1. A method for providing an access control filter or a routing filter, comprising: receiving a new filter rule or a modified filter rule associated with at least one of: a routing policy, or a security policy; creating or modifying one or more filter templates in accordance with said new filter rule or said modified filter rule; identifying one or more affected interfaces; auditing said one or more affected interfaces; generating one or more commands in accordance with said one or more filter templates if said auditing of said one or more affected interfaces is successful; and downloading filter content to one or more routers using said one or more commands.