests, it is unable to provide services.

UDP flood attack

A UDP flood attacker sends UDP packets to a host at a fast rate. These packets consume a large amount of the target host's bandwidth, so the host cannot provide other services.

Login DoS attack

In a login DoS attack, a malicious user can attempt to interfere with the normal operations of a device by flooding it with login requests. These requests consume the authentication resources, which makes the device unable to allow legal users to log in.

You can configure login attack prevention to prevent the login DoS attacks. This feature blocks user login attempts for a period of time after the user fails the maximum number of successive login attempts.

Login dictionary attack

The login dictionary attack is an automated process to attempt to log in by trying all possible passwords from a pre-arranged list of values (the dictionary). Multiple login attempts can occur in a short period of time.

You can configure the login delay feature to slow down the login dictionary attacks. This feature enables the device to delay accepting another login request after detecting a failed login attempt for a user.

Blacklist feature

IP blacklist

The IP blacklist feature uses the source or destination IP addresses to filter packets.

· Source IP blacklist—Blocks packets if the source IP address of the packets matches a source IP blacklist entry.

· Destination IP blacklist—Blocks packets if the destination IP address of the packets matches a destination IP blacklist entry.

Compared with ACL-based packet filtering, IP blacklist filtering is simpler and provides effective screening at a faster speed.

User blacklist

The user blacklist feature is an attack prevention method that filters packets by source users in blacklist entries. Compared with IP blacklist filtering, user blacklist filtering performs access control on the user level and improves the filtering usability.

The user blacklist feature must be used together with the user identification feature. User identification provides the mappings between usernames and IP addresses for the user blacklist. For more information about user identification, see "Configuring user identification."

Address object group blacklist

The address object group blacklist feature is an attack prevention method that filters packets by address object group. The address object group blacklist feature must be used together with the address object group feature. An address object group is a set of IP address objects. For more information about address object groups, see "Configuring object groups." Compared with IP blacklist filtering, address object group blacklist filtering performs access control for subnets and improves the filtering usability.

Address object group whitelist

The address object group whitelist feature exempts packets from the whitelisted address object group from attack detection. Packets from the whitelisted address object group are directly forwarded whether they are attack packets or not. The address object group whitelist feature must be used together with the address object group feature. An address object group is a set of IP address objects. For more information about address object groups, see "Configuring object groups."

Client verification

TCP client verification

The TCP client verification feature protects TCP servers against the following flood attacks:

· SYN.

· ACK.

· SYN-ACK.

· FIN.

· RST.

The TCP client verification feature enables a TCP proxy on the device.

TCP client verification can operate in the following modes:

· Safe reset—Enables unidirectional TCP proxy for packets only from TCP connection initiators. The unidirectional TCP proxy is sufficient for most scenarios because attacks are often seen from clients.

As shown in Figure 1, if packets from TCP clients pass through the proxy device, but the packets from servers do not, only the safe reset mode can be used.

Figure 1 Safe reset mode application

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· SYN cookie—Enables bidirectional TCP proxy for TCP clients and servers.

As shown in Figure 2, if packets from clients and servers pass through the TCP proxy device, either safe reset or SYN cookie can be used.

Figure 2 Safe reset/SYN cookie mode application

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TCP proxy in safe reset mode

As shown in Figure 3, the safe reset mode functions as follows:

1. After receiving a SYN packet destined for a protected server, the TCP proxy sends back a SYN ACK packet with an invalid sequence number.

2. If the TCP proxy receives an RST packet from the client, the client is verified as legitimate.

3. The TCP proxy adds the client's IP address to the trusted IP list. The client initiates the connection again and the TCP proxy directly forwards the TCP packets to the server.

The safe reset mode requires that TCP clients comply with the TCP protocol suite. The TCP proxy will deny a legitimate client to access the server if the client does not comply with the TCP protocol suite.

With client verification, the TCP connection establishment takes more time than normal TCP connection establishment.

Figure 3 TCP proxy in safe reset mode

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TCP proxy in SYN cookie mode

As shown in Figure 4, SYN cookie mode requires two TCP connections to be established as follows:

1. After receiving a SYN packet from a client to a protected server, the TCP proxy sends back a SYN ACK packet with the window size 0. If the client responds with an ACK packet, the client is verified as legitimate. The proxy device establishes a TCP connection with the client.

2. The TCP proxy device establishes a connection with the server through a new three-way handshake that has a different window size. This connection uses a different sequence number from the connection between the client and proxy device.

In SYN cookie mode, the TCP proxy is the server proxy that communicates with clients and the client proxy that communicates with server. Choose this mode when the following requirements are met:

· The TCP proxy device is deployed on the key path that passes through the ingress and egress of the protected server.

· All packets exchanged between clients and server pass through the TCP proxy device.

Figure 4 TCP proxy in SYN cookie mode

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DNS client verification

The DNS client verification feature protects DNS servers against DNS flood attacks. It is configured on the device where packets from the DNS clients to the DNS servers pass through. The device with DNS client verification feature configured is called a DNS client authenticator.

As shown in Figure 5, the DNS client verification functions as follows:

1. Upon receiving a UDP DNS query destined for a protected server, the DNS client authenticator responds with a DNS truncate (TC) packet. The DNS truncate packet requires the client to initiate a query in a TCP packet.

2. When the authenticator receives a DNS query in a TCP SYN packet to port 53 from the client, the authenticator responds with a SYN-ACK packet that contains an incorrect sequence number.

3. When the authenticator receives a RST packet from the client, the authenticator verifies the client as legitimate.

4. The authenticator adds the client's IP address to the trusted IP list and forwards the trusted client's subsequent packets to the server.

Figure 5 DNS client verification process

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The DNS client verification feature requires that clients use the standard TCP/IP protocol suite and DNS protocol. Legitimate clients that use non-standard protocols will be verified as illegitimate by the DNS client authenticator.

With client verification, the first DNS resolution takes more time than normal DNS resolution.

DNS response verification

The DNS response verification feature protects DNS clients against DNS response flood attacks. It is configured on the device where packets from the DNS servers to the DNS clients pass through. The device with DNS response verification feature configured is called a DNS response authenticator.

As shown in Figure 6, the DNS response verification functions as follows:

1. Upon receiving a UDP DNS response destined for a protected client, the DNS response authenticator sends back a DNS query packet with the locally generated query ID and port number.

2. After receiving the DNS query, a valid DNS server responds with a DNS response that contains a new query ID and destination port.

3. The DNS response authenticator verifies the query ID and destination port in the reply. If the query ID and destination port are the same as the query ID and port number the authenticator has sent, the DNS server passes verification. The authenticator will forward subsequent packets from the server.

Figure 6 DNS response verification process

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HTTP client verification

The HTTP client verification feature protects HTTP servers against HTTP flood attacks. It is configured on the device where HTTP GET or POST request packets from the HTTP clients to the HTTP servers pass through. A device with HTTP client verification feature configured is called an HTTP client authenticator.

GET request-based verification

As shown in Figure 7, the HTTP client authenticator uses HTTP GET requests to verify the HTTP client as follows:

1. Upon receiving a SYN packet destined for a protected HTTP server, the HTTP client authenticator performs TCP client verification in SYN cookie mode. If the client passes the TCP client verification, a TCP connection is established between the client and the authenticator. For more information about TCP client verification, see "TCP client verification."

2. When the authenticator receives an HTTP GET packet from the client, it performs the first redirect verification. The authenticator records the client information and responds with an HTTP Redirect packet. The HTTP Redirect packet contains a redirect URI and requires the client to terminate the TCP connection.

3. After receiving the HTTP Redirect packet, the client terminates the TCP connection and then establishes a new TCP connection with the authenticator.

4. When the authenticator receives the HTTP GET packet, it performs the second redirection verification. The authenticator verifies the following information:

¡ The client has passed the first redirection verification.

¡ The URI in the HTTP GET packet is the redirect URI.

5. If the client passes the second redirection verification, the authenticator adds its IP address to the trusted IP list, and responds a Redirect packet. The Redirect packet contains the URI that the client originally carried and requires the client to terminate the TCP connection.

6. The authenticator directly forwards the trusted client's subsequent packets to the server.

Figure 7 HTTP client verification process

POST request-based verification

As shown in Figure 8, the HTTP client authenticator uses HTTP POST requests to verify the HTTP client as follows:

1. Upon receiving a SYN packet destined for a protected HTTP server, the HTTP client authenticator performs TCP client verification in SYN Cookie mode. If the client passes the TCP client verification, a TCP connection is established between the client and the authenticator. For more information about TCP client verification, see "TCP client verification."

2. When the authenticator receives an HTTP POST request from the client, it performs the redirect verification. The authenticator records the client information and responds with an HTTP Redirect packet. The HTTP Redirect packet contains a redirect URI and the Set-Cookie header, and requires the client to terminate the TCP connection.

3. After receiving the HTTP Redirect packet, the client terminates the TCP connection and then establishes a new TCP connection with the authenticator.

4. When the authenticator receives the HTTP POST request, it performs the timeout verification. The authenticator verifies the following information:

¡ The client has passed the redirection verification.

¡ The HTTP POST request contains a valid cookie.

5. If the client passes the timeout verification, the authenticator adds its IP address to the trusted IP list, and responds with an HTTP Timeout packet. The Timeout packet contains the URI that the client originally carried and requires the client to terminate the TCP connection.

