Systems and methods for the rapid deployment of network security devices

A system, comprising:

• a security server configured to associate an identifier of a network security device with a deployment package for the network security device, wherein the deployment package comprises an authentication credential, and wherein the security server is configured to provide the deployment package to a network security device over a network in response to a request from the network security device received over the network that comprises the device identifier of the network security device;
• a computer-readable storage medium that stores a production configuration for the network security device, the production configuration comprising a deployment-specific security policy comprising one or more deployment-specific configuration parameters for the network security device;
• and
• a management server configured to associate the device identifier of the network security device with the stored production configuration,
• wherein the management server is configured to receive a request for the production configuration from the network device, the request comprising the identifier of the network security device, to authenticate the request by use of the authentication credential provided to the network security device in the deployment package, and provide the production configuration associated with the device identifier of the network security device in response to authenticating the network security device,
• wherein the deployment package comprises a feature key that defines one or more licensed features of the network security device.