PacketFence
Open-source network access control system
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PacketFence is an open-source network access control (NAC) system that provides the following features: registration, detection of abnormal network activities, proactive vulnerability scans, isolation of problematic devices, remediation through a captive portal, 802.1X, wireless integration and User-Agent / DHCP fingerprinting.
| PacketFence | |
|---|---|
PacketFence User Registration | |
| Developer | Community headed by Inverse Inc. |
| Initial release | December 22, 2004 |
| Stable release | 14.0.0
/ September 6, 2024 |
| Written in | Perl, Golang, JavaScript |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Size | 14.2MB |
| Type | Network access control |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | packetfence |
| Repository | |
The company that develops PacketFence, Inverse Inc. was acquired by Akamai Technologies on February 1, 2021.[1]
PacketFence version 10 supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and its derivatives, notably CentOS, and Debian Stretch. Inverse Inc. has also been releasing a version of PacketFence dubbed the "Zero Effort NAC", a standalone virtual appliance with a preconfigured PacketFence installation for easy NAC deployment.
PacketFence version 11 added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and it's derivatives, notably CentOS, and Debian Bullseye.
Further reading
- Marcotte, Ludovic; Gehl, Dominik (2007-04-01). "PacketFence". Linux Journal. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- Wallen, Jack (2007-12-18). "SolutionBase: Use PacketFence to stop unwanted network traffic". Techrepublic. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- Wallen, Jack (2007-12-20). "SolutionBase: Installing and configuring Network Access Control with PacketFence". Techrepublic. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- Wallen, Jack (2007-12-21). "SolutionBase: Administer PacketFence with ease via Web interface". Techrepublic. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- Balzard, Regis; Gehl, Dominik (2008-01-01). "PacketFence Revisited". Linux Journal. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- Gehl, Dominik; Balzard, Regis (2008-08-20). "PacketFence 1.7 offers client-free open-source NAC". LinuxWorld.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- Buford, Cory (2008-09-23). "Securing your network with PacketFence". Linux.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- Bilodeau, Olivier (2011-12-01). "PacketFence: Because NAC doesn't have to be hard!" (PDF). Insecure Magazine. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
