Automated Firewall Policy Management for Internal Network Security

Unified Management of Multi-Brand Heterogeneous Firewalls

• Centralized management of firewalls across multiple brands and models
• Enforce consistent configuration standards across all devices to enhance security posture
• Simplify deployment workflows and eliminate redundant manual operations
• Standardize processes to reduce configuration discrepancies and human errors
• Accelerate issue identification and incident response times
• Lower operational costs by reducing manual labor and time investment

Automated Policy Provisioning

• Minimize manual intervention to speed up policy deployment cycles
• Automatically select appropriate firewall devices to avoid omissions or misconfigurations
• Dynamically adapt to network changes and evolving security requirements
• Reduce over-provisioning to optimize resource utilization
• Centralized oversight streamlines troubleshooting and root cause analysis

One-Click Malicious IP Blocking

• Rapidly block threatening IP addresses to mitigate security risks immediately
• Eliminate complex manual steps to boost operational efficiency
• Automated execution reduces the potential for human error
• Maintain comprehensive audit trails for post-incident analysis and compliance reviews
• Ensure timely threat containment to prevent damage escalation

Hit Rate Analysis

• Identify and remove unused policies to improve rule matching performance
• Validate policy effectiveness and adjust underutilized rules
• Streamline rule sets to reduce device load and performance overhead
• Create a leaner policy framework that is easier to maintain and update
• Gain insights into network traffic patterns to inform policy adjustments
• Ensure all active policies meet compliance requirements and are fully enforced

Policy Optimization

• Refine policies to reduce attack surface and potential vulnerabilities
• Reduce rule count to simplify management and auditing processes
• Accelerate policy matching and processing speeds through rule simplification
• Eliminate ambiguous rules to prevent policy conflicts
• Remove redundant configurations to lower the risk of misconfiguration
• Establish a clear, transparent policy set for easier monitoring and maintenance
• Reduce device resource consumption to extend hardware lifespan
• Minimize false positives for legitimate traffic by using granular policies

Policy Convergence

• Eliminate redundant and overly broad policies to reduce security risks
• Consolidate and optimize rules for intuitive maintenance and updates
• Simplify policy structure to minimize configuration errors
• Implement granular, specific policies to enable precise traffic analysis
• Ensure alignment with industry compliance standards and audit requirements

Policy Compliance Checks

• Verify that policies adhere to idnustry security standards and best practices
• Meet regulatory mandates to reduce legal risks and potential fines
• Demonstrate robust security governance to clients and partners
• Standardize policy management to improve maintenance efficiency
• Detect and remediate potential policy configuration issues proactively
• Continuously refine security strategies through regular compliance audits

Automatic Installation Guide (CentOS 7.9 Only)

Note: This installation guide is exclusively for fresh CentOS 7.9 systems with no pre-existing applications. Refer to official documentation for other operating systems.

Online Installation of Firewall Policy Manager

For servers or virtual machines with internet connectivity, execute the following command to complete automatic installation:

curl -O https://assets.example.com/firewall-policy-manager/install.sh && sh install.sh

• The system will automatically reboot upon installation completion
• After rebooting, wait approximately 5 minutes before accessing the system via browser at https://<Server-IP>

Offline Installation of Firewall Policy Manager

For air-gapped environments without internet access, download the offline installation package first:

https://assets.example.com/firewall-policy-manager/offline-pkg.tar.gz

Upload the package to the server, then navigate to the package directory and run:

tar -zxvf offline-pkg.tar.gz && cd offline-pkg && sh install.sh

• The system will automatically reboot upon installation completion
• After rebooting, wait approximately 5 minutes before accessing the system via browser at https://<Server-IP>

System Activation

After installing the Firewall Policy Manager, accessing the system will prompt an activation request.

1. Visit the activation portal at https://activation.example.com/community
2. Submit the required details; upon approval, the activation file will be sent to your registered email
3. Upload the activation file to the system and click "Activate" to complete the process

Activation Success

Once activated successfully, the system will redirect to the login page. Use the default credentials to access the system:

• Default Username: fwadmin
• Default Password: fwadmin1