netgate-xml-to-xlsx 0.9.2a1

Translate Netgate firewall rules to spreadsheet for review.

Netgate Firewall Converter

The netgate-xml-to-xlsx converts a standard Netgate firewall .xml configuration file to an .xlsx spreadsheet with multiple tabs.

• Supports Python 3.10+.
• This is an alpha version tested on a limited number of firewall files.
• The specific spreadsheet tabs implemented address our (ASI's) immediate firewall review needs.
• Tested only on Netgate firewall version 21.x files.

Installation

Recommend installing this in a virtual environment.

python -m pip install netgate-xml-to-xlsx

Once installed, the netgate-xml-to-xlsx command is available on your path.

Usage

• By default, output is sent to the current directory.
• Use the --output-dir parameter to set a specific output directory.
• The output filename is based on the hostname and domain elements of the XML system element.

# Display help
netgate-xml-to-xlsx --help

# Convert a Netgate firewall configuration file.
netgate-xml-to-xlsx firewall-config.xml

Notes

Using flakeheaven

The large collection of flakeheaven plugins is a bit overboard while I continue to find the best mixture of plugins that work best for my projects.