pfSense CE
Open Source Apache-2.0Powerful open-source firewall and router distribution
Description
pfSense Community Edition is one of the most well-known open-source firewall and router distributions based on FreeBSD. It offers stateful packet inspection, VPN support (IPsec, OpenVPN, WireGuard), traffic shaping, load balancing, and an extensive package management system. pfSense is used worldwide by businesses and home users for network security.
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Platforms
Linux
Replaces the following proprietary tools
Cisco ASA → pfSense CE
proprietary firewalls → pfSense CE
Self-Hosting
pfSense CE can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure. Visit the official documentation for installation instructions.
Documentation →Categories
Tags
#freebsd
#router
#vpn
#traffic-shaping
#ids
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