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title: Install iptables-persistent Package
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# Install iptables-persistent Package
 
## Description{% #description %}

The `iptables-persistent` package can be installed with the following command:

```
$ apt-get install iptables-persistent
```

## Rationale{% #rationale %}

A method of configuring and maintaining firewall rules is necessary to configure a Host Based Firewall.

## Remediation{% #remediation %}

### Shell script{% #shell-script %}

The following script can be run on the host to remediate the issue.

```bash
#!/bin/bash

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}' 'iptables' 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^installed$'; then

var_network_filtering_service='nftables'



  if [ $var_network_filtering_service == iptables ]; then
    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=60 install -y "iptables-persistent"
  fi

else
    >&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
```

### Ansible playbook{% #ansible-playbook %}

The following playbook can be run with Ansible to remediate the issue.

```gdscript3
- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - package_iptables-persistent_installed
- name: XCCDF Value var_network_filtering_service # promote to variable
  set_fact:
    var_network_filtering_service: !!str nftables
  tags:
    - always

- name: Ensure iptables-persistent is installed
  ansible.builtin.package:
    name: iptables-persistent
    state: present
  when:
  - '"iptables" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - var_network_filtering_service == "iptables"
  tags:
  - enable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - package_iptables-persistent_installed
```