The Inverse team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of PacketFence v12.1. This is a minor release with new features, enhancements and bug fixes. This release is considered ready for production use and upgrading from previous versions is strongly advised. What is PacketFence? PacketFence is a fully supported, trusted, Free and Open Source Network Access Control (NAC) solution. Boasting an impressive feature set, PacketFence can be used to effectively secure small to very large heterogeneous networks.
Among the features provided by PacketFence, there are: powerful BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) capabilities multiple enforcement methods including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and hotspot-style built-in network behaviour anomaly detection state-of-the art devices identification with Fingerbank compliance checks for endpoints present on your network integration with various vulnerability scanners, intrusion detection solutions, security agents and firewalls bandwidth accounting for all devices A complete overview of the solution is available from the official website: https://packetfence.org/about.html Changes Since Previous Release New Features Added unbound dynamic PSK support to the OpenWiFi module Added Single-Sign-On capability for the admin interface login (SAML/OAuth/MFA/etc) Improved integration in the PacketFence Forwarder to mirror DNS packets from a Windows DNS server Support for the Fingerbank Collector on the PacketFence Connector Enhancements Improved flexibility in Eduroam source RADIUS server definitions Allow to import only database or configuration Debian package for PacketFence Connector Removed unused savedsearch databases table Removed jQuery dependency in captive portal Present the dynamic PSK on the status page when appropriate Manage pfconfig.conf through upgrade scripts instead of packaging Improve WebAuth support on Extreme controllers File upload in the admin instead of manual SCP/SSH upload Added VPN detection RADIUS attribute for Fortigate Fixed valid_mac that identified some IP addresses as MAC Hardware Token support like Yubikey for Akamai MFA Added SMS/phone as a default method in configuration Bug Fixes Fixed issue with pfconnector where it would reuse a dynamic reverse that is not active anymore (#7218) Fixed issue with RADIUS deauth through pfconnector-remote in a cluster where it was logging as failed although it succeeded Fixed issue with rule match with 'any' and has no conditions the rule is always successful (#3768) Fix issue with database upgrade (#7283) Fix issue with sponsor registration where notes field can not be used on captive portal (#6385) Improved error handling when performing a deauth on the previous switch (#6985) Fixed possible click-jacking on netdata reverse proxy (#7338) Do not re-sync configuration files unnecessarily during restarts (#7360) Regenerate secrets on first boot of ZEN See https://github.com/inverse-inc/packetfence/compare/v12.0.0...v12.1.0 for the complete change log. See the Upgrade guide for notes about upgrading: https://packetfence.org/doc/PacketFence_Upgrade_Guide.html Getting PacketFence PacketFence is free software and is distributed under the GNU GPL. As such, you are free to download and try it by either getting the new release or by getting the sources: https://packetfence.org/download.html Documentation about the installation and configuration of PacketFence is also available: https://packetfence.org/support/index.html#/documentation How Can I Help? PacketFence is a collaborative effort in order to create the best Free and Open Source NAC solution. There are multiple ways you can contribute to the project: Documentation reviews, enhancements and translations Feature requests or by sharing your ideas Participate in the discussion on mailing lists (https://packetfence.org/support/index.html#/community) Patches for bugs or enhancements Provide new translations of remediation pages Getting Support For any questions, do not hesitate to contact us by writing to supp...@inverse.ca You can also fill our online form (https://inverse.ca/#contact) and a representative from Inverse will contact you. Inverse offers professional services to organizations willing to secure their wired and wireless networks with the PacketFence solution.
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