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    • JaredBusch
      JaredBusch @Dashrender last edited by

      @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

      the browser vendors were saying - as long as the provided DNS provider used DNS over TLS or HTTPS then the browser would respect the system's IP settings.

      And since when has your stands router or Windows Server had DNS over TLS?

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      • dave247
        dave247 last edited by

        For basic site filter, would you consider OpenDNS? Then, like Jared said, discipline the employees.

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        • gjacobse
          gjacobse @dave247 last edited by

          @dave247 said in New customer - greenfield setup:

          discipline the employees

          Discipline of employees will only get you so far. You can have all the greatest intitions and an employee follows your policies - until - that one employee that becomes disgruntled and starts to poison another. Or in some cases - they try to actually do the job duties only to find that they cannot due to some over reaching policy and starts to find ways around the policy and security.

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          • Dashrender
            Dashrender @JaredBusch last edited by

            @jaredbusch said in New customer - greenfield setup:

            @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

            the browser vendors were saying - as long as the provided DNS provider used DNS over TLS or HTTPS then the browser would respect the system's IP settings.

            And since when has your stands router or Windows Server had DNS over TLS?

            Good question:

            Someone created a solution for Edgerouters two years ago
            https://community.ui.com/questions/DNS-over-TLS-solution-for-EdgeMax-v2/aa0c5c80-1aae-4838-8b31-4dd7028b1219

            The windows client (10/11) saw it added to beta in 2020:
            https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-adds-initial-support-for-dns-over-https-doh-in-windows-insiders/
            And full production:
            https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/networking-blog/making-doh-discoverable-introducing-ddr/ba-p/2887289

            Can't find anything about Windows Server DNS being updated as DOH resolver.
            and no mention of DNS over TLS for Windows yet.

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            • notverypunny
              notverypunny last edited by

              For the filtering piece, I don't know that anything relying on DNS filtering alone would be adequate in a business environment. I'd come back to your firewall option from Sophos or an equivalent FortiNet product (just because that's what I'm used to) with a web-filtering subscription. That way even if you've got devices that are getting around your DNS (especially mobile devices) to look up the undesirable sites and services, the FW would still block traffic to and from the destination based on it's web-filtering. This should be possible without any MiTM type inspection as well.

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              • Pete.S
                Pete.S @Dashrender last edited by Pete.S

                @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                @jaredbusch said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                Should they go DNS filtering or NGFW with filtering subscription?

                2 years ago, I would have said DNS filtering. But now browsers are starting to go around DNS with built in DNS over TLS and such.

                I know several DNS providers were starting to provide DNS over TLS, and that several of the browser vendors were saying - as long as the provided DNS provider used DNS over TLS or HTTPS then the browser would respect the system's IP settings.

                Have you found that to be not true? - then again, how would you know other than the traffic going to known browser based DNS over TLS IPs.

                That's just the thing. You need to block that crap.

                • Block DNS over TLS in the firewall (port 853 outgoing).
                • Block DNS over HTTPS in the firewall (port 443 outgoing to IPs of all known DNS providers like 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8 etc).
                • Block DNS in the firewall (port 53 outgoing)
                • Set up your DNS filtering and set the firewall to provide that DNS to everything on the LAN.

                My general rule is to block everything outgoing except 80 (for redirect purposes) and 443. Then open up as needed.

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                • Dashrender
                  Dashrender @notverypunny last edited by

                  @notverypunny said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                  For the filtering piece, I don't know that anything relying on DNS filtering alone would be adequate in a business environment. I'd come back to your firewall option from Sophos or an equivalent FortiNet product (just because that's what I'm used to) with a web-filtering subscription. That way even if you've got devices that are getting around your DNS (especially mobile devices) to look up the undesirable sites and services, the FW would still block traffic to and from the destination based on it's web-filtering. This should be possible without any MiTM type inspection as well.

                  Yeah - this is where I'm leaning. I care less about the virus filtering on the guest network - where all the phones and guest devices should be.

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                  • gjacobse
                    gjacobse last edited by

                    Not knowing all of the aspects you will run into, something we have here - and is a pain point sometimes is the WI-Fi and vLans.

                    We have iPads for certain tasks,.. we have a few RING cameras as well, In some cases - they only need to go to the internet - so they are routed as such.

                    The iPads are used as interruptor stations - so only need to hit that web site (iPads are MDM'ed), and the Ring camea only needs access to RING.

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                    • notverypunny
                      notverypunny @Dashrender last edited by

                      @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                      @notverypunny said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                      For the filtering piece, I don't know that anything relying on DNS filtering alone would be adequate in a business environment. I'd come back to your firewall option from Sophos or an equivalent FortiNet product (just because that's what I'm used to) with a web-filtering subscription. That way even if you've got devices that are getting around your DNS (especially mobile devices) to look up the undesirable sites and services, the FW would still block traffic to and from the destination based on it's web-filtering. This should be possible without any MiTM type inspection as well.

                      Yeah - this is where I'm leaning. I care less about the virus filtering on the guest network - where all the phones and guest devices should be.

                      Depending on how petty and litigious the guest network users might be, that could be a dangerous stance with regards to the guest network.

