Prevent File Transfer Breaches: Audit MFT Firewall Setup with mftfwscan

Project description

mftfwscan is a specialized command-line toolkit designed to simulate, validate, and audit firewall and Network Address Translation (NAT) rules specifically tailored for Managed File Transfer (MFT) environments. In secure enterprise data flows, MFT protocols like SFTP, FTPS, AS2, and HTTPS typically require well-defined inbound and outbound port configurations, as well as NAT traversal setups to accommodate internal services behind firewalls or proxies. Misconfigured rules in these systems such as open high ports, overly permissive source IPs, or missing TLS protections can expose sensitive data or create compliance violations.

This tool enables system administrators, DevOps engineers, and security teams to programmatically define and simulate what a secure rule set should look like for a given MFT protocol, then audit real or proposed configurations for common misconfigurations. It outputs rule formats compatible with widely used firewall systems like iptables, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) firewall rules, and AWS Security Group policies. Furthermore, mftfwscan highlights potentially insecure practices such as "allow all" source ranges or unencrypted protocol ports, helping teams proactively harden their infrastructure.

By integrating MFT protocol awareness with static rule validation, mftfwscan fills a niche gap in firewall simulation tools bringing protocol specific insight into the traditionally generic firewall configuration space. This allows for both real-time validation during DevOps CI/CD workflows and offline auditing of legacy infrastructure policies.

Features

• Simulate inbound port rules for SFTP, FTPS, AS2, and Passive FTP
• Identify potential misconfigurations like open high ports or unrestricted sources
• Export rules as iptables, GCP firewall, or AWS security group formats

Installation

$ pip install .

Usage

$ mftfwscan --service SFTP --export iptables

Requirements

Python 3.7+

Example Output

$ mftfwscan --service SFTP --export iptables
-A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -s 0.0.0.0/0 -j ACCEPT
[!] Rule open to all IPs for port 22

Author and OpenSource Links

Raghava Chellu
[e-mail]
https://pypi.org/project/mftfwscan/
https://github.com/RaghavaCh440/mftfwscan

== LICENSE (MIT) ==

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 Raghava Chellu

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