Efficient Rule Organization
The StoneGate Firewall/VPN rules can be organized efficiently with hierarchical Firewall Policies.
Template Policies and Sub-Policies can be used to make it easier to read the rules and to assign
editing rights to administrators.
Template Policies contain rules that are inherited into any template or policy below it in the
policy hierarchy. All firewall policies are based on the ready-made Default Template Policy or a
copy of it. Templates reduce the need for creating the same or similar rule in several policies,
and reduce the likelihood of mistakes affecting important communications.
Firewall Sub-Policies are sections of Access rules that can be inserted into Policies, Template
Policies, and even other Sub-Policies to make the engine process traffic more efficiently