Configure AnyConnect VPN Client on Cisco IOS Router with ZBF

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Updated:April 7, 2010

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Introduction

Prerequisites

Requirements

Components Used

Conventions

Configure

Network Diagram

Configure Cisco IOS AnyConnect Server

Verify

Troubleshoot

Troubleshooting Commands

Related Information

Introduction

In Cisco IOS^®Software Release 12.4(20)T and later, a virtual interface SSLVPN-VIF0 was introduced for AnyConnect VPN client connections. But, this SSLVPN-VIF0 interface is an internal interface, which does not support user configurations. This created a problem with AnyConnect VPN and Zone Based Policy Firewall since with the firewall, traffic can only flow between two interfaces when both interfaces belong to security zones. Since the user cannot configure the SSLVPN-VIF0 interface to make it a zone member, VPN client traffic terminated on the Cisco IOS WebVPN gateway after decryption cannot be forwarded to any other interface belonging to a security zone. The symptom of this problem can be seen with this log message reported by the firewall:

*Mar 4 16:43:18.251: %FW-6-DROP_PKT: Dropping icmp
   session 192.168.1.12:0 192.168.10.1:0 due to One 
   of the interfaces not being cfged for zoning
   with ip ident 0

This issue was later addressed in newer software releases of Cisco IOS. With the new code, the user can assign a security zone to a virtual-template interface, which is referenced under the WebVPN context, in order to associate a security zone with the WebVPN context .

Prerequisites

Requirements

In order to take advantage of the new capability in Cisco IOS, you need to ensure the Cisco IOS WebVPN gateway device is running Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4(20)T3, Cisco IOS Software Release12.4(22)T2, or Cisco IOS Software Release12.4(24)T1 and later.

Components Used

The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions:

Cisco IOS 3845 series router running version 15.0(1)M1 Advanced Security feature set
Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN Client version for Windows 2.4.1012

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

Conventions

Refer to the Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.

Configure

In this section, you are presented with the information to configure the features described in this document.

Note: Use the Command Lookup Tool (registered customers only) to obtain more information on the commands used in this section.

Network Diagram

This document uses this network setup:

Configure Cisco IOS AnyConnect Server

Here are the high level configuration steps that need to be performed on the Cisco IOS AnyConnect server in order to make it interoperate with the Zone Based Policy Firewall. The resulting final configuration are included for two typical deployment scenarios later in this document.

Configure a Virtual Template interface and assign it in a security zone for traffic decrypted from the AnyConnect connection.
Add the previously configured Virtual Template to the WebVPN context for the AnyConnect configuration.
Complete the rest of the WebVPN and Zone Based Policy Firewall configuration.

There are two typical scenarios with AnyConnect and ZBF, and here are the final router configurations for each scenario.

Deployment Scenario 1

VPN traffic belongs to the same security zone as the inside network.

The AnyConnect traffic goes into the same security zone that the inside LAN interface belongs to post decryption.

Note: A self zone is also defined to only allow http/https traffic to the router itself for access restriction.

Router Configuration
Router#show run Building configuration... Current configuration : 5225 bytes ! ! Last configuration change at 16:25:30 UTC Thu Mar 4 2010 by cisco ! version 15.0 service timestamps debug datetime msec service timestamps log datetime msec no service password-encryption ! hostname Router ! boot-start-marker boot system flash: boot-end-marker ! aaa new-model ! aaa authentication login default local aaa authentication login webvpn local ! aaa session-id common ! ! ip cef ! ! ip inspect log drop-pkt no ip domain lookup ! ! parameter-map type inspect audit-map audit-trail on tcp idle-time 20 ! parameter-map type inspect global ! ! crypto pki trustpoint TP-self-signed-2692466680 enrollment selfsigned subject-name cn=IOS-Self-Signed-Certificate-2692466680 revocation-check none rsakeypair TP-self-signed-2692466680 ! ! crypto pki certificate chain TP-self-signed-2692466680 certificate self-signed 01 <actual certificate deleted here for brevity> quit ! ! username cisco password 0 cisco ! ! class-map type inspect match-any test match protocol tcp match protocol udp match protocol icmp class-map type inspect match-all router-access match access-group name router-access ! ! policy-map type inspect firewall-policy class type inspect test inspect audit-map class class-default drop policy-map type inspect out-to-self-policy class type inspect router-access inspect class class-default drop policy-map type inspect self-to-out-policy class type inspect test inspect class class-default drop ! zone security inside zone security outside zone-pair security in-out source inside destination outside service-policy type inspect firewall-policy zone-pair security out-self source outside destination self service-policy type inspect out-to-self-policy zone-pair security self-out source self destination outside service-policy type inspect self-to-out-policy ! ! interface Loopback0 ip address 172.16.1.1 255.255.255.255 ! interface GigabitEthernet0/0 ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0 ip nat inside ip virtual-reassembly zone-member security inside ! interface GigabitEthernet0/1 ip address 209.165.200.230 255.255.255.224 ip nat outside ip virtual-reassembly zone-member security outside ! interface Virtual-Template1 ip unnumbered Loopback0 zone-member security inside ! ! ip local pool test 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.100 ip forward-protocol nd ! ip http server ip http secure-server ip nat inside source list 1 interface GigabitEthernet0/1 overload ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 209.165.200.225 ! ip access-list extended router-access permit tcp any host 209.165.200.230 eq www permit tcp any host 209.165.200.230 eq 443 ! access-list 1 permit 192.168.10.0 0.0.0.255 ! control-plane ! ! ! line con 0 exec-timeout 0 0 logging synchronous line aux 0 modem InOut transport input all line vty 0 4 transport input all ! exception data-corruption buffer truncate scheduler allocate 20000 1000 ! webvpn gateway webvpn_gateway ip address 209.165.200.230 port 443 http-redirect port 80 ssl trustpoint TP-self-signed-2692466680 inservice ! webvpn install svc flash:/webvpn/svc.pkg sequence 1 ! webvpn context test secondary-color white title-color #669999 text-color black ssl authenticate verify all ! ! policy group policy_1 functions svc-enabled svc address-pool "test" svc keep-client-installed svc split include 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0 virtual-template 1 default-group-policy policy_1 aaa authentication list webvpn gateway webvpn_gateway inservice ! end

