pfSense Description
The pfSense project provides a free network firewall distribution. It is based on FreeBSD's operating system with a custom kernel. Third-party free software packages are also included. The package system allows pfSense software to offer the same functionality as or more common commercial firewalls without any artificial limitations. It has replaced every major commercial firewall in many installations around the globe, including Check Point and Cisco PIX, Cisco ASA and Juniper.
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Pricing
Free Version:
Yes
Integrations
Company Details
Company:
Netgate
Year Founded:
2002
Headquarters:
United States
Website:
www.netgate.com
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pfSense Features and Options
Firewall Software
Alerts / Notifications
Application Visibility / Control
Automated Testing
Intrusion Prevention
LDAP Integration
Physical / Virtual Environment
Sandbox / Threat Simulation
Threat Identification
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pfSense User Reviews
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Reliable and easy to install Date: Oct 12 2020
Summary: Using it for Multiple Clients on Hyper-V cluster for endpoint security.
Easy to install and having Snort plugin make it even more powerful.Positive: Free
Tons of features
A lot of plugins
Ability to run as a service
Runs as VPN end points - and supports OpenVPN and IPSECNegative: Nothing really for what it is.
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Unpatched security issue on default VPN Certificate.
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