4 version history for ferm
6 Auke Kok <sofar@foo-projects.org>
7 Max Kellermann <max@foo-projects.org>
9 v1.3.0 - not yet released
12 v1.2.5 - not yet released
13 - make --flush do something in fast mode (reported by Hans-Georg Bork)
17 - support netfilter modules:
19 * ipset (patch by Martin Schuster)
20 - ignore empty lines in backticks result (reported by Martin Klozik)
21 - the match module for protocol "icmpv6" is named "icmp6"
22 - implemented basic hooks (suggested by Joerg Jaspert)
28 - subchains may be named
29 - don't copy module references to subchain (patch by Alex Metelka)
30 - override variables on the command line with "--def"
31 - auto-load modules only when their parameters are used
33 * targets MIRROR, NETMAP, NFQUEUE, NOTRACK, QUEUE
38 * warn against using iptables 1.2 with import-ferm
39 * extended the transition section in the manpage
40 - support netfilter modules: account
41 - bugfix: don't clear variable value when used as parameter in
42 multiport/destination-ports (reported by Bill Goudie)
46 - bugfix: reset domains after all rules were parsed and don't forget to
47 reset a table; this bug only affects users who run ferm on a remote
49 - reset policy on all guessed built-in chains if no authoritative
50 information about built-in chains is available
51 - support netfilter modules: condition, fuzzy, hbh, hl, ipv6header, rt,
53 - extended module support
54 * ah now supports the IPv6 options
55 - added missing documentation
57 * match modules: dst, eui64, frag
58 - disabled array after ttl-lt, ttl-gt
59 - allow "length", "physdev", "tos" negation
60 - translate sports, dports to source-ports, destination-ports in import-ferm
61 - added the "--remote" option
65 - import-ferm runs iptables-save if no input file is provided
68 v1.2beta2 - 9 Sep 2006
70 - added --shell which generates a shell script
71 - don't check available netfilter modules
72 - read iptables-save in initialize_netfilter()
73 - option --location is deprecated, ferm now calls /sbin/iptables
74 - whitespace fix in import-ferm
75 - allow late chain/table specification again
76 - set a second alarm in the confirmation dialog
77 - enable rollback feature even in non-interactive mode
80 v1.2beta1 - 28 Aug 2006
82 - removed support for ipfwadm and ipchains
83 - get a list of netfilter table names from /proc/net/ip_tables_names
84 - error messages go to STDERR
85 - full support for the match extensions: recent, comment, conntrack,
86 addrtype, ah, owner, time, dscp, ecn, helper, iprange, iplimit, length,
87 multiport, physdev, policy, realm, tcpmss, dst, frag
88 - full support for the targets: BALANCE, CLASSIFY, CONNMARK, NETMAP, ROUTE,
89 SNAT, TARPIT, NFQUEUE, SAME, DSCP
90 - support the protocols: dccp, sctp
91 - implemented variables and functions with 'def'
92 * variables and functions are local to their containing block
93 - stricter syntax checks, e.g.:
94 * some built-in targets must be uppercase
95 * only one target is allowed
96 * target parameters are only recognized after the target name, protocol
97 parameters only after the protocol match etc.
98 * referenced variables must exist
99 * list item negation is not possible
100 * only ACCEPT and DROP are allowed as policy
101 * tables and chains must be specified first
103 * using a policy as default target for a rule
104 * target MASQ, use MASQUERADE instead
105 * lower-case built-in chain names and targets
106 * lists must be specified with parantheses and no commas (old syntax
107 is deprecated, but still supported)
108 * variables declared with 'set' and referenced with '%NAME'
109 * many shortcuts like 'mac' and 'tosrc'
110 * shortcuts without the dash like 'tcpflags' ('tcp-flags')
111 * "option iptables"; only iptables is supported
114 * policy within a rule declaration
115 - fixed the double-module bug
116 - show filename and line number in error message
117 - implemented the 'include' command
118 - more shortcuts for command line options
119 - better set-tos parameter parser
120 - reimplemented backticks
121 - reimplemented tokenizer and parser
122 - escape shell parameters
123 - warn about unused custom chains
125 - options --clearall, --createchains are implied and deprecated
126 - options --debug and --verbose are deprecated
127 - reset all policies to ACCEPT
128 - variables expansion happens within double quotes
129 - implemented automatic variables: $TABLE, $CHAIN
130 - IPv6/ip6tables support
132 - print line number when iptables reports an error
133 - write error messages to STDERR
134 - replaced the old samples with new ones
135 - check which match and target modules are available
136 - generate output iptables-save format when --fast is specified
137 - semi-automatic sub chains with the 'subchain' keyword
138 - support tcp-flags negation
139 - added interactive mode
143 - Removed 'mark' as possible target due to nameclash
144 - Fixed typo in tos values with missing space
145 - Added support for shell escapes
146 - Updated manual page
147 - Fixed bug with ! before variable lists
148 - Added support for multiple variables inside a value
149 - Changed variable character from '$' to '%' to allow system variables
150 - Split up the pod stuff from the ferm source
151 - Fixed word splitter to more a serious approach
152 - Removed internal proxy variable, replaced with 'to' and 'toports' for clearity
153 - Removed the 'relaxed' option, for it wasn't used at it's potential (once)
154 - Added location option for the meek
155 - Have ferm prescan input to look for the kernel program and location
156 - Modified $(DOCDIR) to /usr/share/doc/ferm
157 - Added debug (--debug or -d) parameter for even more output
158 - Added --length,ttl, ttl[set|inc|dec] and ttl-[eq|lt|gt],
159 --[every|counter|start|packet], --average, --pkt-type, --string
160 --time[start|stop] and --days, ip-limit-[above|mask]
161 --psd-[weight-threshold|delay-threshold|[lo|hi]-ports-weight]
162 --to-[source|ports|destination], --set-ftos
163 - Added BALANCE, FTOS, SAME, TCPMSS targets and more
164 - Fixed bug on log/goto combination (missing space) -debian bugs
165 - Allow lists in set statements -debian bugs
166 - Added several patches from misc sources (thanks everyone)
167 - Cleaned up order of builtin targets (now alphabetically ordered)
170 v1.0pl8 - 13 july 2001
171 - Fixed nonexistent parameter values for log-[ip|tcp]-...
