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pfSense

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pfSense

Summary

pfSense is a network operating system[1]. pfSense has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • pfSense's instance of is recorded as network operating system[3].
  • pfSense's instance of is recorded as firewall[4].
  • pfSense's instance of is recorded as operating system distribution[5].
  • pfSense's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[6].
  • pfSense's based on is recorded as m0n0wall[7].
  • pfSense was followed by OPNsense[8].
  • pfSense's copyright license is recorded as Apache License[9].
  • pfSense's software version identifier is recorded as 2.8.0[10].
  • pfSense's software version identifier is recorded as 2.8.1[11].
  • pfSense's software version identifier is recorded as 25.07.1[12].
  • pfSense's software version identifier is recorded as 25.11[13].
  • pfSense's software version identifier is recorded as 25.11.1[14].
  • pfSense's Commons category is recorded as PfSense[15].
  • pfSense's platform is recorded as Q272629[16].
  • pfSense's separated from is recorded as m0n0wall[17].
  • pfSense's official website is recorded as https://www.pfsense.org/[18].
  • pfSense's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense[19].
  • pfSense's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/pfsense[20].
  • pfSense's public key fingerprint is recorded as E345 EF8C 4539 E974 943C 831D 13B9 87FD 9214 F8DA[21].
  • pfSense's derivative work is recorded as Miru directory server[22].
  • pfSense's derivative work is recorded as OPNsense[23].
  • pfSense's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[24].
  • pfSense's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+22774'}[25].
  • pfSense's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+25458'}[26].
  • pfSense's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+27171'}[27].

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Adaptations and Inspiration

pfSense was followed by OPNsense[8].

Why It Matters

pfSense has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

firewall m0n0wall Miru directory server network operating system operating system distribution OPNsense

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . docs.netgate.com. Retrieved . docs.netgate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . docs.netgate.com. Retrieved . docs.netgate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . docs.netgate.com. Retrieved . docs.netgate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . docs.netgate.com. Retrieved . docs.netgate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . docs.netgate.com. Retrieved . docs.netgate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . pfsense.org. Retrieved . pfsense.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Alex rosenberg35 · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Miru directory server, OPNsense
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Lemmy community id → [email protected]
    License → —
    + 56 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q80998]]"
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