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WireGuard VPN

WireGuard is a communication protocol and free and open-source software that implements encrypted virtual private networks (VPNs), and was designed with the goals of ease of use, high speed performance, and low attack surface.

OPNcentral

Is a centralized management plugin, it utilizes OPNsense’s restAPI to offer a range of centralized features.

GeoIP database

Is a database that maps IP addresses to geographical locations, such as a country, city, or region.

AMD EPYC

Is a brand of multi-core x86-64 microprocessors designed and sold by AMD, based on the company’s Zen microarchitecture.

IPsec

Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) is a secure network protocol suite that authenticates and encrypts packets of data to provide secure encrypted communication between two computers over an Internet Protocol network.

FreeBSD

FreeBSD is an open source operating system based on UNIX. The source code of FreeBSD is open source, which means that anyone can view and edit this source code. The operating system is widely used in servers, mainframes, workstations & embedded computers.

OSI

The Open Source Initiative defines open source software as software that is distributed with human readable source code in order to allow the user freedom to run, review, alter, enhance and modify the code for any purpose.

Firewall

A firewall is a computer network security system that restricts Internet traffic to, from, or within a private network. This software or special hardware software unit works by selectively blocking or allowing data packets.

Forward caching proxy

When using a forward proxy configuration, Caching Proxy machines are located between the client and the Internet. Caching Proxy forwards a client’s request to content hosts located across the Internet, caches the retrieved data, and delivers the retrieved data to the client.

Traffic shaping

Traffic shaping is used to optimize or guarantee performance, improve latency, or increase usable bandwidth for some kinds of packets by delaying other kinds.

MVC framework

The Model-View-Controller (MVC) framework is an architectural/design pattern that separates an application into three main logical components Model, View, and Controller. Each architectural component is built to handle specific development aspects of an application.

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OPNsense 15.7 ‘Brave Badger’ is released, the next step in open source security.

July 3rd, 2015 – Middelharnis, The Netherlands – OPNsense combines the best of open source and proprietary firewalls. It brings the rich feature set of commercial offerings with the benefits of open and verifiable sources. Deciso announces that version 15.7 is right on schedule and achieves all goals set in its roadmap. This accomplishment gives users, developers and commercial partners the predictability and stability they require.

The feature set of OPNsense has been extended and improved with high-end features such as forward caching proxy, traffic shaping, intrusion detection and easy OpenVPN client setup. The latest release is based upon FreeBSD 10.1 for long-term support and uses the newly developed MVC-framework.

OPNsense’s focus on security has led to enhancements including a LibreSSL flavor and a custom version based on HardenedBSD. The robust and reliable update mechanism gives OPNsense the ability to provide important security updates in a timely fashion.

The OPNsense core team wants to thank everyone involved in making the project a success. With thousands of installations already in the field and a very active forum the community project is thriving.

“Now that ‘Brave Badger’ is released, OPNsense is ready for production environments”, says Jos Schellevis, Deciso’s CTO. “I am very proud of the whole OPNsense team for this achievement.”

Deciso is the company that founded the OPNsense project and offers turnkey solutions as well as commercial support and oem services.

About Deciso
Deciso B.V. (https://www.deciso.com) is a globally operating manufacturer of networking equipment. The company designs and produces complete products for integrators, OEMs and resellers. Deciso believes in the power of open source and actively contributes to the open source community. The company was founded in 2000 and is located in Middelharnis, the Netherlands

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For more information on OPNsense software, see project website: OPNsense.org