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OPNsense Beginner to Professional

By : Julio Cesar Bueno de Camargo
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Book Image

OPNsense Beginner to Professional

5 (1)
By: Julio Cesar Bueno de Camargo

Overview of this book

OPNsense 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.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Section 1: Initial Configuration
6
Section 2: Securing the Network
13
Section 3: Going beyond the Firewall

DDNS

Another feature that can be added by using an additional plugin is DDNS. The DDNS feature is most used on home or small business installations where a static or public IP address isn’t available. Some services that may use DDNS are OpenVPN, IP Security (IPsec), NAT rules, or external management access to OPNsense. To add this feature, we need to add the os-dyndns plugin. After being installed, the plugin configuration page is on the Services | Dynamic DNS menu. To start using it, we’ll need an account on a compatible predefined service. The plugin supports several services, so finding a suitable service for your needs won’t be challenging.