{"id":3056,"date":"2011-03-08T10:36:14","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T10:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/?p=3056"},"modified":"2015-09-09T19:37:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T11:37:17","slug":"packetfence-free-open-source-network-access-control-nac-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/2011\/03\/packetfence-free-open-source-network-access-control-nac-system\/","title":{"rendered":"PacketFence &#8211; Free, Open Source Network Access Control (NAC) System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PacketFence is a fully supported, trusted, Free and Open Source network access control (NAC) system. 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 &#8211; from small to very large heterogeneous networks. Among the different markets are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>banks<\/li>\n<li>colleges and universities<\/li>\n<li>engineering companies<\/li>\n<li>manufacturing businesses<\/li>\n<li>school boards (K-12)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>.. and many more!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do I need PacketFence?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your network is a breeding ground for worms, PacketFence is for you. If you have no idea who connects to your network and who owns a particular computer, PacketFence is for you. If you have no way of mapping a network policy violation to a user, PacketFence is for you. <\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3033787195489589\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Darknet Responsive Post Ad Links [previously link ad unit] -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3033787195489589\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5456620019\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>Released under the GPL, PacketFence is built using trusted open-source components that allows it to offer an impressive amount of features.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What are some of the things you can do with PacketFence you may ask, well you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Block iPods wireless access<\/li>\n<li>Forbid rogue access points<\/li>\n<li>Perform compliance checks<\/li>\n<li>Eliminate Peer-to-Peer traffic<\/li>\n<li>Provide guest access<\/li>\n<li>Simplify VLAN management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can download PacketFence here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.packetfence.org\/downloads\/PacketFence\/src\/packetfence-2.1.0.tar.gz\">packetfence-2.1.0.tar.gz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.packetfence.org\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PacketFence is a fully supported, trusted, Free and Open Source network access control (NAC) system. 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