Palo Alto Firewall Security Analysis

Palo Alto Firewall
Configuration Audit Tool

The offline firewall audit tool that identifies hidden risks, validates security policy, and generates professional audit reports β€” all without touching the live firewall.

Run a complete Palo Alto firewall configuration audit in minutes.

Built by a Palo Alto-accredited engineer with 30+ years in enterprise networking.

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Why Security Teams Choose Rampart

Rampart performs deep Palo Alto security policy analysis to uncover security gaps, exposure paths, and compliance failures that traditional PAN-OS config reviews often miss.

Built Specifically for Palo Alto

Most firewall auditing platforms attempt to support dozens of vendors. Rampart focuses exclusively on Palo Alto Networks, enabling deeper and more accurate analysis.

Understands App-ID behaviour, zone-based policy logic, SSL/TLS decryption policies, application-default ports, and Palo Alto best-practice policy structure.

Simulate Traffic Without Touching the Firewall

Test how the firewall would process real traffic scenarios β€” source/destination IP, zones, applications, ports, and protocols. See exactly which rule would match.

Perfect for validating segmentation, troubleshooting rule behaviour, and reviewing proposed changes safely.

Reveal Your True Attack Surface

Complex rulebases make it difficult to understand what traffic is actually allowed. Rampart generates a Zone Exposure Matrix showing every permitted inter-zone path.

Quickly identify unintended internet exposure, excessive internal access, weak segmentation boundaries, and lateral movement opportunities.

Detect Data Exfiltration & Encryption Blind Spots

Many firewall audits focus only on inbound threats. Rampart also analyses outbound traffic risk and identifies traffic bypassing SSL/TLS decryption.

Unrestricted outbound internet access, DNS-based exfiltration vectors, common C2 ports, and decryption policy gaps β€” real attack paths, not just configuration mistakes.

Measure Security with the Rampart Score

A composite security score based on configuration risk, segmentation strength, and Palo Alto best practices β€” graded A through F for clear executive communication.

Track improvements over time, demonstrate remediation progress, and communicate risk to management with a single, defensible metric.

Multi-Framework Compliance

Score your configuration against eight regulatory frameworks in a single pass β€” with per-control pass/fail detail and remediation guidance. When auditors ask for evidence, Rampart's compliance reports are the answer.

PCI-DSS Requirement 1 (firewall configuration), ISO 27001 A.13 (network security), NIST 800-41, ASD Essential Eight, HIPAA, CIS Benchmarks, SOX, GDPR, and APRA CPS 234.

Works With Every Palo Alto Deployment

Whether your firewalls are managed on-premise or in the cloud, Rampart delivers the same deep security analysis.

Standalone Firewalls

Import XML configs, device state bundles, or tech support files. Tech support files unlock deeper analysis β€” rule hit counts, SSL certificate chain validation, licence inventory, and platform health.

Panorama-Managed

Full support for device groups, pre/post rulebases, and shared objects across managed firewalls.

Strata Cloud Manager

Connect directly via API to audit cloud-managed configurations without manual exports. Professional+

Maintain consistent security auditing and reporting regardless of how your firewalls are managed — including hybrid environments during migration.

Built for Security Teams and Consultants

Internal Security Teams

  • Continuous visibility into firewall rule effectiveness
  • Validate policy changes before deployment
  • Evidence-based reporting for compliance audits
  • Track security posture over time with baseline comparisons

Security Consultants & MSSPs

  • Multi-client and multi-project audit management
  • Track remediation progress across engagements
  • White-label reports with branded audit deliverables

How Rampart Works

Rampart audit flow: Import firewall configuration, automatic security analysis, review findings and export reports

What Rampart Detects

From firewall rule cleanup to compliance violations, Rampart identifies both obvious and hidden risks that many tools and manual reviews miss.

Policy & Rule Risks

  • Rules that allow any source to any destination
  • Fully and partially shadowed rules, including application-level conflicts
  • Stale or expired rules allowing unintended traffic

Security Exposure

  • Lateral movement risks between internal zones
  • Internet-facing rules without geographic restrictions
  • Segmentation weaknesses where zones communicate freely

Traffic & Data Risks

  • Unrestricted outbound traffic enabling data exfiltration
  • Traffic bypassing SSL/TLS decryption policies
  • Cleartext protocols across zone boundaries

Compliance Violations

  • NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, and CIS failures
  • Misconfigured logging and App-ID enforcement gaps
  • Palo Alto best-practice violations

See It In Action

Browse the full screenshot gallery to see Rampart's analysis capabilities.

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Simple, Transparent Pricing

Flexible licensing for organisations and consultants

Use the region selector at the top of the page to switch between USD and AUD pricing.

Get Started

Trial

All features enabled for 30 days

Free

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Single Firewall

Basic

For firewall administrators
 

US $2,495

per year

Recommended

Professional

For security teams performing regular audits

US $4,995

per year

For Consultants

Consultant

Multi-client audit management

US $8,995

per year

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Start Your Firewall Security Audit Today

Firewall policies grow complex over time, making it difficult to understand the true security posture of the network.

Download the trial and analyse your firewall configuration in minutes.