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Project Description

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.

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2012-04-14 07:15
3.3.0

A major release focused on new features and enhancements. AlliedTelesis switches support. Introduction of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for Aruba, AeroHIVE, Meru, and Motorola equipment. Guests can now pre-register in advance or have their network access sponsored. Simplified inline enforcement. Several new configuration parameters that affects guest handling. Noteworthy fixes include a RADIUS Identity privacy fix and Captive portal look on mobile devices (smartphones and tablets). There is some polishing and translation updates.
Tags: Major, Stable

2012-02-24 07:10
3.2.0

This is a major release focused on new features and enhancements. It has OpenVAS Vulnerability Assesment integration for free client-side policy compliance. Per-user bandwidth limits can be imposed using RADIUS accounting information. A new billing engine was integrated in the captive portal, allowing a variety of paid-for Internet access workflows. Several performance enhancements and more robust handling of configuration mistakes. Many bugfixes, small enhancements, and translation updates.
Tags: feature, Stable, Major

2011-12-24 08:20
3.1

A major release focused on new features and enhancements. Statement of Health (SoH) support for reliable client-side policy compliance, detection of rogue DHCP Servers through routers, RADIUS Change of Authorization (RFC3576) support for reliable and fast authorization changes, new charts in Web Admin, wireless profile provisioning for iPod, iPhone, and iPad devices, SNMP traps overload protection, improved captive portal detection on Mac OS X Lion and mobile devices, and support for stacked Cisco 3750 switches. There are also the usual minor performance optimizations and several bugfixes.
Tags: Stable, Major, feature

2011-11-22 07:31
3.0.3

A minor release focused on important fixes but with some enhancements. There are performance improvements, Cisco 6500 switch support, better support for the HP Procurve 5400, translation improvements, new add-on tools, and better documentation. There are cosmetic changes in the Web Admin, fixes for some network device problems, several inline enforcement improvements, and handling of some captive portal corner cases.
Tags: Stable, Minor

2011-10-25 12:27
3.0.2

This minor release focused on small improvements and fixes, including some security fixes. Enhancements included Trapeze hardware support, support for wireless devices in bridge mode, and guest management options put behind configurable values. There were several inline enforcement and guest management fixes, changes to default firewall rules, fixes for long-standing issues with the pie charts in the Web admin, and several other minor bugfixes.
Tags: Stable, Minor, Security

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