PacketFence is a fully-featured, open-source network access control (NAC) solution that provides secure wired and wireless network access. It supports 802.1X, captive portal authentication, device profiling, endpoint compliance, and guest access. PacketFence is used in enterprise, education, and healthcare environments to enforce security policies and network segmentation.

Features

  • Captive portal and 802.1X-based authentication
  • Role-based access control and VLAN assignment
  • Built-in intrusion detection and device quarantine
  • Device fingerprinting and endpoint compliance checking
  • Guest management with self-registration
  • Scalable and cluster-ready architecture

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Categories

Network Monitoring

License

GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux

Programming Language

Perl

Related Categories

Perl Network Monitoring Software

Registered

2025-07-25
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