172 - Made keyword pattern matching strict, better for finding typo's
173 - Added NOP action (for match-counting)
174 - Added option automodule for automaticly loading correct modules
175 - Fixed -m for mark in iptables mixo
176 - Fixed relaxed matching tos values, still relaxed now though
177 - Fixed mark missing as normal target
178 - Added variable support
179 - Updated manual page partly
182 v1.0pl7 - 21 may 2001
183 - Added support for multiple modules
186 v1.0pl6 - 19 may 2001
187 - Fixed wrongly flushing of chains
188 - Fixed bug which infected policies already set
189 - Updated manual to distinguish between 'log' and 'LOG'
190 - Fixed lower case mismatching targets due to faulty
191 substring expression matching
194 v1.0pl5 - 16 may 2001
195 - Fixed policy keyword bug
196 - Added consistency check for missing semicolons before
198 - Fixed flushall target for multiple tables
199 - Reworked policy system to allow multiple policy settings for
201 - Changed syntax to allow "--state A,B", adapted "--tcp-flags"
202 syntax to do exactly the same (see manual)
205 v1.0pl4 - 11 may 2001
206 - Fixed order of TOS targets/params for iptables
207 - Added correct flushing in combination with policy-setting only
208 - Stripped trailing spaces on rule
209 - Fixed a small grammar error in description
210 - Removed SNAT and DNAT as valid policy targets
211 - Added QUEUE, MARK, MIRROR and RETURN as valid (policy) targets
212 - Added PRE/POSTROUTING chains as valid for policy
213 - Added set-mark parameter, moved 'mark' in ipchains to 'setmark'
214 - Added MASQUERADE <port/range> syntax for iptables
218 - Fixed DENY rule appearing uncapitalized
222 - Added support for SNAT and DNAT targets
223 - Added support for the tcp-flags option
227 - Fixed redirection to host vs port in iptables section
228 - Fixed chain clearing in all tables
229 - Switched to Makefiles for install & uninstall script
233 - Fixed iptables addr/port combination errors (iptables lacks
234 ipchains shorthand method for this)
235 - Removed 'reverse' for iptables (misses capability)
236 - Added filter and nat cleaning for 'clearall' option
237 - Major update on chain-administration in iptables
240 v0.0.18 - 18 Apr 2001
241 - Fixed two minor bugs (typo/parm ordering)
242 - Added ttl-* options for iptables
243 - Fixed log-tcp-*, which don't want parameters
244 - Return of default kernel program, now checked for at first rule
245 generation moment. Default is ipchains (again)
246 - Added PRE- and POSTROUTING targets for iptables
249 v0.0.17 - 19 Feb 2001
250 - Added better literal string handling enclosed in quotes
251 - Added "module" parameter for iptables
252 - Added "LOG" target for iptables, the "log" option still works
253 the old way, so "proto tcp log ACCEPT;" works fine
254 - Fixed table parameter in clearing/policy/creation of chains
255 - Added a special iptables example
256 - Added support for "! syn" and "! fragment" syntax
257 - Fixed fragment parameter bug
260 v0.0.16 - 12 Feb 2001
261 - Fixed default ipchains option- removed the default kernel
263 - Fixed 5 iptables/ipchains copy-paste typo's
267 - Added possibility of "" parameters including spaces and special
268 characters, handy for 'log-prefix'
269 - Fixed minor 'rejectt' bug
270 - Added a realistic ferm config example
271 - Fixed iptables log error (Klaus Lichtenwalder)
274 v0.0.14 - 28 Jan 2001
275 - Fixed tos and set-tos parameter switches for iptables
276 - Added install script
277 - Updated manual page to reflect changes in 0.0.13
278 - Fixed flushing/clearing in iptables
281 v0.0.13 - 10 Jan 2001
282 - Improved iptables support: the following parameters:
283 * table, out-interface, tcp-option, mac-source, limit, limit-burst,
284 all owner-parameters, state, logging options, reject-with
285 - Changed 'tos' into 'settos' to allow 'tos' matching in iptables
286 - Implemented the ! operator, partly by John Auer
290 - Fixed an incredibly stupid bug created in 0.0.11
294 - Fixed a lot of silly bugs with the policy system (uc/lc, wrong
300 - Policy can now be specified as a single statement, like
301 "chain input policy ACCEPT;", allowing policies to be
302 shut down and opened in the process of loading
303 - Added the 'reverse' option
304 - Fixed fqdn specification (Yannick Le Briquer)
305 - Package contains man page in html
309 - REDIRECT option corrected, you can now specify the port number
310 that you are redirecting to (D. Bidwell)
311 - Added basic iptables support
312 - fixed typo error between 's' and 'd' for portspec
313 - Updated manual page
317 - initial release, features: