PacketFence Packetfence is an open-source network registration and worm detection system.
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Packetfence is an open-source network registration and worm detection system. PacketFence project provides interior worm mitigation and policy enforcement capabilities.PacketFence be placed strategically throughout the enterprise to compartmentalize networks that may present a threat to valuable resources: VPN concentrators, client and guest networks, extranet connectivity points, etc.PacketFence is designed to operate in heterogeneous where users are either unable or unwilling, without assistance, to secure their systems properly. Here are some key features of "PacketFence": · Open Architecture-Based on unmodified open-source components, PacketFence requires no software to be installed on client systems. · Registration-Registration/authentication can be enforced before admission to the network is granted. Additionally successul completion of a vulnerability scan and acceptance of an AUP can also be required · Detection-detection of worms, trojans, etc by behavorial or signature-based means · Remediation-Context-sensitive information provided to user for self-directed remediation. Requirements: · perl-suidperl · httpd · mod_ssl · php What's New in This Release: · New hardware support: Amer SS2R24i, 3Com's 4200G and SS 4500, Enterasys' D2, Matrix N3 and SecureStack C3, and Extreme Networks' Summit series. · Nessus integration with captive portal for scanning on registration. · PacketFence is now distributed as a yum repository. · A performance improvement in 802.1X mode (wired and wireless) or in MAC authentication on wireless networks. · A massive documentation update. · Blocking misbehaving user-agents on captive portal (avoiding unnecessary load). · Many bugfixes, including a password disclosure fix.

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