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                      • Dashrender
                        Dashrender @notverypunny last edited by

                        @notverypunny said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                        @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                        @notverypunny said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                        For the filtering piece, I don't know that anything relying on DNS filtering alone would be adequate in a business environment. I'd come back to your firewall option from Sophos or an equivalent FortiNet product (just because that's what I'm used to) with a web-filtering subscription. That way even if you've got devices that are getting around your DNS (especially mobile devices) to look up the undesirable sites and services, the FW would still block traffic to and from the destination based on it's web-filtering. This should be possible without any MiTM type inspection as well.

                        Yeah - this is where I'm leaning. I care less about the virus filtering on the guest network - where all the phones and guest devices should be.

                        Depending on how petty and litigious the guest network users might be, that could be a dangerous stance with regards to the guest network.

                        I personally do refuse to use any guest WiFi that requires the installation of a third party cert to use. That said - I can only recall this happening one time.

                        I'm not against DNS filtering - all the things Pete.S mentioned, but SSL inspection on guest - nope, not interested... Hell I'd be more worried about being sue for breach of privacy.

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                        • Dashrender
                          Dashrender @gjacobse last edited by

                          @gjacobse said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                          Not knowing all of the aspects you will run into, something we have here - and is a pain point sometimes is the WI-Fi and vLans.

                          We have iPads for certain tasks,.. we have a few RING cameras as well, In some cases - they only need to go to the internet - so they are routed as such.

                          The iPads are used as interruptor stations - so only need to hit that web site (iPads are MDM'ed), and the Ring camea only needs access to RING.

                          These are my thoughts as well, it's one of the draw backs to Ubiquiti gear - limited to 4 VLANs on WiFi (at least used to be). For now, I think four will do me.
                          Production
                          IOT - internet only
                          Guest
                          medical equipment - future potential

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                          • gjacobse
                            gjacobse @Dashrender last edited by

                            @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                            @gjacobse said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                            Not knowing all of the aspects you will run into, something we have here - and is a pain point sometimes is the WI-Fi and vLans.

                            We have iPads for certain tasks,.. we have a few RING cameras as well, In some cases - they only need to go to the internet - so they are routed as such.

                            The iPads are used as interruptor stations - so only need to hit that web site (iPads are MDM'ed), and the Ring camea only needs access to RING.

                            These are my thoughts as well, it's one of the draw backs to Ubiquiti gear - limited to 4 VLANs on WiFi (at least used to be). For now, I think four will do me.
                            Production
                            IOT - internet only
                            Guest
                            medical equipment - future potential

                            lol - well as much as I don't like them - we use Cisco and Meraki... I think we have almost 30 vlans and a dozen SSIDs.. but some are getting added to retire others.

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                            • Dashrender
                              Dashrender @gjacobse last edited by

                              @gjacobse said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                              @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                              @gjacobse said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                              Not knowing all of the aspects you will run into, something we have here - and is a pain point sometimes is the WI-Fi and vLans.

                              We have iPads for certain tasks,.. we have a few RING cameras as well, In some cases - they only need to go to the internet - so they are routed as such.

                              The iPads are used as interruptor stations - so only need to hit that web site (iPads are MDM'ed), and the Ring camea only needs access to RING.

                              These are my thoughts as well, it's one of the draw backs to Ubiquiti gear - limited to 4 VLANs on WiFi (at least used to be). For now, I think four will do me.
                              Production
                              IOT - internet only
                              Guest
                              medical equipment - future potential

                              lol - well as much as I don't like them - we use Cisco and Meraki... I think we have almost 30 vlans and a dozen SSIDs.. but some are getting added to retire others.

                              I would never recommend those to a client. If they demand it, or it's already setup - that's different...

                              I'd rather look at aurba - though I've heard some positive things about TPLink.

                              The think for me now is the controller -

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                              • notverypunny
                                notverypunny @Dashrender last edited by

                                @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                @notverypunny said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                @notverypunny said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                For the filtering piece, I don't know that anything relying on DNS filtering alone would be adequate in a business environment. I'd come back to your firewall option from Sophos or an equivalent FortiNet product (just because that's what I'm used to) with a web-filtering subscription. That way even if you've got devices that are getting around your DNS (especially mobile devices) to look up the undesirable sites and services, the FW would still block traffic to and from the destination based on it's web-filtering. This should be possible without any MiTM type inspection as well.

                                Yeah - this is where I'm leaning. I care less about the virus filtering on the guest network - where all the phones and guest devices should be.

                                Depending on how petty and litigious the guest network users might be, that could be a dangerous stance with regards to the guest network.

                                I personally do refuse to use any guest WiFi that requires the installation of a third party cert to use. That said - I can only recall this happening one time.

                                I'm not against DNS filtering - all the things Pete.S mentioned, but SSL inspection on guest - nope, not interested... Hell I'd be more worried about being sue for breach of privacy.

                                Absolutely this too. A FW shouldn't have to do anything like MiTM for basic webfiltering, just block traffic out to undesirable sites. Your subscription service is keeping that list of sites up to date and accessible to you..... The SO's place of work wants to to dpi / MiTM on their guest wifi, so guess who's data plan got upgraded recently.

