Those are the current best methods.  I've been looking at using Linux's 
conntracker and then having the ability for OVS to match the connection state.  
I have a prototype working, but it's too early to know whether it's a viable 
approach (both from a technical and upstream-able perspective).  If it works 
out, I think it will provide a good combination of speed and correctness.  We 
should know more about its viability in the next few weeks.

--Justin


On Dec 16, 2013, at 8:33 AM, Amir Sadoughi <[email protected]> wrote:

> How many different ways are there to create firewalls with OVS? So far, I 
> know of:
> 
> 1. reflexive learn actions
> 
> 2. stateless ACLs with tcp_flags=ack
> 
> Are there are any other (better?) ways I am missing? My motivation being 
> creating Open vSwitch-based security groups in OpenStack Neutron 
> <https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/ovs-firewall-driver>.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Amir Sadoughi
> 
> 
> 
> 
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