pfSense adds WireGuard VPN to its platform
WireGuard is now available in pfSense CE
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After being one of the most requested features for pfSense, Netgate has announced thatWireGuardsupport is coming to the popularopen source softwarefor firewalls, VPNs and routers.
The development of a kernel-resident implementation of the newVPN protocolfor FreeBSD and pfSense has been in the works for over a year. WireGuard was committed to FreeBSD back in November of last year and the protocol can now be previewed in pfSense Community Edition (CE) 2.5.0.
Users looking to take advantage of the speed and privacy benefits offered by WireGuard can download the source code from thepfSense public code repositoryand binary images are also available for those tracking the 2.5.0 development branch update from the pfSense GUI.
PfSense Plus
Netgate also announced that pfSense is rebranding pfSense Factory Edition (FE) to pfSense Plus while PfSense CE will remain as it is though. PfSense FE currently ships with official hardware from Netgate/pfSense and is also available in cloud instances.
According to a newblog postfrom Netgate, while pfSense FE and pfSense CE have been closely related for some time now, the main ways in which they differ are in support for additional hardware platforms (Arm), support for Cloud Service Provider (CSP) platforms (AWSandAzure) and additional configuration wizards.
The first release of pfSense Plus (21.02) will be made available to all Netgate customers and it will come installed on all of the company’s appliances and all new CSP partner marketplace instances.
Interested users can check outthis FAQfrom Netgate to learn more about pfSense Plus.
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After working with the TechRadar Pro team for the last several years, Anthony is now the security and networking editor at Tom’s Guide where he covers everything from data breaches and ransomware gangs to the best way to cover your whole home or business with Wi-Fi. When not writing, you can find him tinkering with PCs and game consoles, managing cables and upgrading his smart home.
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