pfSense

1.2.3 release is now available! This is a maintenance release in the 1.2.x series, bringing an updated FreeBSD base, some minor enhancements, some bug fixes, and a couple security updates. We’ve been waiting a few weeks in anticipation of a FreeBSD ... [More] security advisory for the SSL/TLS renegotiation vulnerability, which came last week and allowed us [...] [Less]

Glad to see two book reviews on Amazon already, both with five stars! I was thrilled to have the foreword for the book written by one of my favorite authors, Michael W Lucas, the author of Absolute FreeBSD, Absolute OpenBSD, Cisco Routers for the Desperate, PGP & GPG, among other things. Thought I would share [...]

Five years ago today, the pfsense.* domains were first registered. The project actually hit 5 years since its inception about 2-3 months ago, living the first part of its life as projectx (some history here) with no website.We’ve come a long way! Thanks to everyone who has supported the project in any fashion over the [...]

Now available on Amazon Finally, comprehensive documentation for pfSense is available in print! Table of contents is available here. Authored by pfSense co-founder Chris Buechler and pfSense developer Jim Pingle, The Definitive Guide to pfSense ... [More] covers installation and basic configuration through advanced networking and firewalling of the popular open source firewall and router distribution. This [...] [Less]