6. The authenticator directly forwards the trusted client's subsequent packets to the server.

Figure 8 POST request-based verification process

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SIP client verification

The SIP client verification feature protects SIP servers against SIP flood attacks. It is configured on the device where SIP INVITE request packets from the SIP clients to the SIP servers pass through. A device with the SIP client verification feature configured is called an SIP client authenticator.

As shown in Figure 9, the SIP client verification functions as follows:

1. Upon receiving a UDP INVITE packet destined for a protected server, the SIP client authenticator sends back an OPTIONS packet with a branch value.

2. After receiving the OPTIONS packet, the client sends an OPTIONS ACK to the SIP client authenticator.

3. When receiving the OPTIONS ACK, the SIP client authenticator verifies the branch value in the OPTIONS ACK.

¡ If the branch value in the OPTIONS ACK is the same as the branch value in the OPTIONS packet that the SIP client authenticator has sent, the client passes verification. The authenticator will forward subsequent packets from the client.

¡ If the branch value in the OPTIONS ACK is different from the branch value in the OPTIONS packet that the SIP client authenticator has sent, the client fails verification. The authenticator drops packets from the client.

Figure 9 SIP client verification process

Attack detection and prevention tasks at a glance

To configure attack detection and prevention, perform the following tasks:

1. Configuring and applying an attack defense policy

a. Creating an attack defense policy

b. Configuring an attack defense policy

Choose the following tasks as needed:

- Configuring a single-packet attack defense policy

- Configuring a scanning attack defense policy

- Configuring a flood attack defense policy

c. (Optional.) Configuring attack detection exemption

d. Applying an attack defense policy to a security zone

2. (Optional.) Enabling log non-aggregation for single-packet attack events

3. (Optional.) Enabling the top attack statistics ranking feature

4. (Optional.) Configuring client verification

Use this feature separately or jointly with a flood attack defense policy.

¡ Configuring TCP client verification

¡ Configuring DNS client verification

¡ Configuring HTTP client verification

¡ Configuring SIP client verification

5. (Optional.) Configuring the blacklist feature

Use this feature separately or jointly with a scanning attack defense policy.

¡ Configuring the IP blacklist feature

¡ Configuring the user blacklist feature

¡ Configuring the address object group blacklist

6. (Optional.) Configuring the address object group whitelist

7. (Optional.) Configuring the login attack prevention feature

Typically, this feature is separately used.

¡ Configuring login attack prevention

¡ Enabling the login delay

Configuring and applying an attack defense policy

Creating an attack defense policy

About this task

An attack defense policy contains a set of attack detection and prevention configuration.

To configure attack defense configuration such as detection signatures and protection actions, you must first create an attack defense policy and enter its view.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Create an attack defense policy and enter its view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

Configuring a single-packet attack defense policy

About this task

Apply the single-packet attack defense policy to the security zone that is connected to the external network.

Single-packet attack detection inspects incoming packets based on the packet signature. If an attack packet is detected, the device can take the following actions:

· Output logs (the default action).

· Drop attack packets.

You can also configure the device to not take any actions.

Restrictions and guidelines

The logging keyword enables the attack detection and prevention module to log single-packet attack events and send log messages to the information center.

With the information center, you can set log message filtering and output rules, including output destinations.

The information center can output single-packet attack logs to any destinations except the console and the monitor terminal. If you configure the console or monitor terminal as an output destination, the output destination setting will not take effect.

To view single-packet attack logs stored on the device, use the display logbuffer command. Make sure you do not disable log output to the log buffer, which is enabled by default.

For more information about configuring the information center, see Network Management and Monitoring Configuration Guide.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Configure signature detection for specific single-packet attack types, and specify the actions against the attacks.

¡ Configure signature detection for well-known single-packet attacks, and specify the actions against the attacks.

signature detect { fraggle | fragment | impossible | land | large-icmp | large-icmpv6 | smurf | snork | tcp-all-flags | tcp-fin-only | tcp-invalid-flags | tcp-null-flag | tcp-syn-fin | tiny-fragment | traceroute | udp-bomb | winnuke } [ action { { drop | logging } * | none } ]

signature detect { ip-option-abnormal | ping-of-death | teardrop } action { drop | logging } *

¡ Configure signature detection for ICMP packet attacks, and specify the actions against the attacks.

signature detect icmp-type { icmp-type-value | address-mask-reply | address-mask-request | destination-unreachable | echo-reply | echo-request | information-reply | information-request | parameter-problem | redirect | source-quench | time-exceeded | timestamp-reply | timestamp-request } [ action { { drop | logging } * | none } ]

¡ Configure signature detection for ICMPv6 packet attacks, and specify the actions against the attacks.

signature detect icmpv6-type { icmpv6-type-value | destination-unreachable | echo-reply | echo-request | group-query | group-reduction | group-report | packet-too-big | parameter-problem | time-exceeded } [ action { { drop | logging } * | none } ]

¡ Configure signature detection for IP option attacks, and specify the actions against the attacks.

signature detect ip-option { option-code | internet-timestamp | loose-source-routing | record-route | route-alert | security | stream-id | strict-source-routing } [ action { { drop | logging } * | none } ]

¡ Configure signature detection for IPv6 abnormal option attacks, and specify the actions against the attacks.

signature detect ipv6-ext-header-abnormal [ action { { drop | logging } * | none } ]

By default, signature detection is not configured for single-packet attacks.

4. (Optional.) Set the maximum length of safe ICMP or ICMPv6 packets.

signature { large-icmp | large-icmpv6 } max-length length

By default, the maximum length of safe ICMP or ICMPv6 packets is 4000 bytes.

5. (Optional.) Specify the actions against single-packet attacks of a specific level.

signature level { high | info | low | medium } action { { drop | logging } * | none }

The default action is logging for single-packet attacks of the informational and low levels.

The default actions are logging and drop for single-packet attacks of the medium and high levels.

6. (Optional.) Enable signature detection for single-packet attacks of a specific level.

signature level { high | info | low | medium } detect

By default, signature detection is disabled for all levels of single-packet attacks.

Configuring a scanning attack defense policy

About this task

Apply a scanning attack defense policy to the security zone that is connected to the external network.

Scanning attack detection inspects the incoming packet rate of connections to the target system. If a source initiates connections at a rate equal to or exceeding the pre-defined threshold, the device can take the following actions:

· Output logs.

· Drop subsequent packets from the IP address of the attacker.

· Add the attacker's IP address to the IP blacklist.

If logging is specified for IP sweep and port scan attacks, the system outputs logs for only IP sweep attacks when both the IP sweep and port scan attack thresholds are reached.

Restrictions and guidelines

To blacklist the attackers, you must enable the blacklist feature globally or on the security zone where the defense policy is applied. For more information about the blacklist, see "Configuring the IP blacklist feature."

The logging keyword enables the attack detection and prevention module to log scanning attack events and send log messages to the information center.

With the information center, you can set log message filtering and output rules, including output destinations.

The information center can output scanning attack logs to any destinations except the console and the monitor terminal. If you configure the console or monitor terminal as an output destination, the output destination setting will not take effect.

To view scanning attack logs stored on the device, use the display logbuffer command. Make sure you do not disable log output to the log buffer, which is enabled by default.

For more information about configuring the information center, see Network Management and Monitoring Configuration Guide.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Configure scanning attack detection.

scan detect level { { high | low | medium } | user-defined { port-scan-threshold threshold-value | ip-sweep-threshold threshold-value } * [ period period-value ] } action { { block-source [ timeout minutes ] | drop } | logging } *

By default, scanning attack detection is not configured.

Configuring a flood attack defense policy

About this task

Apply a flood attack defense policy to the security zone that is connected to the external network to protect internal servers.

Flood attack detection monitors the rate at which connections are initiated to the internal servers.

With flood attack detection enabled, the device is in attack detection state. When the receiving rate of packets destined for an IP address keeps reaching or exceeding the threshold, the device enters prevention state and takes the specified actions. When the rate drops below the silence threshold (three-fourths of the threshold), the device returns to the attack detection state.

An appropriate threshold can effectively prevent attacks. If the global threshold for triggering flood attack prevention is too low, false positives might occur, causing performance degradation or packet loss. If the global threshold is too high, false negatives might occur, making the network defenseless. Therefore, it is a good practice to enable the threshold learning feature for the device to automatically learn the global threshold. This feature allows the device to learn the global threshold based on the traffic flows in the network as follows:

1. Monitors the packet receiving rate in the network.

2. Calculates the global threshold based on the peak rate learned within the threshold learning duration.

You can choose to manually apply the learned threshold or configure the device to automatically apply the learned threshold.

The threshold learning feature includes the following modes:

· One-time learning—The device performs threshold learning only once.

· Periodic learning—The device performs threshold learning at intervals. The most recent learned threshold always takes effect.

Restrictions and guidelines for flood attack detection and prevention

If a device has multiple service cards, the global trigger threshold you set takes effect on each service card. The global trigger threshold of the device is the product of multiplying the value you set by the service card quantity.

You can configure flood attack detection and prevention for a specific IP address. For non-specific IP addresses, the device uses the global attack prevention settings.

The logging keyword enables the attack detection and prevention module to log flood attack events and send log messages to the information center.

With the information center, you can set log message filtering and output rules, including output destinations.