Router Configuration

Router#show run
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 5225 bytes
!
! Last configuration change at 16:25:30 UTC Thu Mar 4 2010 by cisco
!
version 15.0
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
no service password-encryption
!
hostname Router
!
boot-start-marker
boot system flash:
boot-end-marker
!
aaa new-model
!
aaa authentication login default local
aaa authentication login webvpn local
!
aaa session-id common
!
!
ip cef
!
!
ip inspect log drop-pkt
no ip domain lookup
!
!
parameter-map type inspect audit-map
 audit-trail on
 tcp idle-time 20
!
parameter-map type inspect global
!
!
crypto pki trustpoint TP-self-signed-2692466680
 enrollment selfsigned
 subject-name cn=IOS-Self-Signed-Certificate-2692466680
 revocation-check none
 rsakeypair TP-self-signed-2692466680
!
!
crypto pki certificate chain TP-self-signed-2692466680
 certificate self-signed 01
 <actual certificate deleted here for brevity>
        quit
!
!
username cisco password 0 cisco
!
!
class-map type inspect match-any test
 match protocol tcp
 match protocol udp
 match protocol icmp
class-map type inspect match-all router-access
 match access-group name router-access
!
!
policy-map type inspect firewall-policy
 class type inspect test
  inspect audit-map
 class class-default
  drop
policy-map type inspect out-to-self-policy
 class type inspect router-access
  inspect
 class class-default
  drop
policy-map type inspect self-to-out-policy
 class type inspect test
  inspect
 class class-default
  drop
!
zone security inside
zone security outside
zone-pair security in-out source inside destination outside
 service-policy type inspect firewall-policy
zone-pair security out-self source outside destination self
 service-policy type inspect out-to-self-policy
zone-pair security self-out source self destination outside
 service-policy type inspect self-to-out-policy
!
!
interface Loopback0
 ip address 172.16.1.1 255.255.255.255
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
 ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0
 ip nat inside
 ip virtual-reassembly
 zone-member security inside
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 ip address 209.165.200.230 255.255.255.224
 ip nat outside
 ip virtual-reassembly
 zone-member security outside
!
interface Virtual-Template1
 ip unnumbered Loopback0
 zone-member security inside
 !
!
ip local pool test 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.100
ip forward-protocol nd
!
ip http server
ip http secure-server
ip nat inside source list 1 interface GigabitEthernet0/1 overload
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 209.165.200.225
!
ip access-list extended router-access
 permit tcp any host 209.165.200.230 eq www
 permit tcp any host 209.165.200.230 eq 443
!
access-list 1 permit 192.168.10.0 0.0.0.255
!
control-plane
 !
!
!
line con 0
 exec-timeout 0 0
 logging synchronous
line aux 0
 modem InOut
 transport input all
line vty 0 4
transport input all
!
exception data-corruption buffer truncate
scheduler allocate 20000 1000
!
webvpn gateway webvpn_gateway
 ip address 209.165.200.230 port 443
 http-redirect port 80
 ssl trustpoint TP-self-signed-2692466680
 inservice
 !
webvpn install svc flash:/webvpn/svc.pkg sequence 1
 !
webvpn context test
 secondary-color white
 title-color #669999
 text-color black
 ssl authenticate verify all
 !
 !
 policy group policy_1
   functions svc-enabled
   svc address-pool "test"
   svc keep-client-installed
   svc split include 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0
   
 virtual-template 1
 default-group-policy policy_1
 aaa authentication list webvpn
 gateway webvpn_gateway
 inservice
!
end

Deployment Scenario 2

VPN traffic belongs to a different security zone from the inside network.

