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Subject: Re: ACL compiler [was: Network Automation: An Architects View]
From: Ted Kaczmarek <tedkaz @ optonline . net>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 21:00:21 -0400
To: DJ Gregor <dj @ gregor . com>
Cc: network-automation @ greatcircle . com
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On Tue, 2005-05-24 at 12:25 -0400, DJ Gregor wrote:
> In terms of ACL compilers, has anyone looked at Firewall Builder?  It  
> looks to have a general XML format that defines the policy (although at  
> a low-level, in terms of ports and devices), along with translators  
> from the XML format into implementation-specific configuration  
> statements.
> 
> 	http://www.fwbuilder.org/
> 
> I've also seen the same thing done in a commercial product where not  
> only the firewall configuration, but the entire device configuration  
> was specified in an XML language that was translated to operating  
> system-specific configurations (for multiple OSes, even).  The XML  
> configurations were per-device, not per-network, however.
> 
> 	
> 	- djg
> 
I would like it a lot more if it generated redhat style iptables
file :-)
It is a most popular tool used by lots of people I know.

Ted




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