PacketFence 3.5.1 - Network access control (NAC) solution

PacketFence is a fully supported, trusted, Free and Open Source network access control (NAC) solution. Boasting an impressive feature set including a captive-portal for registration and remediation, centralized wired and wireless management, 802.1X support, layer-2 isolation of problematic devices, integration with the Snort IDS and the Nessus vulnerability scanner; PacketFence can be used to effectively secure networks – from small to very large heterogeneous networks

Enhancements

* Configuration item to notify of guest sponsorships by email: guests_self_registration.sponsorship_cc

* Developers guide was migrated from Docbook into the asciidoc format

* Important database performance improvement in VoIP and fingerprint checks

* Improved pfdhcplistener process surveillance (#1490)

Bug Fixes

FreeRADIUS watchdog updated for 3.5.0 changes (#1514)
debian packages improvements regarding FreeRADIUS configuration
cosmetic fix in `pfcmd service status` regarding pfdhcplistener (#1515)
Guests are not able to confirm registration in some cases – take 2 (#1302)
Sponsored guests regressions (#1505)
Keep the PID on node_deregister (#1501)
Handle the release_date on violation modify (#1474)
Billing screen does not appear when billing feature is enabled (#1525)
Web extension point regression (#1507)
Command parsing issue with `pfcmd person` (#1523)
pfdhcplistener process name identifies listened to interface (#1478)
Guest management login and authentication regressions (#1518)
FreeRADIUS documentation aligned with current practices
More characters are allowed in password types on CLI and WebAdmin (#848)
illegal characters in webservices user / pass not properly escaped (#1516)

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