The AnyConnect traffic belongs to a separate VPN zone, and there is a security policy that controls what vpn traffic can flow into the inside zone. In this particular example, telnet and http traffic are allowed from the AnyConnect client to the inside LAN network.

Router Configuration
Router#show run Building configuration... Current configuration : 6029 bytes ! ! Last configuration change at 20:57:32 UTC Fri Mar 5 2010 by cisco ! version 15.0 service timestamps debug datetime msec service timestamps log datetime msec no service password-encryption ! hostname Router ! boot-start-marker boot system flash: boot-end-marker ! aaa new-model ! ! aaa authentication login default local aaa authentication login webvpn local ! ! aaa session-id common ! ip cef ! ! ip inspect log drop-pkt no ip domain lookup ! multilink bundle-name authenticated parameter-map type inspect global parameter-map type inspect audit-map audit-trail on tcp idle-time 20 ! ! crypto pki trustpoint TP-self-signed-2692466680 enrollment selfsigned subject-name cn=IOS-Self-Signed-Certificate-2692466680 revocation-check none rsakeypair TP-self-signed-2692466680 ! ! crypto pki certificate chain TP-self-signed-2692466680 certificate self-signed 01 <actual certificate deleted for brevity> quit ! ! license udi pid CISCO3845-MB sn FOC09483Y8J archive log config hidekeys username cisco password 0 cisco ! ! class-map type inspect match-any test match protocol tcp match protocol udp match protocol icmp class-map type inspect match-all router-access match access-group name router-access class-map type inspect match-any http-telnet-ftp match protocol http match protocol telnet match protocol ftp class-map type inspect match-all vpn-to-inside-cmap match class-map http-telnet-ftp match access-group name tunnel-traffic ! ! policy-map type inspect firewall-policy class type inspect test inspect audit-map class class-default drop policy-map type inspect out-to-self-policy class type inspect router-access inspect class class-default drop policy-map type inspect self-to-out-policy class type inspect test inspect class class-default pass policy-map type inspect vpn-to-in-policy class type inspect vpn-to-inside-cmap inspect class class-default drop ! zone security inside zone security outside zone security vpn zone-pair security in-out source inside destination outside service-policy type inspect firewall-policy zone-pair security out-self source outside destination self service-policy type inspect out-to-self-policy zone-pair security self-out source self destination outside service-policy type inspect self-to-out-policy zone-pair security in-vpn source inside destination vpn service-policy type inspect firewall-policy zone-pair security vpn-in source vpn destination inside service-policy type inspect vpn-to-in-policy ! ! interface Loopback0 ip address 172.16.1.1 255.255.255.255 ! ! interface GigabitEthernet0/0 ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0 ip nat inside ip virtual-reassembly zone-member security inside ! ! interface GigabitEthernet0/1 ip address 209.165.200.230 255.255.255.224 ip nat outside ip virtual-reassembly zone-member security outside ! ! interface Virtual-Template1 ip unnumbered Loopback0 zone-member security vpn ! ! ip local pool test 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.100 ip forward-protocol nd ! ! ip http server ip http secure-server ip nat inside source list 1 interface GigabitEthernet0/1 overload ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 209.165.200.225 ! ip access-list extended broadcast permit ip any host 255.255.255.255 ip access-list extended router-access permit tcp any host 209.165.200.230 eq www permit tcp any host 209.165.200.230 eq 443 ip access-list extended tunnel-traffic permit ip any 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 ! access-list 1 permit 192.168.10.0 0.0.0.255 ! ! control-plane ! ! ! line con 0 exec-timeout 0 0 logging synchronous line aux 0 modem InOut transport input all line vty 0 4 transport input all ! exception data-corruption buffer truncate scheduler allocate 20000 1000 ! webvpn gateway webvpn_gateway ip address 209.165.200.230 port 443 http-redirect port 80 ssl trustpoint TP-self-signed-2692466680 inservice ! webvpn install svc flash:/webvpn/svc.pkg sequence 1 ! webvpn context test secondary-color white title-color #669999 text-color black ssl authenticate verify all ! ! policy group policy_1 functions svc-enabled svc address-pool "test" svc keep-client-installed svc split include 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0 virtual-template 1 default-group-policy policy_1 aaa authentication list webvpn gateway webvpn_gateway inservice ! end

