Cryptography and Cryptography and Network SecurityNetwork Security

Chapter 20Chapter 20

FirewallsFirewalls

IntroductionIntroduction seen evolution of information systemsseen evolution of information systems now everyone want to be on the Internet now everyone want to be on the Internet and to interconnect networks and to interconnect networks has persistent security concernshas persistent security concerns

can’t easily secure every system in orgcan’t easily secure every system in org typically use a typically use a FirewallFirewall to provide to provide perimeter defenceperimeter defence as part of comprehensive security strategyas part of comprehensive security strategy

What is a Firewall?What is a Firewall? a a choke pointchoke point of control and monitoring of control and monitoring interconnects networks with differing trustinterconnects networks with differing trust imposes restrictions on network servicesimposes restrictions on network services

only authorized traffic is allowed only authorized traffic is allowed auditing and controlling accessauditing and controlling access

can implement alarms for abnormal behaviorcan implement alarms for abnormal behavior provide NAT & usage monitoringprovide NAT & usage monitoring implement VPNs using IPSecimplement VPNs using IPSec must be immune to penetrationmust be immune to penetration

Firewall LimitationsFirewall Limitations cannot protect from attacks bypassing itcannot protect from attacks bypassing it

eg sneaker net, utility modems, trusted eg sneaker net, utility modems, trusted organisations, trusted services (eg SSL/SSH)organisations, trusted services (eg SSL/SSH)

cannot protect against internal threatscannot protect against internal threats eg disgruntled or colluding employeeseg disgruntled or colluding employees

cannot protect against transfer of all virus cannot protect against transfer of all virus infected programs or filesinfected programs or files because of huge range of O/S & file typesbecause of huge range of O/S & file types

Firewalls – Packet FiltersFirewalls – Packet Filters simplest, fastest firewall component simplest, fastest firewall component foundation of any firewall system foundation of any firewall system examine each IP packet (no context) and examine each IP packet (no context) and

permit or deny according to rules permit or deny according to rules hence restrict access to services (ports)hence restrict access to services (ports) possible default policiespossible default policies

that not expressly permitted is prohibited that not expressly permitted is prohibited that not expressly prohibited is permittedthat not expressly prohibited is permitted

Firewalls – Packet FiltersFirewalls – Packet Filters

Firewalls – Packet FiltersFirewalls – Packet Filters

Attacks on Packet FiltersAttacks on Packet Filters IP address spoofingIP address spoofing

fake source address to be trustedfake source address to be trusted add filters on router to blockadd filters on router to block

source routing attackssource routing attacks attacker sets a route other than defaultattacker sets a route other than default block source routed packetsblock source routed packets

tiny fragment attackstiny fragment attacks split header info over several tiny packetssplit header info over several tiny packets either discard or reassemble before checkeither discard or reassemble before check

Firewalls – Stateful Packet FiltersFirewalls – Stateful Packet Filters

traditional packet filters do not examine traditional packet filters do not examine higher layer contexthigher layer context ie matching return packets with outgoing flowie matching return packets with outgoing flow

stateful packet filters address this needstateful packet filters address this need they examine each IP packet in contextthey examine each IP packet in context

keep track of client-server sessionskeep track of client-server sessions check each packet validly belongs to onecheck each packet validly belongs to one

hence are better able to detect bogus hence are better able to detect bogus packets out of context packets out of context

Firewalls - Firewalls - Application Level Application Level Gateway (or Proxy)Gateway (or Proxy)

have application specific gateway / proxy have application specific gateway / proxy has full access to protocol has full access to protocol

user requests service from proxy user requests service from proxy proxy validates request as legal proxy validates request as legal then actions request and returns result to userthen actions request and returns result to user can log / audit traffic at application level can log / audit traffic at application level

need separate proxies for each service need separate proxies for each service some services naturally support proxying some services naturally support proxying others are more problematic others are more problematic

Firewalls - Firewalls - Application Level Application Level Gateway (or Proxy)Gateway (or Proxy)

Firewalls - Firewalls - Circuit Level GatewayCircuit Level Gateway

relays two TCP connectionsrelays two TCP connections imposes security by limiting which such imposes security by limiting which such

connections are allowedconnections are allowed once created usually relays traffic without once created usually relays traffic without

examining contentsexamining contents typically used when trust internal users by typically used when trust internal users by

allowing general outbound connectionsallowing general outbound connections SOCKS is commonly usedSOCKS is commonly used

Firewalls - Firewalls - Circuit Level GatewayCircuit Level Gateway

Bastion HostBastion Host highly secure host system highly secure host system runs circuit / application level gateways runs circuit / application level gateways or provides externally accessible servicesor provides externally accessible services potentially exposed to "hostile" elements potentially exposed to "hostile" elements hence is secured to withstand thishence is secured to withstand this

hardened O/S, essential services, extra authhardened O/S, essential services, extra auth proxies small, secure, independent, non-privileged proxies small, secure, independent, non-privileged

may support 2 or more net connectionsmay support 2 or more net connections may be trusted to enforce policy of trusted may be trusted to enforce policy of trusted

separation between these net connectionsseparation between these net connections

Firewall ConfigurationsFirewall Configurations

Firewall ConfigurationsFirewall Configurations

Firewall ConfigurationsFirewall Configurations

Access ControlAccess Control given system has identified a user given system has identified a user determine what resources they can accessdetermine what resources they can access general model is that of access matrix withgeneral model is that of access matrix with

subjectsubject - active entity (user, process) - active entity (user, process) objectobject - passive entity (file or resource) - passive entity (file or resource) access rightaccess right – way object can be accessed – way object can be accessed

can decompose bycan decompose by columns as access control listscolumns as access control lists rows as capability ticketsrows as capability tickets

Access Control MatrixAccess Control Matrix

Trusted Computer SystemsTrusted Computer Systems information security is increasingly important information security is increasingly important have varying degrees of sensitivity of informationhave varying degrees of sensitivity of information

cf military info classifications: confidential, secret etc cf military info classifications: confidential, secret etc subjects (people or programs) have varying subjects (people or programs) have varying

rights of access to objects (information)rights of access to objects (information) known as multilevel securityknown as multilevel security

subjects have subjects have maximummaximum & & currentcurrent security level security level objects have a fixed security level objects have a fixed security level classificationclassification

want to consider ways of increasing confidence want to consider ways of increasing confidence in systems to enforce these rightsin systems to enforce these rights

Bell Bell LaPadula (BLP) ModelLaPadula (BLP) Model one of the most famous security modelsone of the most famous security models implemented as mandatory policies on system implemented as mandatory policies on system has two key policies: has two key policies: no read upno read up (simple security property) (simple security property)

a subject can only read/write an object if the current a subject can only read/write an object if the current security level of the subject dominates (>=) the security level of the subject dominates (>=) the classification of the objectclassification of the object

no write downno write down (*-property) (*-property) a subject can only append/write to an object if the a subject can only append/write to an object if the

current security level of the subject is dominated by current security level of the subject is dominated by (<=) the classification of the object(<=) the classification of the object

Reference MonitorReference Monitor

Evaluated Computer SystemsEvaluated Computer Systems governments can evaluate IT systemsgovernments can evaluate IT systems against a range of standards:against a range of standards:

TCSEC, IPSEC and now Common CriteriaTCSEC, IPSEC and now Common Criteria define a number of “levels” of evaluation define a number of “levels” of evaluation

with increasingly stringent checkingwith increasingly stringent checking have published lists of evaluated productshave published lists of evaluated products

though aimed at government/defense usethough aimed at government/defense use can be useful in industry alsocan be useful in industry also

Common CriteriaCommon Criteria international initiative specifying security international initiative specifying security

requirements & defining evaluation criteriarequirements & defining evaluation criteria incorporates earlier standardsincorporates earlier standards

eg eg CSEC, ITSEC, CTCPEC (Canadian), Federal CSEC, ITSEC, CTCPEC (Canadian), Federal (US)(US)

specifies standards forspecifies standards for evaluation criteriaevaluation criteria methodology for application of criteriamethodology for application of criteria administrative procedures for evaluation, administrative procedures for evaluation,

certification and accreditation schemescertification and accreditation schemes

Common CriteriaCommon Criteria definesdefines set of security requirementsset of security requirements have a have a Target Of Evaluation (TOE)Target Of Evaluation (TOE) requirements fall in two categoriesrequirements fall in two categories

functionalfunctional assuranceassurance

both organised in classes of families & both organised in classes of families & componentscomponents

Common Criteria Common Criteria RequirementsRequirements

Functional RequirementsFunctional Requirements security audit, crypto support, security audit, crypto support,

communications, user data protection, communications, user data protection, identification & authentication, security identification & authentication, security management, privacy, protection of management, privacy, protection of trusted security functions, resource trusted security functions, resource utilization, TOE access, trusted pathutilization, TOE access, trusted path

Assurance RequirementsAssurance Requirements configuration management, delivery & operation, configuration management, delivery & operation,

development, guidance documents, life cycle development, guidance documents, life cycle support, tests, vulnerability assessment, support, tests, vulnerability assessment, assurance maintenance assurance maintenance

Common CriteriaCommon Criteria

Common CriteriaCommon Criteria

SummarySummary have considered:have considered:

firewallsfirewalls types of firewallstypes of firewalls configurationsconfigurations access controlaccess control trusted systemstrusted systems common criteriacommon criteria