Method and apparatus for reconfiguring and managing firewalls and security devices

摘要

A method for reconfiguring network security devices coupled to a network directory services server, the network directory services server providing network directory services to the network security devices, includes the steps of storing configuration data for a first network security device at a pre-determined directory location, copying the configuration data from the predetermined directory location to a directory used by the first network security device using the network directory services in response to a first reconfigure request, and updating configuration of the first network security device according to the configuration data in the directory used by the first network security device.