Software:PacketFence

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PacketFence
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PacketFence User Registration
Developer(s)Community headed by Inverse Inc.
Initial releaseDecember 22, 2004 (2004-12-22)
Stable release
12.2.0 / March 8, 2023; 16 months ago (2023-03-08)
Written inPerl, Golang, JavaScript
Operating systemLinux
Size14.2MB
TypeNetwork Access Control
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitepacketfence.org

PacketFence is an open-source network access control (NAC) system which 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.

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", which is a standalone Virtual Appliance that is preconfigured installation of PacketFence, making it easier than ever to deploy a NAC in your environment.

PacketFence version 11 added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and it's derivatives, notably CentOS, and Debian Bullseye.


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