[Packetfence-announce] PacketFence 1.7.0 released

[Dominik G. <dg...@in...>]

The Inverse Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of  
PacketFence 1.7.


What is PacketFence ?

PacketFence is a Free and Open Source network access control (NAC)  
solution. PacketFence is actively maintained and has been deployed in  
numerous large-scale institutions over the past years. It can be used  
to effectively secure networks - from small to very large  
heterogeneous networks.

PacketFence 1.7 provides an impressive list of supported features.  
Among them, there are:
- NAC-oriented functionalities such as
   * Registration of new network devices
   * Detection of abnormal network activities (computer virus, worms,  
spyware, etc.) including from remote Snort sensors
   * Isolation of problematic devices
   * Remediation through a captive portal
   * Registration-based and scheduled vulnerability scans (including  
Nessus scans)
- VLAN isolation with VoIP support (even in heterogeneous  
environments) for multiple switch vendors such as
   * Cisco
   * Edge-Core
   * HP
   * LinkSys
   * Nortel Networks
   * ... and many more !
- Support for 802.1X through a FreeRADIUS module
- Wireless integration with FreeRADIUS which allows you to secure your  
wired and wireless networks (different APs and Cisco WLC) the same way
- DHCP fingerprinting which can be used to automatically register VoIP  
phones, game consoles and more
- Web-based and command-line interfaces for management tasks


Getting PacketFence

PacketFence is free software and is distributed under the GNU GPL. As  
such, you are free to download and try by getting the newly released  
version fromhttp://www.packetfence.org/download/releases.html.

Documentation about the installation and configuration of PacketFence  
is available from
- http://www.packetfence.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=basic_setup
- http://www.packetfence.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=1.7


Changes from the previous release

- added support for VLAN isolation
- added support for 802.1X
- added support for wireless access points and controllers
- temporarily disabled support for ARP-based registration (please  
consult the May 2008 archive of the packetfence-devel mailing list for  
more information)
- many bug fixes and general enhancements


How can I help ?

The product is in constant evolution. You can provide your help to  
make PacketFence better by contributing on various areas such as :
- Translations
- Support for new switches and wireless APs
- Testing and bug reports! (you can use http://www.packetfence.org/mantis)

Feel free to send us your questions to the packetfence-devel mailing  
list (http://www.packetfence.org/support/community.html)


Getting Support

For any questions, do not hesitate to visit the PacketFence support  
page (http://www.packetfence.org/support/community.html) for the  
support level you require (community / commercial).