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+#!/bin/bash
+# set -x
+
+
+function addCommon() {
+  ip6tables -P INPUT  DROP
+  ip6tables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
+
+  # allow loopback
+  ip6tables -A INPUT --in-interface lo -m comment --comment "$(date -R)" -j ACCEPT
+  ip6tables -A INPUT -p udp --source fe80::/10 --dst ff02::1 -j ACCEPT
+
+  # make sure NEW incoming tcp connections are SYN packets
+  ip6tables -A INPUT -p tcp ! --syn -m state --state NEW -j DROP
+  ip6tables -A INPUT -m conntrack --ctstate INVALID -j DROP
+
+  # do not touch established connections
+  ip6tables -A INPUT -m conntrack --ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
+
+  # ssh
+  local port=$(grep -m 1 -E "^Port\s+[[:digit:]]+$" /etc/ssh/sshd_config | awk '{ print $2 }')
+  local addr=$(grep -m 1 -E "^ListenAddress\s+.+$"  /etc/ssh/sshd_config | awk '{ print $2 }' | grep -F ':')
+  ip6tables -A INPUT -p tcp --dst ${addr:-"::/0"} --dport ${port:-22} -j ACCEPT
+
+  ## ratelimit ICMP echo
+  ip6tables -A INPUT -p ipv6-icmp --icmpv6-type echo-request -m limit --limit 6/s -j ACCEPT
+  ip6tables -A INPUT -p ipv6-icmp --icmpv6-type echo-request -j DROP
+  ip6tables -A INPUT -p ipv6-icmp                            -j ACCEPT
+}
+
+
+function __fill_trustlist() {
+  (
+    echo "2a0c:dd40:1:b::42 2a0c:dd40:1:b::43 2a0c:dd40:1:b::44 2a0c:dd40:1:b::45 2a0c:dd40:1:b::46 2607:f018:600:8:be30:5bff:fef1:c6fa"
+    echo "2001:638:a000:4140::ffff:189 2001:678:558:1000::244 2001:67c:289c::9 2001:858:2:2:aabb:0:563b:1526 2607:8500:154::3 2610:1c0:0:5::131 2620:13:4000:6000::1000:118"
+
+    getent ahostsv6 snowflake-01.torproject.net. snowflake-02.torproject.net. | awk '{ print $1 }' | sort -u
+    if jq --help &>/dev/null; then
+      curl -s 'https://onionoo.torproject.org/summary?search=flag:authority' -o - | jq -cr '.relays[].a | select(length > 1) | .[1]' | tr -d '][' | sort -u
+    else
+      { echo " please install package jq to fetch the latest Tor authority ips" >&2 ; }
+    fi
+  ) | xargs -r -n 1 -P 20 ipset add -exist $trustlist
+}
+
+
+function __create_ipset() {
+  local name=$1
+  local seconds=$2
+
+  local cmd="ipset create -exist $name hash:ip family inet6 timeout $(( seconds )) maxelem $(( 2**20 ))"
+  if ! $cmd 2>/dev/null; then
+    content=$(ipset list -s $name | sed -e '1,8d')
+    if ! ipset destroy $name; then
+      { echo " ipset does not work, cannot continue" >&2 ; }
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    $cmd
+    { echo $content | xargs -r -n 3 -P 20 ipset add -exist $name ; } &
+  fi
+}
+
+
+function addTor() {
+  local trustlist="tor-trust6"
+  local hashlimit="-m hashlimit --hashlimit-mode srcip,dstport --hashlimit-srcmask 128 --hashlimit-htable-size $(( 2**20 )) --hashlimit-htable-max $(( 2**20 ))"
+
+  ipset create -exist $trustlist hash:ip family inet6
+  __fill_trustlist &
+
+  for relay in $*
+  do
+    read -r orip orport <<< $(sed -e 's,]:, ,' <<< $relay | tr '[' ' ')
