PacketFence
  • 08 Mar 2022
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PacketFence is a free open source network access control (NAC) solution which provides the following features: registration, detection of abnormal network activities, proactive vulnerability scans, isolation of problematic devices, remediation through a captive portal, 802.1X, wireless integration and User-Agent / DHCP fingerprinting.

The PacketFence adapter connection requires the following parameters:

  1. PacketFence Domain – The hostname of the PacketFence server.
  2. User Name and Password – The username and password for the user used in the connection.
  3. Verify SSL – Choose whether to verify the SSL certificate of the server.
  4. HTTPS Proxy (optional) – Connect the adapter to a proxy instead of directly connecting it to the domain.

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