Firewall & Network Device Integration

vspam.org serves plain-text blocklists over HTTP. Point your firewall at the URL, set a refresh interval. That’s it.

8 platforms · plain text · 5 min cacheNo account needed for the public feeds

Why no URL lists

Web submissions are normalized to canonical domains before publication, so the firewall surface focuses on IP and domain artifacts rather than long-lived raw URL lists.

Shadow scoring decides inclusion

Public feeds only publish high-score malicious artifacts and use legacy live confidence as a fallback when a shadow score is not available.

Intent travels with the file

Every export carries operator intent in both X-VSpam-* headers and leading # comment lines, so download consumers keep block, watch and context semantics outside the catalog.

Feed URL Builder

Artifact type

API key — optional, unlocks enterprise features

https://api.vspam.org/api/v1/firewall/ips

Public feeds use a fixed operator-safe threshold. Enterprise consumers can additionally tune score_min, shadow_confidence_min, confidence, and manual_review=true. Comment-prefixed lines can be ignored safely by consumers that only need artifact values.

Public defaults

Only malicious shadow verdicts are published.

Default threshold is shadow score ≥ 80 and shadow confidence ≥ 0.55.

Artifacts marked for manual review are excluded.

Legacy live confidence only applies when a shadow score is missing.

Enterprise tuning

bash

# Lower the shadow score floor for broader coverage
curl -s "https://api.vspam.org/api/v1/firewall/ips?key=<KEY>&score_min=65&shadow_confidence_min=0.40"

# Explicitly include manual-review artifacts with inline comments
curl -s "https://api.vspam.org/api/v1/firewall/domains?key=<KEY>&manual_review=true&comments=true"

Platform Guides

Replace FEED_URL with the URL from the builder above.

Palo Alto NetworksExternal Dynamic Lists

Objects → External Dynamic Lists → Add
  Name: vspam-blocklist
  Type: IP List / Domain List
  Source: FEED_URL
  Repeat: Hourly

FortiGateExternal Connectors

config system external-resource
  edit "vspam-blocklist"
    set type address
    set resource "FEED_URL"
    set refresh-rate 60
  next
end

pfSense / OPNsenseFirewall → Aliases

Firewall → Aliases → Add
  Name: vspam_blocklist
  Type: URL Table (IPs)
  URL: FEED_URL
  Update Freq: 1 (days)

Juniper SRXsecurity dynamic-address

set security dynamic-address feed-server vspam-feed url FEED_URL
set security dynamic-address feed-server vspam-feed update-interval 3600
set security dynamic-address address-name vspam-blocklist profile feed-name vspam-feed

Cisco FirepowerObjects → Object Management

Objects → Object Management → External Feed → Add
  Name: vspam-blocklist
  Feed URL: FEED_URL
  Type: IP / Domain
  Update Frequency: 3600 seconds

Linux iptables / nftablescron + ipset

#!/bin/bash
# /etc/cron.hourly/vspam-blocklist
ipset create -exist vspam hash:net
curl -sf "FEED_URL" | grep -v '^#' | while read ip; do
  ipset add -exist vspam "$ip"
done
iptables -I INPUT -m set --match-set vspam src -j DROP

MikroTik RouterOSscheduler + fetch

/system scheduler add name=vspam-update interval=1h on-event={
  /tool fetch url="FEED_URL" dst-path=vspam.txt
  /ip firewall address-list remove [find list=vspam]
  :foreach line in=[/file get vspam.txt contents] do={
    :if ([:pick $line 0 1] != "#") do={
      /ip firewall address-list add list=vspam address=$line
    }
  }
}

Suricataiprep + cron

# /etc/cron.hourly/vspam-suricata
curl -sf "FEED_URL" | grep -v '^#' | \
  awk '{print $1",1,127"}' > /etc/suricata/iprep/vspam.list
suricatasc -c reload-rules

Free vs Enterprise

Feature	Free	Enterprise
IOC types	IPs, Domains	IPs, Domains
Primary gate	Shadow score ≥ 80, shadow confidence ≥ 0.55	Shadow score/confidence are configurable
Live confidence fallback	≥ 0.80 when no shadow score exists	≥ 0.30 configurable fallback
Update frequency	5 min cache	5 min cache
CIDR aggregation	—	/24 auto-aggregation
Metadata comments	Header comments only	Live confidence, shadow score, verdict, timestamp
Manual-review artifacts	Never included	Optional via query param
Threshold tuning	Fixed operator-safe policy	score_min, shadow_confidence_min, confidence
Authentication	None required	API key (?key=)
Rate limits	Standard	Elevated

FAQ

How often is the feed updated?

Feeds are cached for 5 minutes. Set your firewall refresh interval to 1 hour or more to avoid unnecessary requests.

How large is the IP blocklist?

Typically a few hundred to a few thousand entries depending on current threat activity. The list only includes confirmed, non-expired IOCs.

What format are the feeds?

Plain text, one value per line. Lines starting with # are comments (header metadata). Compatible with virtually every firewall that supports external blocklists.

Do I need an API key?

No — the free tier works without authentication. An enterprise API key unlocks lower confidence thresholds, CIDR aggregation, and metadata comments.

Need structured feeds (STIX, MISP, CSV)? See all integrations or check the API documentation.