The information center can output flood attack logs to any destinations except the console and the monitor terminal. If you configure the console or monitor terminal as an output destination, the output destination setting will not take effect.

To view flood attack logs stored on the device, use the display logbuffer command. Make sure you do not disable log output to the log buffer, which is enabled by default.

For more information about configuring the information center, see Network Management and Monitoring Configuration Guide.

Configuring a SYN flood attack defense policy

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Enable global SYN flood attack detection.

syn-flood detect non-specific

By default, global SYN flood attack detection is disabled.

4. Set the global trigger threshold for SYN flood attack prevention.

syn-flood threshold threshold-value

The default setting is 1000.

5. Specify global actions against SYN flood attacks.

syn-flood action { client-verify | drop | logging } *

By default, no global action is specified for SYN flood attacks.

6. Configure IP address-specific SYN flood attack detection.

syn-flood detect { ip ipv4-address | ipv6 ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ threshold threshold-value ] [ action { { client-verify | drop | logging } * | none } ]

By default, IP address-specific SYN flood attack detection is not configured.

Configuring an ACK flood attack defense policy

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Enable global ACK flood attack detection.

ack-flood detect non-specific

By default, global ACK flood attack detection is disabled.

4. Set the global trigger threshold for ACK flood attack prevention.

ack-flood threshold threshold-value

The default setting is 1000.

5. Specify global actions against ACK flood attacks.

ack-flood action { client-verify | drop | logging } *

By default, no global action is specified for ACK flood attacks.

6. Configure IP address-specific ACK flood attack detection.

ack-flood detect { ip ipv4-address | ipv6 ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ threshold threshold-value ] [ action { { client-verify | drop | logging } * | none } ]

By default, IP address-specific ACK flood attack detection is not configured.

Configuring a SYN-ACK flood attack defense policy

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Enable global SYN-ACK flood attack detection.

syn-ack-flood detect non-specific

By default, global SYN-ACK flood attack detection is disabled.

4. Set the global trigger threshold for SYN-ACK flood attack prevention.

syn-ack-flood threshold threshold-value

The default setting is 1000.

5. Specify global actions against SYN-ACK flood attacks.

syn-ack-flood action { client-verify | drop | logging }*

By default, no global action is specified for SYN-ACK flood attacks.

6. Configure IP address-specific SYN-ACK flood attack detection.

syn-ack-flood detect { ip ipv4-address | ipv6 ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ threshold threshold-value ] [ action { { client-verify | drop | logging } * | none } ]

By default, IP address-specific SYN-ACK flood attack detection is not configured.

Configuring a FIN flood attack defense policy

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Enable global FIN flood attack detection.

fin-flood detect non-specific

By default, global FIN flood attack detection is disabled.

4. Set the global trigger threshold for FIN flood attack prevention.

fin-flood threshold threshold-value

The default setting is 1000.

5. Specify global actions against FIN flood attacks.

fin-flood action { client-verify | drop | logging } *

By default, no global action is specified for FIN flood attacks.

6. Configure IP address-specific FIN flood attack detection.

fin-flood detect { ip ipv4-address | ipv6 ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ threshold threshold-value ] [ action { { client-verify | drop | logging } * | none } ]

By default, IP address-specific FIN flood attack detection is not configured.

Configuring an RST flood attack defense policy

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Enable global RST flood attack detection.

rst-flood detect non-specific

By default, global RST flood attack detection is disabled.

4. Set the global trigger threshold for RST flood attack prevention.

rst-flood threshold threshold-value

The default setting is 1000.

5. Specify global actions against RST flood attacks.

rst-flood action { client-verify | drop | logging } *

By default, no global action is specified for RST flood attacks.

6. Configure IP address-specific RST flood attack detection.

rst-flood detect { ip ipv4-address | ipv6 ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ threshold threshold-value ] [ action { { client-verify | drop | logging } * | none } ]

By default, IP address-specific RST flood attack detection is not configured.

Configuring an ICMP flood attack defense policy

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Enable global ICMP flood attack detection.

icmp-flood detect non-specific

By default, global ICMP flood attack detection is disabled.

4. Set the global trigger threshold for ICMP flood attack prevention.

icmp-flood threshold threshold-value

The default setting is 1000.

5. Specify global actions against ICMP flood attacks.

icmp-flood action { drop | logging } *

By default, no global action is specified for ICMP flood attacks.

6. Configure IP address-specific ICMP flood attack detection.

icmp-flood detect ip ip-address [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ threshold threshold-value ] [ action { { drop | logging } * | none } ]

By default, IP address-specific ICMP flood attack detection is not configured.

Configuring an ICMPv6 flood attack defense policy

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Enable global ICMPv6 flood attack detection.

icmpv6-flood detect non-specific

By default, global ICMPv6 flood attack detection is disabled.

4. Set the global trigger threshold for ICMPv6 flood attack prevention.

icmpv6-flood threshold threshold-value

The default setting is 1000.

5. Specify global actions against ICMPv6 flood attacks.

icmpv6-flood action { drop | logging } *

By default, no global action is specified for ICMPv6 flood attacks.

6. Configure IP address-specific ICMPv6 flood attack detection.

icmpv6-flood detect ipv6 ipv6-address [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ threshold threshold-value ] [ action { { drop | logging } * | none } ]

By default, IP address-specific ICMPv6 flood attack detection is not configured.

Configuring a UDP flood attack defense policy

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Enable global UDP flood attack detection.

udp-flood detect non-specific

By default, global UDP flood attack detection is disabled.

4. Set the global trigger threshold for UDP flood attack prevention.

udp-flood threshold threshold-value

The default setting is 1000.

5. Specify global actions against UDP flood attacks.

udp-flood action { drop | logging } *

By default, no global action is specified for UDP flood attacks.

6. Configure IP address-specific UDP flood attack detection.

udp-flood detect { ip ipv4-address | ipv6 ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ threshold threshold-value ] [ action { { drop | logging } * | none } ]

By default, IP address-specific UDP flood attack detection is not configured.

Configuring a DNS flood attack defense policy

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Enable global DNS flood attack detection.

dns-flood detect non-specific

By default, global DNS flood attack detection is disabled.

4. Set the global trigger threshold for DNS flood attack prevention.

dns-flood threshold threshold-value

The default setting is 1000.

5. (Optional.) Specify the global ports to be protected against DNS flood attacks.

dns-flood port port-list

By default, DNS flood attack prevention protects port 53.

6. Specify global actions against DNS flood attacks.

dns-flood action { client-verify | drop | logging } *

By default, no global action is specified for DNS flood attacks.

7. Configure IP address-specific DNS flood attack detection.

dns-flood detect { ip ipv4-address | ipv6 ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ port port-list ] [ threshold threshold-value ] [ action { { client-verify | drop | logging } * | none } ]

By default, IP address-specific DNS flood attack detection is not configured.

Configuring a DNS response flood attack defense policy

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Enable global DNS response flood attack detection.

dns-reply-flood detect non-specific

By default, global DNS response flood attack detection is disabled.

4. Set the global trigger threshold for DNS response flood attack prevention.

dns-reply-flood threshold threshold-value

The default setting is 1000.

5. (Optional.) Specify the global ports to be protected against DNS response flood attacks.

dns-reply-flood port port-list

By default, DNS response flood attack prevention protects port 53.

6. Specify global actions against DNS response flood attacks.

dns-reply-flood action { client-verify | drop | logging } *

By default, no global action is specified for DNS response flood attacks.

7. Configure IP address-specific DNS response flood attack detection.

dns-reply-flood detect { ip ipv4-address | ipv6 ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ port port-list ] [ threshold threshold-value ] [ action { { client-verify | logging } * | none } ]

By default, IP address-specific DNS response flood attack detection is not configured.

Configuring an HTTP flood attack defense policy

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Enable global HTTP flood attack detection.

http-flood detect non-specific

By default, global HTTP flood attack detection is disabled.

4. Set the global trigger threshold for HTTP flood attack prevention.

http-flood threshold threshold-value

The default setting is 1000.

5. (Optional.) Specify the global ports to be protected against HTTP flood attacks.

http-flood port port-list

By default, HTTP flood attack prevention protects port 80.

6. Specify global actions against HTTP flood attacks.

http-flood action { client-verify | drop | logging } *

By default, no global action is specified for HTTP flood attacks.

7. Configure IP address-specific HTTP flood attack detection.

http-flood detect { ip ipv4-address | ipv6 ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ port port-list ] [ threshold threshold-value ] [ action { { client-verify | drop | logging } * | none } ]

By default, IP address-specific HTTP flood attack detection is not configured.

Configuring a SIP flood attack defense policy

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Enable global SIP flood attack detection.

sip-flood detect non-specific

By default, global SIP flood attack detection is disabled.

4. Set the global trigger threshold for SIP flood attack prevention.

sip-flood threshold threshold-value

The default setting is 1000.

5. (Optional.) Specify the global ports to be protected against SIP flood attacks.

sip-flood port port-list

By default, SIP flood attack prevention protects port 5060.

6. Specify global actions against SIP flood attacks.

sip-flood action { client-verify | drop | logging } *

By default, no global action is specified for SIP flood attacks.

7. Configure IP address-specific SIP flood attack detection.

sip-flood detect { ip ipv4-address | ipv6 ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ port port-list ] [ threshold threshold-value ] [ action { { client-verify | drop | logging } * | none } ]

By default, IP address-specific SIP flood attack detection is not configured.

