PacketFence

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.

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

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.


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. 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.

References
  1. "Akamai Technologies, Inc. Acquires Inverse". www.packetfence.org. Retrieved 2021-06-22.


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