In this example, you will learn how to use Safire to create a firewall under test object. Go to Dashboard and open Testing > Firewalls Under Test, then click CREATE NEW. You will be directed to New Firewall Under Test page.

Click VIEW COMPARISON CHARTS button.

Select Firewall Model

Select a firewall model that matches your device under test from the drop-down list. You can also search using the built-in search bar.

New Firewall Under Test: Select firewall model

Select Firewall Firmware Version

Select a firmware version that matches your device under test from the drop-down list.

You can also enter optional information about the firewall. The information will be included in the test report.

New Firewall Under Test: Select firewall firmware version

Select Enabled Firewall Features

Select the security features that match your firewall’s configuration from list.

New Firewall Under Test: Select the enabled firewall features

Select Firewall Access Method

Safire uses the access information entered in this panel to monitor firewall resource utilization (CPU and memory), and clear firewall’s session table between iterations. Safire supports two access methods: SSH and REST. Choose which firewall access method you prefer to use.

• If you choose SSH CLI. The port number used by SSH CLI is 22. You don’t need to provide the port number after the IP address. Simply enter the IP address of the firewall management port and the login credentials of SSH. The Test Connection button lets you test the access method settings before Safire securely saving it in the on-chassis database.

New Firewall Under Test: Select SSH CLI as firewall access method

New Firewall Under Test: Select SSH CLI as firewall access method

• If you choose REST API. Safire uses HTTPS for REST communication with port 443 by default. Simply enter the IP address of the firewall management port and the REST token. If your firewall uses other ports for HTTPS access, e.g. 4443, then you need to specify the port number after the IP address, e.g. 10.20.10.50:4443. The Test Connection button lets you test the access method settings before Safire securely saving it in the on-chassis database.

New Firewall Under Test: Select REST API as firewall access method

Save Firewall Under Test

When everything is set correctly, click CREATE button and enter a name for the firewall under test in the pop-up dialog window. Click SAVE to save the firewall under test.

New Firewall Under Test: Save firewall under test