+    if [[ $orip = "::" ]]; then
+      orip+="/0"
+      { echo " please consider to set CONFIGURED_RELAYS6" >&2 ; }
+    fi
+
+    local synpacket="ip6tables -A INPUT -p tcp --dst $orip --dport $orport --syn"
+    local ddoslist="tor-ddos6-$orport"
+    __create_ipset $ddoslist "24*60*60"
+
+    # rule 1
+    $synpacket -m set --match-set $trustlist src -j ACCEPT
+
+    # rule 2
+    $synpacket $hashlimit --hashlimit-htable-expire $(( 60*1000 )) --hashlimit-name tor-ddos-$orport --hashlimit-above 6/minute --hashlimit-burst 5 -j SET --add-set $ddoslist src --exist
+    $synpacket -m set --match-set $ddoslist src -j DROP
+
+    # rule 3
+    $synpacket $hashlimit --hashlimit-htable-expire $(( 120*1000 )) --hashlimit-name tor-rate-$orport --hashlimit-above 1/hour --hashlimit-burst 1 -j DROP
+
+    # rule 4
+    $synpacket -m connlimit --connlimit-mask 128 --connlimit-above 3 -j DROP
+
+    # rule 5
+    $synpacket -j ACCEPT
+  done
+}
+
+
+function addLocalServices() {
+  local addr
+  local port
+
+  for service in ${ADD_LOCAL_SERVICES6:-}
+  do
+    read -r addr port <<< $(sed -e 's,]:, ,' <<< $service | tr '[' ' ')
+    if [[ $addr = "::" ]]; then
+      addr+="/0"
+    fi
+    ip6tables -A INPUT -p tcp --dst $addr --dport $port -j ACCEPT
+  done
+}
+
+
+function addHetzner() {
+  local sysmon="hetzner-sysmon6"
+
+  ipset create -exist $sysmon hash:ip family inet6
+  {
+    (
+      getent ahostsv6 pool.sysmon.hetzner.com | awk '{ print $1 }' | sort -u
+      echo "2a01:4f8:0:a101::5:1 2a01:4f8:0:a101::6:1 2a01:4f8:0:a101::6:2 2a01:4f8:0:a101::6:3 2a01:4f8:0:a112::c:1"
+    ) | xargs -r -n 1 -P 20 ipset add -exist $sysmon
+  } &
+  ip6tables -A INPUT -m set --match-set $sysmon src -j ACCEPT
+}
+
+
+function clearAll() {
+  ip6tables -P INPUT  ACCEPT
+  ip6tables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
+
+  ip6tables -F
+  ip6tables -X
+  ip6tables -Z
+}
+
+
+function printFirewall()  {
+  date -R
+  echo
+  ip6tables -nv -L INPUT
+}
+
+
+function getConfiguredRelays6()  {
+  grep -h -e "^ORPort *" /etc/tor/torrc* | grep -v ' NoListen' |
+  grep -P "^ORPort\s+\[[0-9a-f]*:[0-9a-f:]*:[0-9a-f]*\]:\d+\s*" |
+  awk '{ print $2 }'
+}
+
+
+function bailOut()  {
+  trap - INT QUIT TERM EXIT
+
+  { echo "Something went wrong, stopping ..." >&2 ; }
+  clearAll
+  exit 1
+}
+
+
+#######################################################################
+set -eu
+export LANG=C.utf8
+export PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin/:/bin
+
+trap bailOut INT QUIT TERM EXIT
+case ${1:-} in
+  start)  clearAll
+          addCommon
+          addHetzner
+          addLocalServices
+          addTor ${CONFIGURED_RELAYS6:-$(getConfiguredRelays6)}
+          ;;
+  stop)   clearAll
+          ipset list -t | grep -P "^Name: tor-(conn|ddos)6-\d+$" | cut -f2 -d' ' | xargs -r -n 1 ipset flush 2>/dev/null
+          ;;
+  *)      printFirewall
+          ;;
+esac
+trap - INT QUIT TERM EXIT