Questions tagged [pfsense]
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Can a Reverse Proxy be used instead of port filtering?
I want to limit access from the Internet to my Web server but the clients will have a dynamic IP address so the best I can do is to whitelist all addresses belonging to that specific mobile carrier ...
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pfSense not working properly on Azure VNet? What do i do?
I'm currently working on a project based on creating virtual networks and configuring a virtualized firewall (pfSense) along with access control. I was given this project idea in a cybersecurity ...
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In IPSec, what block cipher mode of operation is "AES-256"?
Multiple IPSec implementations I've run across support "AES-256" as an encryption algorithm. (pfSense has this, Checkpoint has this.)
What block cipher mode of operation is this?
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pfsense subdomain timeout with error 522
I want to attach a valid ssl subdomain to my pfsense. I would check it (with warnings) via my the pfsense's IP 192.168.11.1 .
I used multiple tutorials to come up with the following:
Bought a domain
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How to protect against MAC spoofing in WiFi network?
I have this scenario:
I want to create a WiFi network for a hotel that the customers should pay to gain access to the internet.
I tried Captive portal, but captive portal is very vulnerable against ...
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Risks of running network services on a LAN hardware firewall
I am planning to set up a dedicated hardware firewall like Protectli and run a pfsense on it. I already know that:
it is a good practice NOT to have a wireless adapter on the firewall unit
it is ok ...
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How to block VPNs using tcp port 443?
I have a firewall (pfsense) acting as a gateway for my network users. All user traffic is going through this firewall.
I need to block HotspotShield VPN traffic on this firewall. As known, this VPN ...
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Pfsense security issues?
I have used pfsense before as the main gateway, load balancer, traffic shaping, proxy, firewall, virus/malware protection, enterprise wifi solution for an entire office of 50+ users. Yet I have ...
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