This is a follow up to a previous question where I asked whether my iptables config is correct.

CentOS 5.3 system.

Intended result: block everything except ping, ssh, Apache, and SSL.

Based on xenoterracide's advice and the other responses to the question (thanks guys), I created this script:

# Establish a clean slate
iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT
iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT
iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
iptables -F # Flush all rules
iptables -X # Delete all chains

# Disable routing. Drop packets if they reach the end of the chain.
iptables -P FORWARD DROP

# Drop all packets with a bad state
iptables -A INPUT -m state --state INVALID -j DROP
# Accept any packets that have something to do with ones we've sent on outbound
iptables -A INPUT -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
# Accept any packets coming or going on localhost (this can be very important)
iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
# Accept ICMP
iptables -A INPUT -p icmp -j ACCEPT

# Allow ssh
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
# Allow httpd
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
# Allow SSL
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT

# Block all other traffic 
iptables -A INPUT -j DROP

Now when I list the rules I get...

# iptables -L -v
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination         
    0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     anywhere             anywhere            state INVALID 
    9   612 ACCEPT     all  --  any    any     anywhere             anywhere            state RELATED,ESTABLISHED 
    0     0 ACCEPT     all  --  lo     any     anywhere             anywhere            
    0     0 ACCEPT     icmp --  any    any     anywhere             anywhere            
    0     0 ACCEPT     tcp  --  any    any     anywhere             anywhere            tcp dpt:ssh 
    0     0 ACCEPT     tcp  --  any    any     anywhere             anywhere            tcp dpt:http 
    0     0 ACCEPT     tcp  --  any    any     anywhere             anywhere            tcp dpt:https 
    0     0 DROP       all  --  any    any     anywhere             anywhere            

Chain FORWARD (policy DROP 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination         

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 5 packets, 644 bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination

I ran it and I can still log in, so that's good. Anyone notice anything major out of wack?