v8.0 Major Release

PacketFence 8.0 Released

April 26, 2018

PacketFence 8.0 is a major release featuring a new Golang-based DHCP server, Golang DNS server, inline enforcement in active/active clusters, Netdata metrics, and JAMF integration.

New Features

New Golang-based DHCP server replacing ISC DHCP

New Golang-based DNS server replacing pfdns

Inline enforcement in active/active clusters

Role-based inline network splitting

Netdata-based dashboard metrics

Traffic shaping for inline enforcement

JAMF API integration for Apple device management

Enhancements

  • Improved performance with Go-based services
  • Better cluster resilience
  • Enhanced monitoring capabilities

Bug Fixes

  • Various stability improvements
  • Performance optimizations

PacketFence 8.0 marks a major architectural milestone with new Golang-based DHCP and DNS servers, delivering improved performance and enabling active/active inline enforcement.

Release Info

Version
8.0
Released
Apr 26, 2018
Type
Major

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