PacketFence is a fully supported, trusted network access control (NAC) system. It includes a captive portal for registration and remediation, centralized wired and wireless management, 802.1X support, layer-2 isolation of problematic devices, and integration with the Snort IDS and the Nessus vulnerability scanner. It can be used to effectively secure networks, from small to very large heterogeneous networks.
| Tags | Networking Security 802.1x |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux |
| Implementation | Perl PHP |
| Translations | English |
Recent releases


Release Notes: This release introduces a brand new modern, fast, and responsive Web administrative interface. It also simplifies the definition of authentication sources in one place and allows dynamic computation of roles. The portal profiles can now be entirely managed from the Web interface, simplifying their definitions and eliminating possible configuration mistakes. Using a centralized caching system, configuration is now propagated instantaneously; absolutely no downtime is required!


Release Notes: This minor release is focused on small new features, enhancements, and bugfixes. It improves performance and stability. BelAir equipment is now supported, and many registration issues have been fixed.


Release Notes: This is a major release focused on interesting new features, enhancements, and bugfixes. It improves performance and stability, and adds several new features, including OAuth2 support, integration with Accuris Networks' WISPr Client, and Wireless IDS support.


Release Notes: A minor release focused on small enhancements and bugfixes. Improved performance and stability. Several fixes in the FreeRADIUS, guests, billing, captive portal, and input validation areas. French and Spanish translations were updated.


Release Notes: This major release focuses on new features and enhancements. It adds a remediation module for SourceFire 3D, the ability to have different captive portals depending on the SSID you connect to, a new Web-based configuration tool which eases the installation and configuration process of a new PacketFence installation, and complete Suricata support.