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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® partners with Sunny Valley Networks to provide next generation firewall features on its platform

Deciso® the founder of OPNsense® and Sunny Valley Networks announced the public availability of Sensei, an easy-to-install plug-in, which empowers open source firewalls with next-generation firewall features.

August 30th, 2019 – Sunnyvale, CA, USA – Today, Deciso® the founder of OPNsense® and Sunny Valley Networks announced the public availability of Sensei, an easy-to-install plug-in, which empowers open source firewalls with next-generation firewall features. Sensei Free Edition is made available at no cost to OPNsense users, while the Premium Subscription, which offers more advanced features is available for purchase through OPNsense webshop.

The technology behind Sensei is a very powerful packet analysis engine which can also provide protection against encrypted cyber-attacks that are gaining momentum. Sensei technology enables cyber security tools with utmost visibility, packet classification and fine-grained policy enforcement for any type of traffic. More packet intelligence means better decision making. Better decision making means better success rates in detecting & preventing cyber-attacks. Sensei provides rich packet intelligence so that the industry can enjoy great cyber security tools.

Some of the key features that are made available to the open source firewalls include:

•Application Visibility & Control

•Drill-down Network Visibility

•User based filtering & reports

•Web Security & Cloud App Controls

•Encrypted Attacks Protection

The reason we’re going to market with OPNsense is that it already offers most of the features available in the top commercial firewalls. Based on a security-centric BSD distribution, HardenedBSD, they have a security-first mindset.”

Deciso’s CTO Jos Schellevis said “We would like to thank Sunny Valley Networks for making a free edition available to the OPNsense community and for their help by sponsoring important O/S development for optimal packet processing. With the introduction of Sensei’s Premium Subscription, OPNsense becomes a major player in the UTM market.” OPNsense users can purchase a Premium Subscription through the Web Shop, https://shop.opnsense.com .

Murat Balaban, founder and CEO of Sunny Valley Networks, said “The reason we’re going to market with OPNsense is that it already offers most of the features available in the top commercial firewalls. Based on a security-centric BSD distribution, HardenedBSD, they have a security-first mindset. The product is very flexible, extendable, and contrary to the general belief about open source products, proves to be very reliable and stable. Trying to build a complete firewall product would be total waste of resources for us. So instead of creating a full-fledged firewall product, we chose to integrate our technology into one of the top open source network security platforms in the world.”

About Deciso
Deciso B.V. is a globally operating manufacturer of networking equipment. 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

About OPNsense®
OPNsense is an open source, easy-to-use and easy-to-build HardenedBSD based firewall and routing platform. OPNsense includes most of the features available in expensive commercial firewalls, and more in many cases. It brings the rich feature set of commercial offerings with the benefits of open and verifiable sources.

About Sunny Valley Networks
Bases in the heart of Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale, California, Sunny Valley Networks is a young and talented team of entrepreneurs and engineers with a mission to contribute towards tomorrow’s best network security products. The company is actively backed and advised by Arché Assets International.

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