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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

Chapter 13: Web Proxy

A web proxy is one of the top features of a modern firewall solution. With it, you can extend the control capabilities of your system to another level. We will learn about web proxy deployment methods, why to use a web proxy, the core features, the basic configuration, and how to customize it. We will explore the available web filtering options using the core OPNsense capabilities and learn how to block undesired content. Last but not least, we will see some common troubleshooting scenarios and how to read web proxy logs to solve them.

The chapter covers the following main topics:

  • Web proxy fundamentals 
  • Basic configuration 
  • Web filtering
  • Reading logs and troubleshooting