On 5/2/08, william fitzgerald <wfitzgerald_at_tssg.org> wrote:
> Dear Firewall Experts,
>
> Is there a firewall policy configuration management tool/appliance that can
> incorporate multiple firewall vendor rules management under one roof?
>
> What I mean is, are there tools that have a generic syntax/language or GUI
> frontend that can represent for example cisco and juniper netscreen
> syntax/policy rule sets?
>
> Example Trivial Scenario:
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> I have 2 firewalls back-to-back with a service running behind them both.
> Normally one would have to write a firewall rule for the cisco firewall
> using cisco syntax to permit that services port traffic and then write
> another equivalent rule on the juniper firewall.
>
> I would like to investigate the generic policy syntax/GUI tool set whereby
> one (business/firewall) generic rule can be written (permit access to
> service X) and it *magically* writes rules for multiple vendor firewalls
> installed on the network.
>
> Any pointers to existing technologies is greatly appreciated if any.
Closest thing I know of is this:
http://www.fwbuilder.org/
Kurt
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