6. The method of claim 1 wherein validating, using the at least one rule, a command for configuring the network entity includes: selecting the validation configuration file for processing; accessing the validation configuration file; and processing the validation configuration file for obtaining the at least one rule for validating commands for configuring the network entity.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein validating, using the at least one rule, a command for configuring the network entity includes: selecting the validation configuration file for processing; accessing the validation configuration file; and processing the validation configuration file for obtaining the at least one rule for validating commands for configuring the network entity. 8. The method of claim 6 wherein at least one of selecting, accessing, and processing the validation configuration file occurs at runtime.