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                                • Dashrender
                                  Dashrender @notverypunny last edited by

                                  @notverypunny said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                  The SO's place of work wants to to dpi / MiTM on their guest wifi, so guess who's data plan got upgraded recently.

                                  Damn.. that sucks!

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                                  • notverypunny
                                    notverypunny @gjacobse last edited by

                                    @gjacobse said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                    @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                    @gjacobse said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                    Not knowing all of the aspects you will run into, something we have here - and is a pain point sometimes is the WI-Fi and vLans.

                                    We have iPads for certain tasks,.. we have a few RING cameras as well, In some cases - they only need to go to the internet - so they are routed as such.

                                    The iPads are used as interruptor stations - so only need to hit that web site (iPads are MDM'ed), and the Ring camea only needs access to RING.

                                    These are my thoughts as well, it's one of the draw backs to Ubiquiti gear - limited to 4 VLANs on WiFi (at least used to be). For now, I think four will do me.
                                    Production
                                    IOT - internet only
                                    Guest
                                    medical equipment - future potential

                                    lol - well as much as I don't like them - we use Cisco and Meraki... I think we have almost 30 vlans and a dozen SSIDs.. but some are getting added to retire others.

                                    knock wood beyond the price I can't say anything too bad about Meraki for wireless.... firewalls is another topic, but we've got their wireless deployed at 10 or so sites and it just works. The only thing I've had to do that's a bit outside the norm is script a nightly reboot of the antennas and it was setup strictly as a peace of mind thing as the gear is getting on in age.

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                                    • Dashrender
                                      Dashrender @notverypunny last edited by

                                      @notverypunny said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                      @gjacobse said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                      @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                      @gjacobse said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                      Not knowing all of the aspects you will run into, something we have here - and is a pain point sometimes is the WI-Fi and vLans.

                                      We have iPads for certain tasks,.. we have a few RING cameras as well, In some cases - they only need to go to the internet - so they are routed as such.

                                      The iPads are used as interruptor stations - so only need to hit that web site (iPads are MDM'ed), and the Ring camea only needs access to RING.

                                      These are my thoughts as well, it's one of the draw backs to Ubiquiti gear - limited to 4 VLANs on WiFi (at least used to be). For now, I think four will do me.
                                      Production
                                      IOT - internet only
                                      Guest
                                      medical equipment - future potential

                                      lol - well as much as I don't like them - we use Cisco and Meraki... I think we have almost 30 vlans and a dozen SSIDs.. but some are getting added to retire others.

                                      knock wood beyond the price I can't say anything too bad about Meraki for wireless.... firewalls is another topic, but we've got their wireless deployed at 10 or so sites and it just works. The only thing I've had to do that's a bit outside the norm is script a nightly reboot of the antennas and it was setup strictly as a peace of mind thing as the gear is getting on in age.

                                      Price is what completely kills it Meraki's viability. It's one of if not the most expensive stuff out there - and for what? - seriously - what?

                                      Also, if you don't pay their monthly/yearly fees - they just stop functioning.

                                      We had Cisco installed here in 2008, and replaced in 2017 with Unifi - there have been zero issues with the Unifi equipment since install.
                                      Sure APs die - and you just replace them - I've had one out of 18 die since 2018.

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                                      • scottalanmiller
                                        scottalanmiller @Dashrender last edited by

                                        @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                        I'm kinda stuck between - should they go with a NGFW or a EdgeRouter?
                                        Should they go DNS filtering or NGFW with filtering subscription?

                                        First, NGFW isn't really a thing. It's a marketing term for old products. EdgeRouter is an NGFW under some descriptions. Unifi USG always is. They just don't use that scam marketing term.

                                        You want to discuss features here, not marketing terms.

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                                        • scottalanmiller
                                          scottalanmiller @Dashrender last edited by

                                          @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                          They want web filtering to keep porn/guns/violence, etc at bay.

                                          I'd start by moving this from a hobby/emotional discussion to a business one. What "business value" are they looking for. The point here isn't to make them act like a business if they aren't one, but to use this process to define their real goal because the answer to your question is determined by that.

                                          Right now, maybe they did a bunch of research and business thoughts and know that they need some filtering. unlikely, but plausible. But they aren't relaying enough of that information to you (suggesting that there is none) so you don't know how to solve the problem because you are lacking the information necessary to do so that had to be used to make a business decision to do so in the first place.

                                          Also, if this WAS a business decision, how did they reach it without talking to their IT and getting the IT costs and options as part of the process? They can't, ergo we know it's an emotional response. But that's separate.

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                                          • scottalanmiller
                                            scottalanmiller @Dashrender last edited by

                                            @dashrender said in New customer - greenfield setup:

                                            Of course it's really only worthwhile where we can do SSL inspection (can this be down without installing certs on the clients to allow MiTM inspection?)

                                            Nope, that's physically impossible. These types of devices I see as reckless because they are often poorly maintained, often made by questionable vendors (Sophos is fine, but many others are less respectable) and provide a single point of total egress of your data with nearly all assumed protections removed.

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