Software update: PacketFence 1.8.4
An NAC system can be used to secure a network environment. This allows network devices to be automatically blocked, based on pre-set policies, when an undesirable situation occurs. Think of unknown network devices of visitors, a worm that is trying to spread or an authorized device that is equipped with a different operating system via a boot flop or live CD. PacketFence is one such nac system with support for 802.1x and vlan isolation, with which a network device can be placed in the correct vlan after analysis. The developers have released version 1.8.4 with the following announcement:
PacketFence 1.8.4 released
The Inverse Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of PacketFence 1.8.4. This is a maintenance release of PacketFence which focuses on stability and includes many bug fixes and several small enhancements.
It’s now possible to:
- generate violations on MAC vendors (to ban a device category)
- generate violations on Web browser’s User-Agent information (to ban a browser)
- specify a VLAN for violations (node with this violation will be put in the specified VLAN)
It also includes support for new networking equipment:
- Aruba Networks wireless controllers
- Foundry (Brocade) FastIron 4802
- 3COM 4200G
- D-Link DES-3526 (in the Web interface)
See the CHANGES files in the PacketFence distribution for a complete list of changes.
Version number | 1.8.4 |
Release status | Final |
Operating systems | Linux |
Website | Inverse |
Download | http://www.packetfence.org/download/releases.html |
License type | GPL |