Holistic information source - Source of Truth
Automated data reconciliation can ensure data consistency even when networks are added or removed on a daily basis. This can be reliably achieved with the single source of truth approach. Network segments are defined in a source of truth and then reconciled in all necessary target systems such as firewall management or SIEM. We have already implemented a variety of automation for customers from Infoblox, CMDB or Netbox to Tufin SecureTrack, SecureApp, Fortimanager, Checkpoint SCM. At the same time, the processes can also be integrated with Jira, ServiceNow or Tufin SecureChange.
This approach is also increasingly followed and supported by our partners. In order to offer out of the box automation, vendors are increasingly collaborating and leveraging synergies:
- Infoblox – Tufin: Infoblox Integration with Tufin
- Tufin – Infoblox: Tufin Integration with Infoblox
- Infoblox – Fortinet: Infoblox Integration with Fortinet FortiGate
Out of the Box Solutions
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These out of the box solutions are suitable for 1:1 alignments. From our experience, we have realized that customer environments often do not require blind 1:1 matching. It is much more important to enhance and verify the data before it is automatically synchronized into other systems. For data enhancement and verification, we use the REST APIs that are standard in every modern product today. We usually implement the logic with Python or Ansible.
Automation requires machine-readable information. Manual management and maintenance of network segments in an Excel file is tedious and error-prone. So Excel files are not suitable as a source of truth. One of the most popular DDI systems and Sources of Truth is Infoblox. Since a well-maintained CMDB is often not available, Infoblox is often the most reliable source of information. We have already implemented several customer projects where Infoblox was integrated with Tufin or Fortinet.
We would be happy to discuss possible scenarios for successful network automation with you as well.
For further information please contact us at support@sidarion.ch or +41 43 544 10 66.
