Stop worrying about zero days
on your internet-exposed assets

Allowist keeps your firewall's IP access control lists updated with your remote workstations' public IP addresses, so you can lock down internet-exposed VPN, RMM, web applications and more. Scanners, bots, and the next zero-day never even see a login page — and the time that buys you is the difference between a scheduled patch and a breach.Allow what's needed. Deny everything else.

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allowist — live heartbeat
12:00:01 203.0.113.45KG-workstation · unchanged 4 entries active
12:01:01 203.0.113.45 → .99IP changed · allow list updated ✓ allowed
12:01:03 firewall pollPalo Alto EDL refreshed · 4 IPs 200 OK
Why it matters

Shrink your
attack surface

Every IP that can reach your VPN or admin portal is a potential entry point — and when a zero-day hits, exposed services get hit first. Allowist keeps your allow list current automatically, so unknown IPs never reach the service at all.

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Zero-days can't reach youAn exploit can't fire from an IP the firewall never lets through.
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No stale rules, no lockoutsIP changed? The list already knows. No tickets.
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Your existing firewallWorks with anything that reads an external IP list.
How it works

Three steps,
zero manual work

Allowist reduces attack surface Trusted devices check in with Allowist to update their IPs. Approved traffic is allowed through the policy line while unknown internet traffic is blocked below it. TRUSTED DEVICES UNTRUSTED SOURCES PROTECTED SERVICES Allowist● ALLOW BLOCK APPROVED TRAFFIC 0.0.0.0/0 · ::/0
Device check-in / IP update Policy-approved traffic Unknown or unwanted traffic
agents report IPs → your traffic passes the green Allowist list → everything else bounces off the wall
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Your devices report
A small agent on each workstation sends its public IP address whenever it changes.
2
Allowist updates the list
The old address comes off, the new one goes on, and the change is logged.
3
Your firewall enforces it
It fetches the list on its schedule and allows only those addresses.
Not just agents. A complete EDL manager.
Sources: plain lists & JSON
Subscribe an EDL to any URL — a text list or JSON with a selector (AWS ip-ranges, Microsoft 365, GitHub). Refreshed on your schedule; you're alerted if a source stops importing.
Exclusions, including by source
Carve ranges out of any list, manually or by subtracting another feed. Excluded addresses can't re-enter from agents, imports, links, or other sources.
Hostnames & URL lists
Add a hostname and publish its resolved addresses — an agent for hosts you can't install one on — or publish domain and URL lists for PAN-OS and FortiGate.
Allow Links
Send a contractor a link; their address is recorded when they open it and expires on the schedule you set. No agent, no ticket.
TTL policies per list
Agent, manual, and link lifetimes set once per EDL and enforced everywhere — nothing outlives the policy, and every expiry is audited.
Every vendor format
Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco, Juniper, Check Point, F5, pfSense/OPNsense, iptables/nftables, JSON — one list, any firewall, with HTTP auth and IP restriction on the feed.
No more stale IPs
Old addresses are removed automatically after a TTL, or the moment a device checks in from a new location.
Temporary access
Grant contractor or vendor access that expires on its own. No cleanup, no forgotten holes in the wall.
Audit-ready
Every IP change, feed fetch, and member action is logged with actor, timestamp, and source IP. Exportable to CSV.
Firewall support

Every major platform
natively supported

Allowist generates the exact format each vendor expects. Point your firewall at a URL and you're done.

paloalto
Palo Alto Networks
Panorama & NGFW EDL
fortinet
Fortinet FortiGate
External Connector feed
cisco_acl
Cisco IOS / IOS-XE
Named extended ACL
cisco_asa
Cisco ASA
object-group network
juniper
Juniper SRX
prefix-list policy-options
checkpoint
Check Point
Bulk host object JSON
f5
F5 BIG-IP
iRule data-group class
iptables / nftables
Linux firewall
bash script · nft config
Pricing

Simple,
transparent plans

All plans include all 12 firewall formats and full audit logging. Billed monthly via PayPal.

Free
$0
forever
1 EDL
5 agents
1 user · single IPs only
All 12 formats
Audit log (30 days)
Team members
Email notifications
Starter
$19.99
/ month
2 EDLs
100 agents
Unlimited team members
IP subnets (CIDR)
CSV import
Email notifications
Email support
Most popular
Pro
$49.99
/ month
5 EDLs
300 agents
Everything in Starter
Feed authentication (Basic Auth)
Feed IP restriction
Business
$99.99
/ month
10 EDLs
1,000 agents
Everything in Pro
Custom audit retention
Data export (audit + org)
Enterprise
$299.99
/ month
25 EDLs
10,000 agents
Everything in Business
SAML SSO (Okta / Microsoft)
API keys & webhooks
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Payments via PayPal · Cancel anytime · No card required for free tier

FAQ

Common
questions

How does this reduce my attack surface?
Your VPN or admin portal is only reachable from IPs on your allow list. When a zero-day drops, it can't be exploited from an IP that was never allowed through the firewall to begin with.
Do agents need elevated privileges or open ports?
No. Agents only make outbound HTTPS calls to detect their IP and send heartbeats. They run as a standard system service — no open ports, no admin rights after install.
What happens if an agent goes offline?
Its last known IP stays in the allow list and the agent shows offline in your dashboard. You can remove it manually, get an email alert, or set a stale-TTL policy that sweeps it automatically.
Can I import an existing list of IPs?
Yes — any allow list supports CSV import. Upload a file with an ip column and optional label column. Duplicates are skipped automatically.
How does payment work?
All plans billed monthly via PayPal. Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel anytime. Enterprise customers can arrange annual invoicing — [email protected].
Is there anything to install server-side?
No. Allowist is a fully managed cloud platform. Just sign up, create an allow list, and install the lightweight agent on each workstation.
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