Configuring threshold learning for flood attack prevention

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Enable the threshold learning feature for flood attack prevention.

threshold-learn enable

By default, the threshold learning feature for flood attack prevention is disabled.

4. (Optional.) Set the threshold learning mode.

¡ To set the one-time learning mode:
threshold-learn mode once

¡ To set the periodic learning mode:
threshold-learn mode periodic

By default, the one-time learning mode is used.

5. (Optional.) Set the threshold learning duration.

threshold-learn duration duration

By default, the threshold learning duration is 1440 minutes.

6. (Optional.) Set the threshold learning interval.

threshold-learn interval interval

By default, the threshold learning interval is 1440 minutes.

Skip this step for the one-time learning mode.

7. (Optional.) Set the threshold learning tolerance value.

threshold-learn tolerance-value tolerance-value

By default, the threshold learning tolerance is 50, in percentage.

Skip this step if auto application of the learned threshold is disabled.

8. (Optional.) Enable auto application of the learned threshold.

threshold-learn auto-apply enable

By default, auto application of the learned threshold is disabled.

9. Apply the most recent threshold that the device has learned.

threshold-learn apply

This command does not take effect when auto application of the learned threshold is enabled.

Configuring attack detection exemption

About this task

The attack defense policy uses the ACL to identify exempted packets. The policy does not check the packets permitted by the ACL. You can configure the ACL to identify packets from trusted servers. The exemption feature reduces the false alarm rate and improves packet processing efficiency. For example, the attack defense policy identifies multicast packets with the same source addresses and different destination addresses as scanning attack packets (for example, OSPF or PIM packets). You can configure an ACL to exempt such packets from attack detection.

Restrictions and guidelines

If an ACL is used for attack detection exemption, only the following match criteria in the ACL permit rules take effect:

· Source IP address.

· Destination IP address.

· Source port.

· Destination port.

· Protocol.

· L3VPN instance.

· The fragment keyword for matching non-first fragments.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter attack defense policy view.

attack-defense policy policy-name

3. Configure attack detection exemption.

exempt acl [ ipv6 ] { acl-number | name acl-name }

By default, attack detection exemption is not configured.

Applying an attack defense policy to a security zone

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enter security zone view.

security-zone name zone-name

3. Apply an attack defense policy to the security zone.

attack-defense apply policy policy-name

By default, no attack defense policy is applied to the security zone.

Enabling log non-aggregation for single-packet attack events

About this task

Log aggregation aggregates multiple logs generated during a period of time and sends one log. Logs that are aggregated must have the following attributes in common:

· Attacks are detected on the same security zone or are destined for the device.

· Attack type.

· Attack defense action.

· Source and destination IP addresses.

· VPN instance to which the victim IP address belongs.

Restrictions and guidelines

As a best practice, do not disable log aggregation. A large number of logs will consume the display resources of the console.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enable log non-aggregation for single-packet attack events.

attack-defense signature log non-aggregate

By default, log non-aggregation is disabled for single-packet attack events.

Enabling the top attack statistics ranking feature

About this task

This feature collects statistics about dropped attack packets based on attacker, victim, and attack type and ranks the top attack statistics by attacker and victim. To display the top attack statistics rankings, use the display attack-defense top-attack-statistics command.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enable the top attack statistics ranking feature.

attack-defense top-attack-statistics enable

By default, the top attack statistics ranking feature is disabled.

Configuring TCP client verification

About this task

Configure TCP client verification on the security zone that is connected to the external network. TCP client verification protects internal TCP servers against TCP flood attacks, including the following flood attacks:

· SYN.

· SYN-ACK.

· RST.

· FIN.

· ACK.

IP addresses protected by TCP client verification can be manually added or automatically learned:

· You can manually add protected IP addresses. The device performs client verification when it receives the first SYN packet destined for a protected IP address.

· The TCP client verification can automatically add victims' IP addresses to the protected IP list when collaborating with flood attack detection. Make sure client-verify is specified as the flood attack prevention action. For more information, see "Configuring a flood attack defense policy."

If a TCP client is verified legitimate in safe reset mode, the device adds the client's IP address to the trusted IP list. The device directly forwards TCP packets from trusted IP addresses.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. (Optional.) Specify an IP address to be protected by the TCP client verification feature.

client-verify tcp protected { ip destination-ip-address | ipv6 destination-ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ port port-number ]

3. Enter security zone view.

security-zone name zone-name

4. Enable TCP client verification.

¡ Set the safe reset mode.

client-verify tcp enable mode safe-reset

¡ Set the SYN cookie mode.

client-verify tcp enable [ mode syn-cookie ]

By default, TCP client verification is disabled.

Configuring DNS client verification

About this task

Configure DNS client verification on the security zone that is connected to the external network. The DNS client verification protects internal DNS servers against DNS flood attacks.

IP addresses protected by DNS client verification can be manually added or automatically learned:

· You can manually add protected IP addresses. The device performs client verification when it receives the first DNS query destined for a protected IP address.

· The DNS client verification can automatically add victims' IP addresses to the protected IP list when collaborating with DNS flood attack detection. Make sure client-verify is specified as the DNS flood attack prevention action. For more information, see "Configuring a DNS flood attack defense policy."

If a DNS client is verified legitimate, the device adds the client's IP address to the trusted IP list. The device directly forwards DNS packets from trusted IP addresses.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. (Optional.) Specify an IP address to be protected by the DNS client verification feature.

client-verify dns protected { ip destination-ip-address | ipv6 destination-ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ port port-number ]

3. Entersecurity zone view.

security-zone name zone-name

4. Enable DNS client verification.

client-verify dns enable

By default, DNS client verification is disabled.

Configuring DNS response verification

About this task

Configure DNS response verification on the security zone that is connected to the external network. The DNS response verification protects internal DNS clients against DNS response flood attacks.

IP addresses protected by DNS response verification can be manually added or automatically learned:

· You can manually add protected IP addresses. The device performs reply verification when it receives the first DNS response destined for a protected IP address.

· The DNS response verification can automatically add victims' IP addresses to the protected IP list when collaborating with DNS response flood attack detection. Make sure client-verify is specified as the DNS response flood attack prevention action. For more information, see "Configuring a DNS response flood attack defense policy."

If a DNS server is verified legitimate, the device adds the client's IP address to the trusted IP list. The device directly forwards DNS responses from trusted IP addresses.

Restrictions and guidelines

The DNS response verification feature requires that servers use the standard TCP/IP protocol suite and DNS protocol. Legitimate servers that use non-standard protocols will be verified as illegitimate by the DNS response authenticator.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. (Optional.) Specify an IP address to be protected by the DNS response verification feature.

Client-verify dns-reply protected { ip destination-ip-address | ipv6 destination-ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ port port-number ]

3. Enter security zone view.

security-zone name zone-name

4. Enable DNS response verification.

client-verify dns-reply enable

By default, DNS response verification is disabled.

Configuring HTTP client verification

About this task

Configure HTTP client verification on the security zone that is connected to the external network. The HTTP client verification protects internal HTTP servers against HTTP flood attacks.

IP addresses protected by HTTP client verification can be manually added or automatically learned:

· You can manually add protected IP addresses. The device performs client verification when it receives the first HTTP GET or POST packet destined for a protected IP address.

· The HTTP client verification can automatically add victims' IP addresses to the protected IP list when collaborating with HTTP flood attack detection. Make sure client-verify is specified as the HTTP flood attack prevention action. For more information, see "Configuring an HTTP flood attack defense policy."

If an HTTP client is verified legitimate, the device adds the client's IP address to the trusted IP list. The device directly forwards HTTP packets from trusted IP addresses.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. (Optional.) Specify an IP address to be protected by the HTTP client verification feature.

client-verify http protected { ip destination-ip-address | ipv6 destination-ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ port port-number ]

3. Enter security zone view.

security-zone name zone-name

4. Enable HTTP client verification.

client-verify http enable

By default, HTTP client verification is disabled.

Configuring SIP client verification

About this task

Configure SIP client verification on the security zone that is connected to the external network. The SIP client verification protects internal SIP servers against SIP flood attacks.

IP addresses protected by SIP client verification can be manually added or automatically learned:

· You can manually add protected IP addresses. The device performs client verification when it receives the first INVITE packet destined for a protected IP address.

· The SIP client verification can automatically add victims' IP addresses to the protected IP list when collaborating with SIP flood attack detection. Make sure client-verify is specified as the SIP flood attack prevention action. For more information, see "Configuring a SIP flood attack defense policy."

If a SIP client is verified legitimate, the device adds the client's IP address to the trusted IP list. The device directly forwards SIP packets from trusted IP addresses.

Restrictions and guidelines

A legitimate SIP client might not pass the client verification if packets sent by the SIP client do not contain complete header information due to fragmentation.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. (Optional.) Specify an IP address to be protected by the SIP client verification feature.

client-verify sip protected { ip destination-ip-address | ipv6 destination-ipv6-address } [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ port port-number ]

3. Enter security zone view.

security-zone name zone-name

4. Enable SIP client verification.

client-verify sip enable

By default, SIP client verification is disabled.

Configuring the IP blacklist feature

About this task

The IP blacklist feature filters packets sourced from or destined for IP addresses in blacklist entries. If the global blacklist feature is enabled, the blacklist feature is enabled on all security zones.