Router Configuration

Router#show run
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 6029 bytes
!
! Last configuration change at 20:57:32 UTC Fri Mar 5 2010 by cisco
!
version 15.0
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
no service password-encryption
!
hostname Router
!
boot-start-marker
boot system flash:
boot-end-marker
!
aaa new-model
!
!
aaa authentication login default local
aaa authentication login webvpn local
!
!
aaa session-id common
!
ip cef
!
!
ip inspect log drop-pkt
no ip domain lookup
!
multilink bundle-name authenticated

parameter-map type inspect global

parameter-map type inspect audit-map
 audit-trail on
 tcp idle-time 20
!
!
crypto pki trustpoint TP-self-signed-2692466680
 enrollment selfsigned
 subject-name cn=IOS-Self-Signed-Certificate-2692466680
 revocation-check none
 rsakeypair TP-self-signed-2692466680
!
!
crypto pki certificate chain TP-self-signed-2692466680
 certificate self-signed 01
 <actual certificate deleted for brevity>
        quit
!
!
license udi pid CISCO3845-MB sn FOC09483Y8J
archive
 log config
  hidekeys
username cisco password 0 cisco
!
!
class-map type inspect match-any test
 match protocol tcp
match protocol udp
 match protocol icmp
class-map type inspect match-all router-access
 match access-group name router-access
class-map type inspect match-any http-telnet-ftp
 match protocol http
 match protocol telnet
 match protocol ftp
class-map type inspect match-all vpn-to-inside-cmap
 match class-map http-telnet-ftp
 match access-group name tunnel-traffic
!
!
policy-map type inspect firewall-policy
 class type inspect test
  inspect audit-map
 class class-default
  drop
policy-map type inspect out-to-self-policy
 class type inspect router-access
  inspect
 class class-default
  drop
policy-map type inspect self-to-out-policy
 class type inspect test
  inspect
 class class-default
  pass
policy-map type inspect vpn-to-in-policy
 class type inspect vpn-to-inside-cmap
  inspect
 class class-default
  drop
!
zone security inside
zone security outside
zone security vpn
zone-pair security in-out source inside destination outside
 service-policy type inspect firewall-policy
zone-pair security out-self source outside destination self
 service-policy type inspect out-to-self-policy
zone-pair security self-out source self destination outside
 service-policy type inspect self-to-out-policy
zone-pair security in-vpn source inside destination vpn
 service-policy type inspect firewall-policy
zone-pair security vpn-in source vpn destination inside
 service-policy type inspect vpn-to-in-policy
!
!
interface Loopback0
 ip address 172.16.1.1 255.255.255.255
 !
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
 ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0
 ip nat inside
 ip virtual-reassembly
 zone-member security inside
 !
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 ip address 209.165.200.230 255.255.255.224
 ip nat outside
 ip virtual-reassembly
 zone-member security outside
 !
!
interface Virtual-Template1
 ip unnumbered Loopback0
 zone-member security vpn
 !
!
ip local pool test 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.100
ip forward-protocol nd
!
!
ip http server
ip http secure-server
ip nat inside source list 1 interface GigabitEthernet0/1 overload
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 209.165.200.225

!
ip access-list extended broadcast
 permit ip any host 255.255.255.255
ip access-list extended router-access
 permit tcp any host 209.165.200.230 eq www
 permit tcp any host 209.165.200.230 eq 443
ip access-list extended tunnel-traffic
 permit ip any 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255
!
access-list 1 permit 192.168.10.0 0.0.0.255
!
!
control-plane
 !
!
!
line con 0
 exec-timeout 0 0
 logging synchronous
line aux 0
 modem InOut
 transport input all
line vty 0 4
 transport input all
!
exception data-corruption buffer truncate
scheduler allocate 20000 1000
!
webvpn gateway webvpn_gateway
 ip address 209.165.200.230 port 443
 http-redirect port 80
 ssl trustpoint TP-self-signed-2692466680
 inservice
 !
webvpn install svc flash:/webvpn/svc.pkg sequence 1
 !
webvpn context test
 secondary-color white
 title-color #669999
 text-color black
 ssl authenticate verify all
 !
 !
 policy group policy_1
   functions svc-enabled
   svc address-pool "test"
   svc keep-client-installed
   svc split include 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0
   
 virtual-template 1
 default-group-policy policy_1
 aaa authentication list webvpn
 gateway webvpn_gateway
 inservice
!
end

Verify

Use this section to confirm that your configuration works properly.

The Output Interpreter Tool (registered customers only) (OIT) supports certain show commands. Use the OIT to view an analysis of show command output.

Several show commands are associated with WebVPN. You can execute these commands at the command-line interface (CLI) to show statistics and other information. Refer to Verifying WebVPN Configuration for more information about show commands. Refer to Zone-Based Policy Firewall Configuration guide for more information on commands used to verify the Zone Based Policy Firewall configuration.

Revision History

Revision	Publish Date	Comments
1.0	07-Apr-2010	Initial Release

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