version 0.0.3 : 31 January 2022
A quick and simple parser for PFSense XML configuration files to generate a plain text file of the main configuration items, focusing on aliases and firewall rules, useful for auditing.
The output can be easily modified by altering the output template. For
reference to the naming of struct fields, refer to pfconfig.go.
Build
go build
Run
./pfcfg-parser config-20220112112427.xml
Output
PFSense Configuration Report
Report generated at 2022-01-13 17:30
System mycorp-fwl17b
Version 21.7
Interfaces
WAN on igb3 ip xx.xx.xx.xx
LAN on igb4 ip yy.yy.yy.yy
Virtual IPs
carp wan WAN CARP zz.zz.zz.zz
Aliases
hostA host aa.bb.cc.25
web host aa.bb.cc.20 aa.bb.cc.21
Filters
2581947622 2021-02-17 wan hostA to any
2425581024 2019-03-05 wan any to hostB:25
2425581120 2019-03-05 wan any to hostB:587
2425581216 2019-03-05 wan any to hostC:443