NA Converter

Extract text from NA files

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How to extract text from your NA file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your NA file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert NA to another file type

To convert your NA file to another format, you need Stormshield Network Security or other System software.

Convert a file to NA

To convert other file formats to the "Configuration File" file type, you need software like Stormshield Network Security or a similar tool.

About NA files

The .NA file extension is primarily associated with Stormshield Network Security (formerly Netasq) firewalls, serving as a configuration backup or system log archive. These files are typically generated when administrators export system settings to restore a firewall appliance later.

Because .NA files are strictly intended for Stormshield hardware and administration suites, they are often proprietary binaries or encrypted archives that standard text editors cannot read. This is often a source of frustration for IT auditors or admins who simply need to view a configuration summary without access to the physical appliance.

Common Real-World Friction:

Proprietary Lock-in: You generally cannot open this file without the specific firmware version it was created on.
Misidentified Media: A significant portion of files ending in .NA are actually renamed standard files (like MP4 video or PDF documents) caused by file naming errors (e.g., scripts replacing missing extensions with "N/A").

Conversion Strategies:

For Configuration Review: If the file is a valid configuration backup, your best option is to import it back into a Stormshield appliance or virtual machine to view settings. Sometimes, renaming the file to TXT or XML reveals readable headers if the export was not encrypted.
For Hidden Media: If the file is large (over 5MB), it might be a disguised video. Try renaming the extension to MP4 or MOV and opening it in VLC media player.

Convert.Guru analyzes your NA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted BACKUP, LBF, JPA, A and MA files.

FAQ

If you want to convert NA file to A or MA, you can use Stormshield Network Security or similar software from the "Firewall Configuration Backup" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to NA, try Stormshield Network Security or another comparable tool in the "Firewall Configuration Backup" category.

The NA Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our NA converter.