The release of the compact distribution for creating firewalls and network gateways pfSense 2.6.0 has been published. The distribution is based on the FreeBSD codebase, utilizing developments from the m0n0wall project and actively using pf and ALTQ. An ISO image for the amd64 architecture, sized at 430 MB, is available for download.
The distribution is managed via a web interface. For enabling user access to both wired and wireless networks, Captive Portal, NAT, can be utilized. VPN (IPsec, OpenVPN) and PPPoE. A wide range of capabilities is supported for bandwidth limitation, limiting the number of simultaneous connections, traffic filtering, and creating fault-tolerant configurations based on CARP. Operational statistics are displayed in graph or tabular form. Local user database authentication is supported, as well as RADIUS and LDAP.
Key changes:
- By default, the ZFS file system is now used during installation.
- A new widget for monitoring disk space has been added, replacing the list of disk parameters in the System Information widget.
- Work has been done to improve the stability and performance of IPsec. The naming of IPsec VTI network interfaces has been changed (existing settings will be updated automatically). The widgets for displaying the status of IPsec have been expanded and optimized.
- Issues with page loading delays during backup execution have been resolved in AutoConfigBackup.
- By default, the SHA-512 algorithm is now used for password hashing instead of bcrypt.
- The disconnection page from the wireless network in the Captive Portal has been improved.
- The tmpfs file system has been used for the operation of RAM disks.
Source: opennet.ru
