Network access control system PacketFence 2.2 released !
May 04, 2011
PacketFence is a free and open source network access control (NAC) system. It can be used to effectively secure networks - from small to very large heterogeneous networks. PacketFence has been deployed in production environments where thousands of users are involved - on wired and wireless networks. PacketFence provides an impressive list of supported features. Among them, there are: Registration of network components through a captive portal Automatic isolation, if desired, of unwanted devices such as Apple iPod, Sony PlayStation, wireless access points and more Instant stopping of computer worms or virus propagation Blocking of attacks on your servers or other network components Compliance for computers present on your network (software installed, particular configurations, etc.) PacketFence is an unobtrusive solution that works with equipment from many vendors (wired or wireless) such as Cisco, Nortel, Hewlett-Packard, Enterasys, Accton/Edge-corE, 3Com, D-Link, Intel, Dell...