OPNsense Beginner to Professional

Julio Cesar Bueno de Camargo

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2022
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781801814058
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Computer Networking
• Index: Computer Science

Work with one of the most efficient open-source FreeBSD-based firewall and routing solutions to secure your network with easeKey Features• Learn end-to-end OPNsense firewall implementation and management• Defend against attacks by leveraging third-party plugins such as Nginx and Sensei• Grasp hands-on examples and labs to become proficient with OPNsense firewallBook DescriptionOPNsense is one of the most powerful open source firewalls and routing platforms available. With OPNsense, you can now protect networks using features that were only previously available to closed source commercial firewalls.This book is a practical guide to building a comprehensive network defense strategy using OPNsense. You'll start with the basics, understanding how to install, configure, and protect network resources using native features and additional OPNsense plugins. Next, you'll explore real-world examples to gain in-depth knowledge of firewalls and network defense. You'll then focus on boosting your network defense, preventing cyber threats, and improving your knowledge of firewalling using this open source security platform.By the end of this OPNsense book, you'll be able to install, configure, and manage the OPNsense firewall by making the most of its features.What you will learn• Understand the evolution of OPNsense• Get up and running with installing and setting up OPNsense• Become well-versed with firewalling concepts and learn their implementation and practices• Discover how to apply web browsing controls and website protection• Leverage Sensei to implement next-generation firewall features• Explore the command-line interface (CLI) and learn the most relevant FreeBSD commandsWho this book is forThis OPNsense firewall book is for system administrators, network administrators, network security professionals, and enthusiasts who wish to build and manage an enterprise-grade firewall using OPNsense. A basic understanding of how a firewall works will be helpful to make the most of this book.

Table of contents

• OPNsense Beginner to Professional
• Contributors
• Preface
• Section 1: Initial Configuration
• Chapter 1: An OPNsense Overview
• Chapter 2: Installing OPNsense
• Chapter 3: Configuring an OPNsense Network
• Chapter 4: System Configuration
• Section 2: Securing the Network
• Chapter 5: Firewall
• Chapter 6: Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Chapter 7: Traffic Shaping
• Chapter 8: Virtual Private Networking
• Chapter 9: Multi-WAN – Failover and Load Balancing
• Chapter 10: Reporting
• Section 3: Going beyond the Firewall
• Chapter 11: Deploying DHCP in OPNsense
• Chapter 12: DNS Services
• Chapter 13: Web Proxy
• Chapter 14: Captive Portal
• Chapter 15: Network Intrusion (Detection and Prevention) Systems
• Chapter 16: Next-Generation Firewall with Zenarmor
• Chapter 17: Firewall High Availability
• Chapter 18: Website Protection with OPNsense
• Chapter 19: Command-Line Interface
• Chapter 20: API – Application Programming Interface
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