You can manually add source or destination IP blacklist entries. When creating such an entry, you can set an aging time for it. Entries without the aging time do not age out unless you delete them manually.

The device can automatically add source IP blacklist entries when collaborating with scanning attack detection. Each dynamically learned source IP blacklist entry has an aging time, which is user configurable. Make sure the block-source keyword is specified as the scanning attack prevention action. For more information about the scanning attack detection and prevention, see "Configuring a scanning attack defense policy."

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. (Optional.) Add an IP blacklist entry.

¡ Add a source IPv4 blacklist entry.

blacklist ip source-ip-address [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ ds-lite-peer ds-lite-peer-address ] [ timeout minutes ]

¡ Add a source IPv6 blacklist entry.

blacklist ipv6 source-ipv6-address [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ timeout minutes ]

¡ Add a destination IPv4 blacklist entry.

blacklist destination-ip destination-ip-address [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ timeout minutes ]

¡ Add a destination IPv6 blacklist entry.

blacklist destination-ipv6 destination -ipv6-address [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ timeout minutes ]

3. (Optional.) Enable logging for the blacklist feature.

blacklist logging enable

By default, logging is disabled for the blacklist feature.

4. Enable the blacklist feature. Choose one option as needed:

¡ Enable the global blacklist feature.

blacklist global enable

By default, the global blacklist feature is disabled.

¡ Execute the following commands in sequence to enable the blacklist feature on a security zone:

security-zone name zone-name

blacklist enable

By default, the blacklist feature is disabled on the security zone.

Configuring the user blacklist feature

About this task

The user blacklist feature filters packets sourced from users in blacklist entries.

A user blacklist entry can only be manually added by using the blacklist user command. When creating such an entry, you can set an aging time for it. Entries without the aging time do not age out unless you delete them manually.

Restrictions and guidelines

The user blacklist feature must be used together with the user identification feature. For more information about user identification, see "Configuring user identification."

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enable the global blacklist feature.

blacklist global enable

By default, the global blacklist feature is disabled.

3. Add a user blacklist entry.

blacklist user user-name [ domain domain-name ] [ timeout minutes ]

4. (Optional.) Enable logging for the blacklist feature.

blacklist logging enable

By default, logging is disabled for the blacklist feature.

Configuring the address object group blacklist

About this task

This feature filters packets sourced from the subnets specified in the blacklisted address object group.

Restrictions and guidelines

An address object group can only be manually added to or deleted from the blacklist.

The address object group blacklist feature must be used together with the address object group feature. For more information about address object groups, see "Configuring object groups."

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Add an address object group to the blacklist.

blacklist object-group object-group-name

By default, no address object group is on the blacklist.

3. Enable the blacklist feature. Choose one option as needed:

¡ Enable the global blacklist feature.

blacklist global enable

By default, the global blacklist feature is disabled.

¡ Enter security zone view and enable the blacklist feature on the security zone.

security-zone name zone-name

blacklist enable

By default, the blacklist feature is disabled on the security zone.

Configuring the address object group whitelist

About this task

This feature exempts packets sourced from the subnets specified in the whitelisted address object group from attack detection.

Restrictions and guidelines

An address object group can only be manually added to or deleted from the whitelist.

The address object group whitelist feature must be used together with the address object group feature. For more information about address object groups, see "Configuring object groups."

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Add an address object group to the whitelist.

whitelist object-group object-group-name

By default, no address object group is added to the whitelist.

3. Enable the whitelist feature. Choose one option as needed:

¡ Enable the global whitelist feature.

whitelist global enable

By default, the global whitelist feature is disabled.

¡ Enter security zone view and enable the whitelist feature on the security zone.

security-zone name zone-name

whitelist enable

By default, the whitelist feature is disabled on the security zone.

Configuring login attack prevention

About this task

The login attack prevention feature detects a login DoS attack if a user fails the maximum number of successive login attempts. The feature triggers the blacklist feature to add the user's IP to the blacklist. Following login attempts from the user is blocked for the block period. For login attack prevention to take effect, you must enable the global blacklist feature.

This feature can effectively prevent login DoS attacks.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enable login attack prevention.

attack-defense login enable

By default, login attack prevention is disabled.

3. Set the maximum number of successive login failures.

attack-defense login max-attempt max-attempt

The default value is three.

4. Set the block period during which a login attempt is blocked.

attack-defense login block-timeout minutes

The default value is 60 minutes.

5. Enable the global blacklist feature.

blacklist global enable

By default, the global blacklist feature is disabled.

Enabling the login delay

About this task

The login delay feature delays the device from accepting a login request from a user after the user fails a login attempt. This feature can slow down login dictionary attacks.

The login delay feature is independent of the login attack prevention feature.

Procedure

1. Enter system view.

system-view

2. Enable the login delay feature.

attack-defense login reauthentication-delay seconds

By default, the login delay feature is disabled. The device does not delay accepting a login request from a user who has failed a login attempt.

Display and maintenance commands for attack detection and prevention

Use the display commands in any view and the reset commands in user view.

To display and maintain attack detection and prevention:

Task	Command
Display flood attack detection and prevention statistics for an IPv4 address.	display attack-defense { ack-flood \| dns-flood \| dns-reply-flood \| fin-flood \| flood \| http-flood \| icmp-flood \| rst-flood \| sip-flood \| syn-ack-flood \| syn-flood \| udp-flood } statistics ip [ ip-address [ vpn vpn-instance-name ] ] [ security-zone zone-name ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ count ]
Display flood attack detection and prevention statistics for an IPv6 address.	display attack-defense { ack-flood \| dns-flood \| dns-reply-flood \| fin-flood \| flood \| http-flood \| icmpv6-flood \| rst-flood \| sip-flood \| syn-ack-flood \| syn-flood \| udp-flood } statistics ipv6 [ ipv6-address [ vpn vpn-instance-name ] ] [ security-zone zone-name ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ count ]
Display attack defense policy configuration.	display attack-defense policy [ policy-name ]
Display information about IPv4 addresses protected by flood attack detection and prevention.	display attack-defense policy policy-name { ack-flood \| dns-flood \| dns-reply-flood \| fin-flood \| flood \| http-flood \| icmp-flood \| rst-flood \| sip-flood \| syn-ack-flood \| syn-flood \| udp-flood } ip [ ip-address [ vpn vpn-instance ] ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ count ]
Display information about IPv6 addresses protected by flood attack detection and prevention.	display attack-defense policy policy-name { ack-flood \| dns-flood \| dns-reply-flood \| fin-flood \| flood \| http-flood \| icmpv6-flood \| rst-flood \| sip-flood \| syn-ack-flood \| syn-flood \| udp-flood } ipv6 [ ipv6-address [ vpn vpn-instance-name ] ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ count ]
Display information about IPv4 scanning attackers.	display attack-defense scan attacker ip [ security-zone zone-name [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] ] [ count ]
Display information about IPv6 scanning attackers.	display attack-defense scan attacker ipv6 [ security-zone zone-name [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] ] [ count ]
Display attack detection and prevention statistics on a security zone.	display attack-defense statistics security-zone zone-name [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ]
Display top 10 attack statistics.	display attack-defense top-attack-statistics { last-1-hour \| last-24-hours \| last-30-days } [ by-attacker \| by-type \| by-victim ]
Display destination IPv4 blacklist entries.	display blacklist destination-ip [ destination-ip-address [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ count ]
Display destination IPv6 blacklist entries.	display blacklist destination-ipv6 [ destination-ipv6-address [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ count ]
Display source IPv4 blacklist entries.	display blacklist ip [ source-ip-address [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ ds-lite-peer ds-lite-peer-address ] ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ count ]
Display source IPv6 blacklist entries.	display blacklist ipv6 [ source-ipv6-address [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ count ]
Display user blacklist entries.	display blacklist user [ user-name ] [ domain domain-name ] [ count ]
Display protected IPv4 list entries for client verification.	display client-verify { dns \| dns-reply \| http \| sip \| tcp } protected ip [ ipv6-address [ vpn vpn-instance-name ] ] [ port port-number ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ count ]
Display protected IPv6 addresses for client verification.	display client-verify { dns \| dns-reply \| http \| sip \| tcp } protected ipv6 [ ipv6-address [ vpn vpn-instance-name ] ] [ port port-number ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ count ]
Display trusted IPv4 addresses for client verification.	display client-verify { dns \| dns-reply \| http \| sip \| tcp } trusted ip [ ip-address [ vpn vpn-instance-name ] ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ count ]
Display trusted IPv6 addresses for client verification.	display client-verify { dns \| dns-reply \| http \| sip \| tcp } trusted ipv6 [ ipv6-address [ vpn vpn-instance-name ] ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ] [ count ]
Display statistics about packets that match the address object groups on the whitelist.	display whitelist object-group [ object-group-name ] [ chassis chassis-number slot slot-number ]
Clear flood attack detection and prevention statistics.	reset attack-defense policy policy-name flood protected { ip \| ipv6 } statistics
Clear attack detection and prevention statistics for a security zone.	reset attack-defense statistics security-zone zone-name
Clear top 10 attack statistics.	reset attack-defense top-attack-statistics
Delete dynamic destination IPv4 blacklist entries.	reset blacklist destination-ip { destination-ip-address [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] \| all }
Delete dynamic destination IPv6 blacklist entries.	reset blacklist destination-ipv6{ destination-ipv6-address [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] \| all }
Delete dynamic source IPv4 blacklist entries.	reset blacklist ip { source-ip-address [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ ds-lite-peer ds-lite-peer-address ] \| all }
Delete dynamic source IPv6 blacklist entries.	reset blacklist ipv6 { source-ipv6-address [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] \| all }
Clear blacklist statistics.	reset blacklist statistics
Clear protected IP statistics for client verification.	reset client-verify { dns \| dns-reply \| http \| sip \| tcp } protected { ip \| ipv6 } statistics
Clear the trusted IP list for client verification.	reset client-verify { dns \| dns-reply \| http \| sip \| tcp } trusted { ip \| ipv6 }
Clear statistics about packets that match the address object groups on the whitelist.	reset whitelist statistics

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Attack detection and prevention configuration examples

Example: Configuring security zone-based attack detection and prevention

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 10, the device is the gateway for the internal network.

Configure an attack defense policy and apply the policy to security zone Untrust to meet the following requirements:

· Provide low-level scanning attack detection for internal hosts and servers. If a scanning attack is detected, log the attack and keep the attacker on the blacklist for 10 minutes.

· Protect internal hosts and servers against smurf attacks. If a smurf attack is detected, log the attack.

· Protect the internal server against SYN flood attacks. If the number of SYN packets sent to the server per second reaches or exceeds 5000, log the attack and drop subsequent packets.

Figure 10 Network diagram

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Procedure

1. Assign IP addresses to interfaces and configure routes, security zones, and security policies. Make sure the network connections are available. (Details not shown.)

2. Add interfaces to security zones:

# Add GigabitEthernet 1/2/5/1 to security zone Trust.

<Device> system-view

[Device] security-zone name trust

[Device-security-zone-Trust] import interface gigabitethernet 1/2/5/1

[Device-security-zone-Trust] quit

# Add GigabitEthernet 1/2/5/2 to security zone Untrust.

[Device] security-zone name untrust

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] import interface gigabitethernet 1/2/5/2

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] quit

# Add GigabitEthernet 1/2/5/3 to security zone DMZ.

[Device] security-zone name dmz

[Device-security-zone-DMZ] import interface gigabitethernet 1/2/5/3

[Device-security-zone-DMZ] quit

3. Configure security policies:

# Enter IPv4 security policy view.

[Device] security-policy ip

# Configure a security policy named trust-untrust, so that security zones Trust and Untrust can communicate.

[Device-security-policy-ip] rule 2 name trust-untrust

[Device-security-policy-ip-2-trust-untrust] source-zone trust

[Device-security-policy-ip-2-trust-untrust] destination-zone untrust

[Device-security-policy-ip-2-trust-untrust] action pass

[Device-security-policy-ip-2-trust-untrust] quit

# Configure a security policy named untrust-dmz, so that security zones Untrust and DMZ can communicate.

[Device-security-policy-ip] rule 3 name untrust-dmz

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-dmz] source-zone untrust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-dmz] destination-zone dmz

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-dmz] action pass

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-dmz] quit

[Device-security-policy-ip] quit

4. Enable the global blacklist feature.

[Device] blacklist global enable

5. Configure an attack defense policy:

# Create attack defense policy a1.

[Device] attack-defense policy a1

# Configure signature detection for smurf attacks, and specify logging as the prevention action.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] signature detect smurf action logging

# Configure low-level scanning attack detection, specify logging and block-source as the prevention actions, and set the blacklist entry aging time to 10 minutes.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] scan detect level low action logging block-source timeout 10

# Configure SYN flood attack detection for 10.1.1.2, set the attack prevention triggering threshold to 5000, and specify logging and drop as the prevention actions.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] syn-flood detect ip 10.1.1.2 threshold 5000 action logging drop

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] quit

# Apply attack defense policy a1 to security zone Untrust.

[Device] security-zone name untrust

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] attack-defense apply policy a1

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] quit

Verifying the configuration

# Verify that attack defense policy a1 is successfully configured.

[Device] display attack-defense policy a1

Attack-defense Policy Information

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Policy name : a1

Applied list : Untrust

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Exempt IPv4 ACL : Not configured

Exempt IPv6 ACL : Not configured

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Actions: CV-Client verify BS-Block source L-Logging D-Drop N-None

Signature attack defense configuration:

Signature name Defense Level Actions

Fragment Disabled low L

Impossible Disabled medium L,D

Teardrop Disabled medium L,D

Tiny fragment Disabled low L

IP option abnormal Disabled medium L,D

Smurf Enabled medium L

Traceroute Disabled low L

Ping of death Disabled medium L,D

Large ICMP Disabled info L

Max length 4000 bytes

Large ICMPv6 Disabled info L

Max length 4000 bytes

TCP invalid flags Disabled medium L,D

TCP null flag Disabled medium L,D

TCP all flags Disabled medium L,D

TCP SYN-FIN flags Disabled medium L,D

TCP FIN only flag Disabled medium L,D

TCP Land Disabled medium L,D

Winnuke Disabled medium L,D

UDP Bomb Disabled medium L,D

UDP Snork Disabled medium L,D

UDP Fraggle Disabled medium L,D

IP option record route Disabled info L

IP option internet timestamp Disabled info L

IP option security Disabled info L

IP option loose source routing Disabled info L

IP option stream ID Disabled info L

IP option strict source routing Disabled info L

IP option route alert Disabled info L

ICMP echo request Disabled info L

ICMP echo reply Disabled info L

ICMP source quench Disabled info L

ICMP destination unreachable Disabled info L

ICMP redirect Disabled info L

ICMP time exceeded Disabled info L

ICMP parameter problem Disabled info L

ICMP timestamp request Disabled info L

ICMP timestamp reply Disabled info L

ICMP information request Disabled info L

ICMP information reply Disabled info L

ICMP address mask request Disabled info L

ICMP address mask reply Disabled info L

ICMPv6 echo request Disabled info L

ICMPv6 echo reply Disabled info L

ICMPv6 group membership query Disabled info L

ICMPv6 group membership report Disabled info L

ICMPv6 group membership reduction Disabled info L

ICMPv6 destination unreachable Disabled info L

ICMPv6 time exceeded Disabled info L

ICMPv6 parameter problem Disabled info L

ICMPv6 packet too big Disabled info L

Scan attack defense configuration:

Defense : Enabled

Level : low

Actions : L,BS(10)

Flood attack defense configuration:

Flood type Global thres(pps) Global actions Service ports Non-specific

DNS flood 1000 - 53 Disabled

HTTP flood 1000 - 80 Disabled

SIP flood 1000 - 5060 Disabled

SYN flood 5000 L,D - Enabled

ACK flood 1000 - - Disabled

SYN-ACK flood 1000 - - Disabled

RST flood 1000 - - Disabled

FIN flood 1000 - - Disabled

UDP flood 1000 - - Disabled

ICMP flood 1000 - - Disabled

ICMPv6 flood 1000 - - Disabled

Flood attack defense for protected IP addresses:

Address VPN instance Flood type Thres(pps) Actions Ports

10.1.1.2 -- SYN-FLOOD 5000 L,D -

# Verify that the attack detection and prevention takes effect on security zone Untrust.

[Device] display attack-defense statistics security-zone untrust

Attack policy name: a1

Scan attack defense statistics:

AttackType AttackTimes Dropped

Port scan 2 0

IP sweep 3 0

Distribute port scan 1 0

Flood attack defense statistics:

AttackType AttackTimes Dropped

SYN flood 1 5000

Signature attack defense statistics:

AttackType AttackTimes Dropped

Smurf 1 0

# Verify that the IPv4 blacklist collaborates with the scanning attack detection.

[Device] display blacklist ip

IP address VPN instance DS-Lite tunnel peer Type TTL(sec) Dropped

5.5.5.5 -- -- Dynamic 600 353452

Example: Configuring the source IP blacklist

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 11, configure source IP blacklist entries on the device to block packets from the attacker Host D permanently and from Host C for 50 minutes.

Figure 11 Network diagram

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Procedure

# Assign IP addresses to interfaces and configure routes, security zones, and security policies. Make sure the network connections are available. (Details not shown.)

# Enable the global blacklist feature.

<Device> system-view

[Device] blacklist global enable

# Add a source IPv4 blacklist entry for Host D.

[Device] blacklist ip 5.5.5.5

# Add a source IPv4 blacklist entry for Host C and set the blacklist entry aging time to 50 minutes.

[Device] blacklist ip 192.168.1.4 timeout 50

Verifying the configuration

# Verify that the source IPv4 blacklist entries are successfully added.

<Device> display blacklist ip

IP address VPN instance DS-Lite tunnel peer Type TTL(sec) Dropped

5.5.5.5 -- -- Manual Never 0

192.168.1.4 -- -- Manual 2989 0

# Verify that the device drops packets from Host D. (Details not shown.)

# Execute the undo blacklist ip 5.5.5.5 command and verify that the device forwards packets from Host D. (Details not shown.)

# Verify that the device drops packets from Host C for 50 minutes and forwards packets from Host C after 50 minutes. (Details not shown.)

Example: Configuring the destination IP blacklist

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 12, configure destination IP blacklist entries on the device to block packets destined for Host A permanently and block packets destined for Host B for 50 minutes.

Figure 12 Network diagram

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Procedure

# Assign IP addresses to interfaces and configure routes, security zones, and security policies. Make sure the network connections are available. (Details not shown.)

# Enable the global blacklist feature.

<Device> system-view

[Device] blacklist global enable

# Add a destination IPv4 blacklist entry for Host A.

[Device] blacklist destination-ip 192.168.1.2

# Add a destination IPv4 blacklist entry for Host B and set the blacklist entry aging time to 50 minutes.

[Device] blacklist destination-ip 192.168.1.3 timeout 50

Verifying the configuration

# Verify that the destination IPv4 blacklist entries are successfully added.

[Device] display blacklist destination-ip

IP address VPN instance Type TTL(sec) Dropped

192.168.1.2 -- Manual Never 0

192.168.1.3 -- Manual 2989 0

# Verify that the device drops packets destined for Host A. (Details not shown.)

# Execute the undo blacklist destination-ip 192.168.1.2 command and verify that the device forwards packets to Host A. (Details not shown.)

# Verify that the device drops packets destined for Host B for 50 minutes and forwards packets to Host B after 50 minutes. (Details not shown.)

Example: Configuring user blacklist

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 13, configure the user blacklist feature on the device to block packets from User C for 50 minutes. The IP address of User C is 1.2.3.4 and the MAC address of User C is 0001-0001-0001.

Figure 13 Network diagram

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Procedure

1. Assign IP addresses to interfaces and configure routes, security zones, and security policies. Make sure the network connections are available. (Details not shown.)

2. Configure user identification:

# Add a network access user named userc.

<Device> system-view

[Device] local-user userc class network

[Device-luser-network-userc] quit

# Configure a static identity user with the username userc, IP address 1.2.3.4, and MAC address 0001-0001-0001.

[Device] user-identity static-user userc bind ipv4 1.2.3.4 mac 0001-0001-0001

# Enable user identification.

[Device] user-identity enable

3. Configure the user blacklist feature:

# Enable the global blacklist feature.

[Device] blacklist global enable

# Add a user blacklist entry for user userc and set the blacklist entry aging time to 50 minutes.

[Device] blacklist user userc timeout 50

Verifying the configuration

# Verify that the user blacklist entry is successfully added.

[Device] display blacklist user

User name Domain name Type TTL(sec) Dropped

userc Manual 2987 0

# Verify that the device drops packets from User C for 50 minutes and forwards packets from User C after 50 minutes. (Details not shown.)

Example: Configuring address object group blacklist

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 14, configure the address object group blacklist feature on the device to block all packets from subnet 5.5.5.0/24 to prevent attacks from the subnet.

Figure 14 Network diagram

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Procedure

# Assign IP addresses to interfaces and configure routes, security zones, and security policies. Make sure the network connections are available. (Details not shown.)

# Enable the global blacklist feature.

<Device> system-view

[Device] blacklist global enable

# Create IPv4 address object group obj1. Configure an IPv4 address object with subnet 5.5.5.0/24.

[Device] object-group ip address obj1

[Device-obj-grp-ip-obj1] network subnet 5.5.5.0 24

[Device] quit

# Add IPv4 address object group obj1 to the blacklist.

[Device] blacklist object-group obj1

Verifying the configuration

# Verify that the device drops all packets from subnet 5.5.5.0/24 unless you execute the undo blacklist object-group command on the device. (Details not shown.)

Example: Configuring address object group whitelist

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 15, configure the address object group whitelist feature on the device to allow all packets from subnet 5.5.5.0/24 to pass through.

Figure 15 Network diagram

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Procedure

# Assign IP addresses to interfaces and configure routes, security zones, and security policies. Make sure the network connections are available. (Details not shown.)

# Enable the global whitelist feature.

<Device> system-view

[Device] whitelist global enable

# Create IPv4 address object group obj1. Configure an IPv4 address object with subnet 5.5.5.0/24.

[Device] object-group ip address obj1

[Device-obj-grp-ip-obj1] network subnet 5.5.5.0 24

[Device] quit

# Add IPv4 address object group obj1 to the whitelist.

[Device] whitelist object-group obj1

Verifying the configuration

# Verify that the device allows all packets from subnet 5.5.5.0/24 to pass through unless you execute the undo whitelist object-group command on the device. (Details not shown.)

Example: Configuring security zone-based TCP client verification

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 16, configure TCP client verification in SYN cookie mode on the device to protect the internal servers against SYN flood attacks.

Figure 16 Network configuration

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Procedure

1. Assign IP addresses to interfaces and configure routes, security zones, and security policies. Make sure the network connections are available. (Details not shown.)

2. Add interfaces to security zones:

# Add GigabitEthernet 1/2/5/2 to security zone Trust.

<Device> system-view

[Device] security-zone name trust

[Device-security-zone-Trust] import interface gigabitethernet 1/2/5/2

[Device-security-zone-Trust] quit

# Add GigabitEthernet 1/2/5/1 to security zone Untrust.

[Device] security-zone name untrust

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] import interface gigabitethernet 1/2/5/1

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] quit

3. Configure a security policy:

# Enter IPv4 security policy view.

[Device] security-policy ip

# Configure a security policy named untrust-trust, so that security zones Untrust and Trust can communicate.

[Device-security-policy-ip] rule 3 name untrust-trust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] source-zone untrust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] destination-zone trust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] action pass

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] quit

[Device-security-policy-ip] quit

4. Configure an attack defense policy:

# Create attack defense policy a1.

[Device] attack-defense policy a1

# Enable global SYN flood attack detection.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] syn-flood detect non-specific

# Set the global threshold for triggering SYN flood attack prevention to 10000.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] syn-flood threshold 10000

# Specify logging and client-verify as the global actions against SYN flood attacks.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] syn-flood action logging client-verify

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] quit

# Apply attack defense policy a1 to security zone Untrust.

[Device] security-zone name untrust

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] attack-defense apply policy a1

# Enable TCP client verification in SYN cookie mode on security zone Untrust.

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] client-verify tcp enable mode syn-cookie

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] quit

Verifying the configuration

# Launch a SYN flood attack. (Details not shown.)

# Verify that the victim's IP address is added to the protected IP list for TCP client verification.

[Device] display client-verify tcp protected ip

IP address VPN instance Port Type Requested Trusted

192.168.1.10 -- any Dynamic 20 12

Example: Configuring security zone-based DNS client verification

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 17, configure DNS client verification on the device to protect internal servers against DNS flood attacks.

Figure 17 Network diagram

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Procedure

1. Assign IP addresses to interfaces and configure routes, security zones, and security policies. Make sure the network connections are available. (Details not shown.)

2. Add interfaces to security zones:

# Add GigabitEthernet 1/2/5/2 to security zone Trust.

<Device> system-view

[Device] security-zone name trust

[Device-security-zone-Trust] import interface gigabitethernet 1/2/5/2

[Device-security-zone-Trust] quit

# Add GigabitEthernet 1/2/5/1 to security zone Untrust.

[Device] security-zone name untrust

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] import interface gigabitethernet 1/2/5/1

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] quit

3. Configure a security policy:

# Enter IPv4 security policy view.

[Device] security-policy ip

# Configure a security policy named untrust-trust, so that security zones Untrust and Trust can communicate.

[Device-security-policy-ip] rule 3 name untrust-trust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] source-zone untrust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] destination-zone trust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] action pass

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] quit

[Device-security-policy-ip] quit

4. Configure an attack defense policy:

# Create attack defense policy a1.

[Device] attack-defense policy a1

# Enable global DNS flood attack detection.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] dns-flood detect non-specific

# Set the global threshold for triggering DNS flood attack prevention to 10000.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] dns-flood threshold 10000

# Specify logging and client-verify as the global actions against DNS flood attacks.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] dns-flood action logging client-verify

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] quit

# Apply attack defense policy a1 to security zone Untrust.

[Device] security-zone name untrust

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] attack-defense apply policy a1

# Enable DNS client verification on security zone Untrust.

[Device-security-zone-untrust] client-verify dns enable

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] quit

Verifying the configuration

# Launch a DNS flood attack. (Details not shown.)

# Verify that the victim's IP address is added to the protected IP list for DNS client verification.

[Device] display client-verify dns protected ip

IP address VPN instance Port Type Requested Trusted

192.168.1.10 -- 53 Dynamic 20 12

Example: Configuring security zone-based HTTP client verification

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 18, configure HTTP client verification on the device to protect internal servers against HTTP flood attacks.

Figure 18 Network diagram

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Procedure

1. Assign IP addresses to interfaces and configure routes, security zones, and security policies. Make sure the network connections are available. (Details not shown.)

