Re: L7 packet inspection

Kenneth Salchow <[email protected]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:17:20 -0800
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Ok, that=92s the kind of detail that will help.  Although, it looks like =
two
discrete issues:

1.       Authentication of the data stream during play;

2.       Protecting AAA services (which I assume are fairly =
straight-forward
web-auth).

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The second one is more likely a perfect fit for traditional web =
application
firewalls=97because there are very common web-based formats and services =
most
likely being supported (defined fields with specific URLs) and easy =
things
like brute-force attack prevention.

=20

The first one, however, depends a lot on how your service communicates =
(as
Surya intimated).  What does a typical interaction look like and how =
would a
modified one look?  I=92ve never sniffed the traffic for a game like =
this=97so I
frankly have no idea what this looks like.  It sounds (looks) like you =
have
some client components which, while they probably talk over port 80 for
getting through firewalls, also probably aren=92t http?

=20

Of course=97I=92m still a little fuzzy from jet-lag and I could be being
completely obtuse; feel free to let me know. J

=20


KJ (Ken) Salchow, Jr. | Manager, Technical Marketing


D 651.423.1133

M 612.868.1258

P 206.272.5555

F 206.272.5555

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf =
Of S.
Stef=E1n Sigur=F0sson
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 4:53 AM
To: Load Balancing Mailing List
Subject: Re: [load balancing] L7 packet inspection

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We are running MMO you may have heard of www.eveonline.com, now our =
servers
are spending a allot of power investigating/authenticating traffic to =
make
sure users are not modifying their clients, trying sending inject their =
own
commands or trying to hack account.  We are looking into handing some of
that work over to the SLB or the network in front. Currently we are just
trying to see what options we have and we don=92t have any defined =
needs, we
may even reprogram some of our code to fit the L7 capabilities.   Only =
thing
I can say for sure is that any increase in latency is really bad for us.

=20

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf =
Of
Kenneth Salchow
Sent: 27. jan=FAar 2010 20:35
To: Load Balancing Mailing List
Subject: Re: [load balancing] L7 packet inspection

=20

Sorry for delayed response=97was having too much fun in Europe.  J

=20

Par usual, Ed, Tony and (increasingly) Surya have covered a lot of the =
bases
here=97what they didn=92t specifically call out, but intimated, is that =
you
really didn=92t specify *what* you want to do at L7.  That=92s a HUGE
determination in what you look for and who you but it from.  The =
products,
prices and capabilities range quite widely=97heck, even here at F5 we =
have
several different capabilities from the basic L7 capability in the ADC, =
to a
protocol enforcement product to a full-fledged application firewall.  =
Which
solution makes the most sense totally depends on what you want to do.

=20

Instead of just throwing out various products and vendors =
generically=97can
you narrow down your goals a little? =20

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Thanks,

=20


KJ (Ken) Salchow, Jr. | Manager, Technical Marketing


D 651.423.1133

M 612.868.1258

P 206.272.5555

F 206.272.5555

 <http://www.f5.com/> www.f5.com

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf =
Of S.
Stef=E1n Sigur=F0sson
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 5:28 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [load balancing] L7 packet inspection

=20

Hi, my company wants to start doing packet L7 inspection on all traffic
going through the load balancer.

=20

Now my concern (cost aside) is how will I get the best performance =
possible,
ever ms counts.

=20

We are currently  using an Ace module to do our SLB and it has the =
option of
L7 inspect but will that perform any better than putting a good L7 =
firewall
in front of the ACE.

=20

We are still just in the concept stage of this plan so any advice or =
good
idea would be greatly appreciated..

=20

S. Stefan=20


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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Ok, that&#8217;s the =
kind of
detail that will help.=A0 Although, it looks like two discrete =
issues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span =
style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Authentication of
the data stream during play;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 =
level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span =
style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Protecting =
AAA
services (which I assume are fairly straight-forward =
web-auth).<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>The second one is =
more likely a
perfect fit for traditional web application firewalls&#8212;because =
there are
very common web-based formats and services most likely being supported =
(defined
fields with specific URLs) and easy things like brute-force attack =
prevention.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>The first one, =
however, depends
a lot on how your service communicates (as Surya intimated).=A0 What =
does a typical
interaction look like and how would a modified one look?=A0 I&#8217;ve =
never
sniffed the traffic for a game like this&#8212;so I frankly have no idea =
what
this looks like.=A0 It sounds (looks) like you have some client =
components which,
while they probably talk over port 80 for getting through firewalls, =
also
probably aren&#8217;t http?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Of =
course&#8212;I&#8217;m still
a little fuzzy from jet-lag and I could be being completely obtuse; feel =
free
to let me know. </span><span =
style=3D'font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><span =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] <b>On Behalf Of </b>S. Stef=E1n =
Sigur=F0sson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 28, 2010 4:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Load Balancing Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [load balancing] L7 packet =
inspection<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>We are
running MMO you may have heard of <a =
href=3D"http://www.eveonline.com">www.eveonline.com</a>,
now our servers are spending a allot of power =
investigating/authenticating traffic
to make sure users are not modifying their clients, trying sending =
inject their
own commands or trying to hack account.&nbsp; We are looking into =
handing some
of that work over to the SLB or the network in front. Currently we are =
just
trying to see what options we have and we don&#8217;t have any defined =
needs,
we may even reprogram some of our code to fit the L7 capabilities.
&nbsp;&nbsp;Only thing I can say for sure is that any increase in =
latency is
really bad for us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span lang=3DIS =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span lang=3DIS =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span lang=3DIS =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span lang=3DIS =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><span =
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font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> [email protected] =
[mailto:[email protected]]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kenneth Salchow<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 27. jan=FAar 2010 20:35<br>
<b>To:</b> Load Balancing Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [load balancing] L7 packet =
inspection<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span =
lang=3DIS><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Sorry
for delayed response&#8212;was having too much fun in Europe.&nbsp; =
</span><span
style=3D'font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Par
usual, Ed, Tony and (increasingly) Surya have covered a lot of the bases
here&#8212;what they didn&#8217;t specifically call out, but intimated, =
is that
you really didn&#8217;t specify *<b>what</b>* you want to do at =
L7.&nbsp;
That&#8217;s a HUGE determination in what you look for and who you but =
it from.&nbsp;
The products, prices and capabilities range quite widely&#8212;heck, =
even here
at F5 we have several different capabilities from the basic L7 =
capability in
the ADC, to a protocol enforcement product to a full-fledged application
firewall.&nbsp; Which solution makes the most sense totally depends on =
what you
want to do.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Instead
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you
narrow down your goals a little?&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] <b>On Behalf Of </b>S. Stef=E1n =
Sigur=F0sson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 22, 2010 5:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> [email protected]<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [load balancing] L7 packet =
inspection<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'>Hi, my company wants to =
start
doing packet L7 inspection on all traffic going through the load =
balancer.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'>Now <span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>m</span>y
concern (cost aside) is how will I get the best performance possible, =
ever ms
counts.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'>We are currently =
&nbsp;using an
Ace module to do our SLB and it has the option of L7 inspect but will =
that
perform any better than putting a good L7 firewall in front of the =
ACE.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'>We are still just in =
the concept
stage of this plan so any advice or good idea would be greatly =
appreciated..<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><span =
lang=3DIS><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><span lang=3DIS>S. =
Stefan <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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