Rule files, and bans for a clear sign of attack (closes #24)
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Every *.rules file in SWWAF_RULES_DIR not named with a leading dot is
read at start, and again 2 seconds after the directory's last change.
Each request is checked against the rules after the rate limits: log
notes a match, block refuses with 403, ban refuses and bans the netblock
for SWWAF_ATTACK_BAN_DURATION, made permanent by its next request or
attack. path, query and uri are matched as the request line sent them;
header:Host and header:Transfer-Encoding are refused. Bans gain a cause.
The image ships 00-default.rules.

Judgement call: a header sent twice is matched with its values joined
by ", ".
Judgement call: SWWAF_MAX_BAN_DURATION does not cap a ban for an attack.
Not in this unit: offences for rule matches, with the error burst.

Model: opus-5-5
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parent 74bdc6a449
commit 8378f4b52c
27 changed files with 2466 additions and 277 deletions
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@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
"sneak.berlin/go/smallwebwaf/internal/bans"
"sneak.berlin/go/smallwebwaf/internal/ratelimit"
"sneak.berlin/go/smallwebwaf/internal/requestlog"
"sneak.berlin/go/smallwebwaf/internal/rules"
)
// Metrics are smallwebwaf's metrics. They are safe for concurrent use.
@@ -30,7 +31,9 @@ type Metrics struct {
rateLimitHits *prometheus.CounterVec
sizeAndTimeLimitHits *prometheus.CounterVec
offences *prometheus.CounterVec
countries *countries
// ruleMatches are made by AddRules.
ruleMatches *prometheus.CounterVec
countries *countries
// GeoJSRequests are the requests to GeoJS, and GeoJSFailures those
// that failed. GeoJSUnanswered are the requests whose client counted
@@ -135,19 +138,22 @@ func New(topN int) *Metrics {
// AddBansAndClients adds the metrics read from the ledger and the table
// of clients as the metrics are asked for: the bans made since the start,
// the bans active and permanent at now, and the clients in the table.
// by cause, the bans active and permanent at now, and the clients in the
// table.
func (m *Metrics) AddBansAndClients(
ledger *bans.Ledger, limiter *ratelimit.Limiter, now func() time.Time,
) {
m.registry.MustRegister(
// Every ban smallwebwaf makes so far is for a broken limit.
prometheus.NewCounterFunc(prometheus.CounterOpts{
for _, cause := range []string{bans.CauseLimit, bans.CauseAttack} {
m.registry.MustRegister(prometheus.NewCounterFunc(prometheus.CounterOpts{
Name: "smallwebwaf_bans_made_total",
Help: "Bans made, by cause.",
ConstLabels: prometheus.Labels{"cause": "limit"},
ConstLabels: prometheus.Labels{"cause": cause},
}, func() float64 {
return float64(ledger.Made())
}),
return float64(ledger.Made(cause))
}))
}
m.registry.MustRegister(
prometheus.NewGaugeFunc(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
Name: "smallwebwaf_active_bans",
Help: "Bans active now, the permanent ones included.",
@@ -173,6 +179,24 @@ func (m *Metrics) AddBansAndClients(
)
}
// AddRules adds the metrics of the rule files: the requests that matched
// each rule, which RuleMatched counts, and the rules loaded from
// ruleFiles, read as the metrics are asked for. It is called once, before
// RuleMatched.
func (m *Metrics) AddRules(ruleFiles *rules.Files) {
m.ruleMatches = counterVec("smallwebwaf_rule_matches_total",
"Requests that matched a rule of the rule files, by its id and action.",
[]string{"rule_id", "action"})
m.registry.MustRegister(m.ruleMatches,
prometheus.NewGaugeFunc(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
Name: "smallwebwaf_rules_loaded",
Help: "Rules loaded from the rule files.",
}, func() float64 {
return float64(ruleFiles.Len())
}))
}
// ServeHTTP answers with the metrics in the Prometheus text format.
func (m *Metrics) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
m.handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
@@ -219,6 +243,12 @@ func (m *Metrics) RequestEnded(
}
}
// RuleMatched counts a request that matched the rule id, whose action is
// action.
func (m *Metrics) RuleMatched(id, action string) {
m.ruleMatches.WithLabelValues(id, action).Inc()
}
// StateFileWritten counts a write of the state file name, of size bytes,
// that ended with err.
func (m *Metrics) StateFileWritten(name string, size int, err error) {