2. Add interfaces to security zones:

# Add GigabitEthernet 1/2/5/2 to security zone Trust.

<Device> system-view

[Device] security-zone name trust

[Device-security-zone-Trust] import interface gigabitethernet 1/2/5/2

[Device-security-zone-Trust] quit

# Add GigabitEthernet 1/2/5/1 to security zone Untrust.

[Device] security-zone name untrust

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] import interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] quit

3. Configure a security policy:

# Enter IPv4 security policy view.

[Device] security-policy ip

# Configure a security policy named untrust-trust, so that security zones Untrust and Trust can communicate.

[Device-security-policy-ip] rule 3 name untrust-trust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] source-zone untrust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] destination-zone trust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] action pass

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] quit

[Device-security-policy-ip] quit

4. Configure an attack defense policy:

# Create attack defense policy a1.

[Device] attack-defense policy a1

# Enable global HTTP flood attack detection.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] http-flood detect non-specific

# Set the global threshold for triggering HTTP flood attack prevention to 10000.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] http-flood threshold 10000

# Specify logging and client-verify as the global actions against HTTP flood attacks.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] http-flood action logging client-verify

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] quit

# Apply attack defense policy a1 to security zone Untrust.

[Device] security-zone name untrust

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] attack-defense apply policy a1

# Enable HTTP client verification on security zone Untrust.

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] client-verify http enable

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] quit

Verifying the configuration

# Launch an HTTP flood attack. (Details not shown.)

# Verify that the victim's IP address is added to the protected IP list for HTTP client verification.

[Device] display client-verify http protected ip

IP address VPN instance Port Type Requested Trusted

192.168.1.10 -- 8080 Dynamic 20 12

Example: Configuring security zone-based SIP client verification

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 19, configure SIP client verification on the device to protect internal servers against SIP flood attacks.

Figure 19 Network diagram

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Procedure

1. Assign IP addresses to interfaces and configure routes, security zones, and security policies. Make sure the network connections are available. (Details not shown.)

2. Add interfaces to security zones:

# Add GigabitEthernet 1/2/5/2 to security zone Trust.

<Device> system-view

[Device] security-zone name trust

[Device-security-zone-Trust] import interface gigabitethernet 1/2/5/2

[Device-security-zone-Trust] quit

# Add GigabitEthernet 1/2/5/1 to security zone Untrust.

[Device] security-zone name untrust

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] import interface gigabitethernet 1/0/1

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] quit

3. Configure a security policy:

# Enter IPv4 security policy view.

[Device] security-policy ip

# Configure a security policy named untrust-trust, so that security zones Untrust and Trust can communicate.

[Device-security-policy-ip] rule 3 name untrust-trust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] source-zone untrust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] destination-zone trust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] action pass

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] quit

[Device-security-policy-ip] quit

4. Configure an attack defense policy:

# Create attack defense policy a1.

[Device] attack-defense policy a1

# Enable global SIP flood attack detection.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] sip-flood detect non-specific

# Set the global threshold to 10000 for triggering SIP flood attack prevention.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] sip-flood threshold 10000

# Specify logging and client-verify as the global actions against SIP flood attacks.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] sip-flood action logging client-verify

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] quit

# Apply attack defense policy a1 to security zone Untrust.

[Device] security-zone name untrust

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] attack-defense apply policy a1

# Enable SIP client verification on security zone Untrust.

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] client-verify SIP enable

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] quit

Verifying the configuration

# Launch a SIP flood attack. (Details not shown.)

# Verify that the victim's IP address is added to the protected IP list for SIP client verification.

[Device] display client-verify sip protected ip

IP address VPN instance Port Type Requested Trusted

192.168.1.10 -- 5060 Dynamic 20 12

Example: Configuring threshold learning for flood attack prevention

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 20, configure threshold learning for flood attack prevention on the device to protect internal servers against SYN flood attacks.

Figure 20 Network diagram

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Procedure

# Assign IP addresses to interfaces and configure routes, security zones, and security policies. Make sure the network connections are available. (Details not shown.)

# Add GigabitEthernet 1/2/5/2 to security zone Trust.

<Device> system-view

[Device] security-zone name trust

[Device-security-zone-Trust] import interface gigabitethernet 1/2/5/2

[Device-security-zone-Trust] quit

# Add GigabitEthernet 1/2/5/1 to security zone Untrust.

[Device] security-zone name untrust

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] import interface gigabitethernet 1/2/5/1

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] quit

# Enter IPv4 security policy view.

[Device] security-policy ip

# Configure a security policy named untrust-trust, so that security zones Untrust and Trust can communicate.

[Device-security-policy-ip] rule 3 name untrust-trust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] source-zone untrust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] destination-zone trust

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] action pass

[Device-security-policy-ip-3-untrust-trust] quit

[Device-security-policy-ip] quit

# Create attack defense policy a1.

[Device] attack-defense policy a1

# Set the threshold learning duration to 60 minutes.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] threshold-learn duration 60

# Set the periodic learning mode.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] threshold-learn mode periodic

# Set the threshold learning interval to 120 minutes.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] threshold-learn interval 120

# Enable auto application of the learned threshold.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] threshold-learn auto-apply enable

# Set the threshold learning tolerance value to 100.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] threshold-learn tolerance-value 100

# Enable the threshold learning feature.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] threshold-learn enable

# Enable global SYN flood attack detection.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] syn-flood detect non-specific

# Specify logging and drop as the global actions against SYN flood attacks.

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] syn-flood action drop logging

[Device-attack-defense-policy-a1] quit

# Apply attack defense policy a1 to security zone Untrust.

[Device] security-zone name untrust

[Device-security-zone-Untrust] attack-defense apply policy a1

Verifying the configuration

# Verify that the device has learned a threshold for triggering SYN flood attack prevention in 180 minutes (one learning cycle) or later.

[Device]display attack-defense policy a1

Attack-defense Policy Information

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Policy name : a1

Applied list : Untrust

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Exempt IPv4 ACL : Not configured

Exempt IPv6 ACL : Not configured

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Actions: CV-Client verify BS-Block source L-Logging D-Drop N-None

Signature attack defense configuration:

Signature name Defense Level Actions

Fragment Disabled low L

Impossible Disabled medium L,D

Teardrop Disabled medium L,D

Tiny fragment Disabled low L

IP option abnormal Disabled medium L,D

Smurf Disabled medium L,D

Traceroute Disabled low L

Ping of death Disabled medium L,D

Large ICMP Disabled info L

Max length 4000 bytes

Large ICMPv6 Disabled info L

Max length 4000 bytes

TCP invalid flags Disabled medium L,D

TCP null flag Disabled medium L,D

TCP all flags Disabled medium L,D

TCP SYN-FIN flags Disabled medium L,D

TCP FIN only flag Disabled medium L,D

TCP Land Disabled medium L,D

Winnuke Disabled medium L,D

UDP Bomb Disabled medium L,D

UDP Snork Disabled medium L,D

UDP Fraggle Disabled medium L,D

IP option record route Disabled info L

IP option internet timestamp Disabled info L

IP option security Disabled info L

IP option loose source routing Disabled info L

IP option stream ID Disabled info L

IP option strict source routing Disabled info L

IP option route alert Disabled info L

ICMP echo request Disabled info L

ICMP echo reply Disabled info L

ICMP source quench Disabled info L

ICMP destination unreachable Disabled info L

ICMP redirect Disabled info L

ICMP time exceeded Disabled info L

ICMP parameter problem Disabled info L

ICMP timestamp request Disabled info L

ICMP timestamp reply Disabled info L

ICMP information request Disabled info L

ICMP information reply Disabled info L

ICMP address mask request Disabled info L

ICMP address mask reply Disabled info L

ICMPv6 echo request Disabled info L

ICMPv6 echo reply Disabled info L

ICMPv6 group membership query Disabled info L

ICMPv6 group membership report Disabled info L

ICMPv6 group membership reduction Disabled info L

ICMPv6 destination unreachable Disabled info L

ICMPv6 time exceeded Disabled info L

ICMPv6 parameter problem Disabled info L

ICMPv6 packet too big Disabled info L

Scan attack defense configuration:

Defense : Disabled

Level : -

Actions : -

Flood attack defense configuration:

Flood type Global thres(pps) Global actions Service ports Non-specific

DNS flood 1000 - 53 Disabled

HTTP flood 1000 - 80 Disabled

SIP flood 1000 - 5060 Disabled

SYN flood 1000 L,D - Enabled

ACK flood 1000 - - Disabled

SYN-ACK flood 1000 - - Disabled

RST flood 1000 - - Disabled

FIN flood 1000 - - Disabled

UDP flood 1000 - - Disabled

ICMP flood 1000 - - Disabled

ICMPv6 flood 1000 - - Disabled

Flood attack defense for protected IP addresses:

Address VPN instance Flood type Thres(pps) Actions Ports

03-Security Configuration Guide

Configuring attack detection and prevention

Attacks that the device can prevent

SYN flood attack

ACK flood attack

SYN-ACK flood attack

FIN flood attack

RST flood attack

DNS flood attack

DNS response flood attack

HTTP flood attack

SIP flood attack

ICMP flood attack

ICMPv6 flood attack

UDP flood attack

TCP client verification

TCP proxy in safe reset mode

TCP proxy in SYN cookie mode

GET request-based verification

POST request-based verification

Attack detection and prevention tasks at a glance

Creating an attack defense policy

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Configuring a single-packet attack defense policy

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Restrictions and guidelines for flood attack detection and prevention

Configuring a SYN flood attack defense policy

Configuring an ACK flood attack defense policy

Configuring a SYN-ACK flood attack defense policy

Configuring a FIN flood attack defense policy

Configuring an RST flood attack defense policy

Configuring an ICMP flood attack defense policy

Configuring an ICMPv6 flood attack defense policy

Configuring a UDP flood attack defense policy

Configuring threshold learning for flood attack prevention

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Configuring the user blacklist feature

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Display and maintenance commands for attack detection and prevention

Network configuration