pfSense® software is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD specifically tailored for use as a firewall and router that is entirely managed via web interface. In addition to being a powerful, flexible firewalling and routing platform, it includes a long list of related features and a package system allowing further expandability without adding bloat and potential security vulnerabilities to the base distribution.
The pfSense project is hosted and developed by Rubicon Communications, LLC (Netgate).
pfSense software is Copyright 2004-2024 Electric Sheep Fencing, LLC and Rubicon Communications, LLC.
pfSense is a federally registered trademark of Electric Sheep Fencing, LLC. Any unauthorized use of this trademark is prohibited by state and federal law and international treaties. Refer to our Trademark Usage Guidelines for how to properly use the marks.
All rights reserved.
The pfSense project source code is open source and distributed under the Apache 2.0 open source license.
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