PacketFence is a network access control (NAC) solution. Boasting an impressive feature set including a captive-portal for registration and remediation, centralized wired and wireless management, 802.1X support, layer-2 isolation of problematic devices, integration with the Snort IDS and the Nessus vulnerability scanner; PacketFence can be used to effectively secure networks – from small to very large heterogeneous networks.
PacketFence offers passive DHCP fingerprinting.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Flexible VLAN Management and Role-Based Access Control.
- Guest Access – Bring Your Own Device (BYOD).
- Portal Profiles.
- More Built-in Violation Types.
- Automatic Registration.
- PKI and EAP-TLS Support.
- Expiration.
- Device Management.
- Firewall Integration.
- Bandwidth Accounting.
- Floating Network Devices.
- Flexible Authentication.
- Microsoft Active Directory Integration.
- Routed Networks.
- Gradual Deployment.
- Pass-Through.
- High-Availability.
- Supported Hardware – supports hardware from several network vendors all in an integrated fashion
- Standards-Based.
- Extensible / Easily Customizable.
Website: www.packetfence.org
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Developer: Inverse inc.
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
PacketFence is written in Perl. Learn Perl with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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