How to whitelist Google IP address ranges in firewall using iptables

How to whitelist Google IP address ranges in firewall using iptables

As an administrator, when you need to obtain a range of IP addresses for Google APIs and services’ default domains, you can refer to the following sources of information.

• The complete list  of IP ranges that it announces to the internet. Learn more
• A list of Google Cloud customer-usable global and regional external IP address ranges. Learn more

The default domains’ IP address ranges for Google APIs and services fit within the list of ranges between these 2 sources. (Subtract the usable ranges from the complete list.)

Once you get the IP address ranges, use the “`xargs“` command to update iptables.

google-ips-whitelist.sh

echo "8.8.4.0/24
8.8.8.0/24
8.34.208.0/20
8.35.192.0/20
23.236.48.0/20
23.251.128.0/19
34.64.0.0/10
34.128.0.0/10
35.184.0.0/13
35.192.0.0/14
35.196.0.0/15
35.198.0.0/16
35.199.0.0/17
35.199.128.0/18
35.200.0.0/13
35.208.0.0/12
35.224.0.0/12
35.240.0.0/13
64.15.112.0/20
64.233.160.0/19
66.102.0.0/20
66.249.64.0/19
70.32.128.0/19
72.14.192.0/18
74.114.24.0/21
74.125.0.0/16
104.154.0.0/15
104.196.0.0/14
104.237.160.0/19
107.167.160.0/19
107.178.192.0/18
108.59.80.0/20
108.170.192.0/18
108.177.0.0/17
130.211.0.0/16
136.112.0.0/12
142.250.0.0/15
146.148.0.0/17
162.216.148.0/22
162.222.176.0/21
172.110.32.0/21
172.217.0.0/16
172.253.0.0/16
173.194.0.0/16
173.255.112.0/20
192.158.28.0/22
192.178.0.0/15
193.186.4.0/24
199.36.154.0/23
199.36.156.0/24
199.192.112.0/22
199.223.232.0/21
207.223.160.0/20
208.65.152.0/22
208.68.108.0/22
208.81.188.0/22
208.117.224.0/19
209.85.128.0/17
216.58.192.0/19
216.73.80.0/20
216.239.32.0/19" | xargs -I% iptables -I INPUT -p tcp -s % -j ACCEPT