OPNsense 18.7 'Happy Hippo' released, OSS security platform driving innovation

More than ever the involvement of our community is visible in the work that has been done since the previous release.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2018
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System software, Berkeley Software Distribution, Computer architecture, Firewall software, Computer network security, FreeBSD, Wireless access points, OPNsense, Open-source movement, PF
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Netherlands
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DECISO B.V.
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https://www.deciso.com/
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Key Points: 
  • More than ever the involvement of our community is visible in the work that has been done since the previous release.
  • Our friendly and helpful OPNsense community has grown significantly, for example the number of forum visitors has doubled in the past year.
  • says Robert van Papeveld, Deciso's CEO "It is this power and energy that makes this 'Happy Hippo' charging ahead to become the most widely used open source security platform."
  • Deciso is the company that founded the OPNsense project and offers turnkey solutions as well as commercial support and services.


OPNsense 18.7 'Happy Hippo' released, OSS security platform driving innovation

MIDDELHARNIS, Netherlands, August 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- For three and a half years now, OPNsense is driving innovation through modularising and hardening the open source firewall, with simple and reliable firmware upgrades, multi-language support, HardenedBSD security, fast adoption of upstream software updates as well as clear and stable 2-Clause BSD licensing.

Deciso is proud to announce the immediate availability of version 18.7 nicknamed "Happy Hippo". 

This release shows the power of open source software and a lively community. More than ever the involvement of our community is visible in the work that has been done since the previous release. This is where the structured development and the modular design really pays off. Our friendly and helpful OPNsense community has grown significantly, for example the number of forum visitors has doubled in the past year.

This new major release will please users with a tremendous amount of ipv6 improvements, improved 6RD support and authentication framework consolidation. Also, Monit - for proactive system monitoring - is now part of the core system and Nextcloud has been added for direct online backups.

The Intrusion Prevention System has received a major upgrade with Suricata V4, improved and new rule sets, such as our own application detection rules.

Developer support has been improved with the easily accessible API documentation and tools to support local frontend development.

New plugins in this major release include: Telegraf (agent for collecting & reporting metrics and data), Openconnect client, shadowsocks (secure socks5 proxy), Nextcloud backup. Net-SNMP (SNMP deamon) and various themes.

Our team believes that open source improves knowledge sharing and helps to build better products.

"As with the real Hippo, the power of open source development and the enormous energy a friendly community generates are greatly underestimated." – says Robert van Papeveld, Deciso's CEO – "It is this power and energy that makes this 'Happy Hippo' charging ahead to become the most widely used open source security platform."

Deciso is the company that founded the OPNsense project and offers turnkey solutions as well as commercial support and services.

About Deciso

Deciso B.V. is a global manufacturer of networking equipment. The company designs and produces complete products for integrators, oems and resellers. Deciso believes in the power of open source and actively contributes to the open source community. The company is founded in 2000 and is located in Middelharnis, the Netherlands.

Media Contact: Robert van Papeveld, Deciso B.V., +31187744020, [email protected]

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