OPNsense Beginner to Professional Protect networks and build next-generation firewalls easily with OPNsense

OPNsense Beginner to Professional: Protect networks and build next-generation firewalls easily with OPNsense
English | Tutorial | Size: 17.47 MB

Work with one of the most efficient open-source FreeBSD-based firewall and routing solutions to secure your network with ease

Key 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 firewall

Book Description
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.

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 commands

Who this book is for
This 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

An OPNsense Overview
Installing OPNsense
Configuring an OPNsense Network
System Configuration
Firewall
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Traffic Shaping
Virtual Private Networking
Multi-WAN – Failover and Load Balancing
Reporting
Deploying DHCP in OPNsense
DNS Services
Web Proxy
Captive Portal
Network Intrusion (Detection and Prevention) Systems
Next-Generation Firewall with Zenarmor
Firewall High Availability
Website Protection with OPNsense
Command-Line Interface
API – Application Programming Interface

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