Category: Linux Firewall
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IPFire Linux Firewall Embraces Post-Quantum Cryptography for Enhanced IPsec Tunnel Security
IPFire 2.29 Core Update 193 has officially launched, introducing post-quantum cryptography support for IPsec tunnels. This update enhances security by utilizing the Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism (ML-KEM) and enables the use of several strong algorithms such as Curve448, Curve25519, and other NIST-certified elliptic curve algorithms including RSA-4096 and RSA-3072. According to the IPFire developers, this addition…
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IPFire Linux Firewall Introduces Experimental Btrfs Support and Intel RFDS Mitigations
The IPFire Project recently announced a new update to their robust open-source GNU/Linux distribution, commonly used as a router or firewall. Known as IPFire 2.29 Core Update 186, this release incorporates various changes, introduces experimental support for the Btrfs file system, and updates multiple components. The IPFire 2.29 Core Update 186 features an upgraded kernel…
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IPFire Hardened Linux Firewall Now Runs on Linux Kernel 6.6 LTS
Michael Tremer announced today the release and general availability of IPFire 2.29 Core Update 183, a new major release for this hardened open-source Linux distro that primarily performs as a router or firewall. IPFire 2.29 Core Update 183 comes with some major changes, including a kernel bump to the latest LTS (Long Term Support) series,…
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IPFire Linux Firewall Distros Start 2024 Strong with Default Email Spam Blocking
Michael Tremer, the developer of IPFire, has announced the release of IPFire 2.27 Core Update 182. This marks the first update of 2024 for this hardened, flexible, and modern open-source Linux firewall distribution designed for routers and firewalls. The IPFire 2.27 Core Update 182 release features an updated version of the GRUB bootloader (version 2.12…
