From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jorge Davila Subject: Re: SNAT before IPSec Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:40:30 -0600 Message-ID: References: <8bd3dfad0706050529s484d42b6t9ef4ae0fd1730367@mail.gmail.com> <8bd3dfad0706051429r7c37e29dhcd8d2550a613bab3@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <8bd3dfad0706051429r7c37e29dhcd8d2550a613bab3@mail.gmail.com> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org Errors-To: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: noa levy Cc: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org OK - Let me now if I'm wrong ... Are you trying to modify the source address of the packet before the packet gets encryption? Jorge. On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 00:29:51 +0300 "noa levy" wrote: > Thanks for all the help so far. > Jorge - I'm actually using the native 2.6 kernel ipsec (netkey) and > not KLIPS, so I don't have the "ipsecN" virtual interfaces and can't > use that. > In response to Grant's reply - I think I have a problem, since I'm > using the 2.6.10 kernel (can't upgrade anytime soon). Can anyone point > me to where I can find the relevant ipsec patches that enable the > double passage through netfilter hooks? > Thanks, > Noa > > On 6/5/07, Jorge Davila wrote: >> I'm guessing that you can use the "normal" approach and apply the SNAT >>rules >> to the outgoing traffic flowing in the ipsec interfaces. >> >> The ipsec encryption algorithm is a kernel space tool and iptables is a >>user >> space tool to the netfilter kernel module. >> >> All traffic that pass the POSTROUTING chain in the NAT table is leaving >>the >> firewall box (through a physical interface e.g.:eth0 or through a virtual >> interface e.g.:ipsec0). >> >> Jorge Davila.. >> >> On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 15:29:47 +0300 >> "noa levy" wrote: >> > Hi All, >> > >> > I have a setup where I need to SNAT traffic that will be going out via >> > an IPSec tunnel. The NAT must take place before the IPSec >> > encryption+encapsulation, so I need the packet to first go through >> > SNAT and then match an IPSec policy. After being IPSec-ified, I need >> > the packets to go through routing again. >> > My question: >> > SNAT takes place in POST_ROUTING. Can IPSec be applied after that? I >> > have read that after IPSec the packet gets injected to LOCAL_OUT >> > again, but when does the actual IPSec policy decision take place? >> > Won't it happen *before* SNAT? Can I control it? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Noa >> > >> > >> >> Jorge Isaac Davila Lopez >> Nicaragua Open Source >> +505 430 5462 >> davila@nicaraguaopensource.com >> > Jorge Isaac Davila Lopez Nicaragua Open Source +505 430 5462 davila@nicaraguaopensource.com