21.1 “Marvelous Meerkat” Series

For more than 6 years, OPNsense is driving innovation through modularising and hardening the open source firewall, with simple and reliable firmware upgrades, multi-language support, HardenedBSD security, fast adoption of upstream software updates as well as clear and stable 2-Clause BSD licensing.

21.1, nicknamed “Marvelous Meerkat”, is the relentless continuation of open source dedication. The last 6 years were not always easy, but we are happy to be where we are now and have the community to thank for it.

New and improved are the firewall rules and NAT categories, the traffic graphs supporting IPv6 along with a visual refresh, intrusion detection rule management by policies, an alias for MAC addresses and NAT over IPsec with all phase 2 you could ever want. Last but not least, the serial image now supports UEFI as well.

For those wondering, the WireGuard plugin has been available since 2019 and receives continuous improvements by its maintainer and various users alike. And that is unlikey to change in the future. ;)

As we continue to deprecate custom configuration inputs for a number of reasons, Dnsmasq has been switched to a pluggable file-based approach [1] with Unbound to follow in the upcoming 21.7 series.

Download links, an installation guide [2] and the checksums for the images can be found below as well.

21.1.9 (July 27, 2021)

This is the end of life release for the 21.1 series with 21.7 being released tomorrow. The upgrade path will be added later on said release day as soon as we have confirmed that everything is fine.

See you on the other side. ;)

Here are the full patch notes:

  • system: prevent excessive config writes on LDAP import

  • system: do not split XMLRPC password into multiple pieces

  • system: fix IPv4 /31 assignment address assignment in shell

  • interfaces: clear PPPoE SLAAC addresses on linkdown

  • firewall: add live log support for new filterlog format

  • dhcp: fix processing domain search list on static IPv6

  • openvpn: fix invalid rules generated by wizard (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • openvpn: validate tunnel prefix to avoid OpenVPN 2.5 start errors (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • mvc: catch all errors including syntax and class not found errors

  • plugins: os-acme-client 2.6 [1]

  • plugins: os-freeradius 1.9.15 [2]

  • plugins: os-haproxy 3.4 [3]

  • plugins: os-zabbix-agent 1.9 [4]

  • ports: curl 7.78.0 [5]

  • ports: filterlog adds CARP IPv6 support and moves label to previously reserved spot

  • ports: nss 3.68 [6]

  • ports: php 7.4.21 [7]

  • ports: python 3.7.11 [8]

  • ports: syslog-ng 3.33.2 [9]

A hotfix release was issued as 21.1.9_1:

  • firmware: enable upgrade path to 21.7

  • firmware: add “-q” option for in-place opnsense-bootstrap run

  • firmware: fix grep call on FreeBSD 13 (contributed by Mariusz Zaborski)

  • firmware: correct return code on type change in opnsense-update

  • firmware: fix opnsense-code pull when ABI configuration is no longer there

  • firmware: fix upgrade with multiple repositories enabled

21.1.8 (July 07, 2021)

The code moves to PHP 7.4 as previously announced. Shipped alongside are a few updates and fixes that still make sense for the 21.1 series.

We are happy to note our community contributions regarding the Norwegian translation and Fetchmail plugin.

Later today, 21.7-RC1 is going to be released as well and you can make the upgrade from the development release type where the bulk of current improvements is being included.

Here are the full patch notes:

  • system: Norwegian translation (contributed by Stein-Aksel Basma)

  • system: correctly enforce “Disable writing log files to the local disk” when circular logs are not used

  • system: allow to edit gateway entries with non-conforming names

  • system: add HA sync entry for live log templates

  • system: lock config writes during HA merges

  • interfaces: do not check for existing CARP interfaces midstream

  • interfaces: refactor IP address removal on configure

  • interfaces: remove non-tunnel restriction from address collection

  • interfaces: set tunnel flag for IPv4 tunnel plus cleanups

  • firewall: possibility to filter nat/rdr action in live log

  • firewall: set label for obsolete rule in live log (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • intrusion detection: fix alert reads from eve.json

  • ui: prevent translation line breaks from breaking JS

  • ui: switch firewall category icon for clarity

  • plugins: os-etpro-telemetry 1.5 exclude stale data from telemetry upload

  • plugins: os-fetchmail 1.0 (contributed by Michael Muenz)

  • plugins: os-freeradius 1.9.14 [1]

  • plugins: os-maltrail 1.8 [2]

  • plugins: os-nginx Phalcon 4 fixes

  • plugins: os-nut 1.8 [3]

  • plugins: os-telegraf 1.11.0 [4]

  • plugins: os-tor Phalcon 4 fix

  • plugins: os-zabbix5-proxy is now a plugin variant

  • src: libcasper: fix descriptors numbers [5]

  • src: linux: prevent integer overflow in futex_requeue [6]

  • ports: clog 1.0.2 fixes garbage header write on init

  • ports: libxml 2.9.12 [7]

  • ports: nettle 3.7.3

  • ports: nss 3.67 [8]

  • ports: openvpn 2.5.3 [9]

  • ports: php 7.4.20 [10]

  • ports: phpseclib 2.0.32 [11]

  • ports: sudo 1.9.7p1 [12]

  • ports: suricata 5.0.7 [13]

A hotfix release was issued as 21.1.8_1:

  • system: fix PHP 7.4 deprecated warning in IPv6 library

21.1.7 (June 16, 2021)

Today we move to Phalcon version 4 along with new FreeBSD security advisories and fixes for firewall live log as well as new features such as shell timeout and TLS remote syslog.

Here are the full patch notes:

  • system: add shell inactivity timeout feature for csh/tcsh

  • system: add Syslog-ng TLS transport options

  • system: remove unrelated service restarts from filter_configure_xmlrpc()

  • system: rotate interface statistics widget (contributed by FingerlessGloves)

  • system: delete previous route when changed

  • system: make web GUI restart action usable in cron jobs (contributed by Frank Wall)

  • interfaces: interface_configure() checks for enabled already

  • interfaces: system match for primary address only works with compressed IPv6

  • interfaces: disable legacy CSRF output buffering when downloading a packet capture

  • interfaces: execute OpenVPN device creation earlier during boot

  • firewall: change live log address/port group matcher to correctly flip logic

  • firewall: explicit default for filter rule association in NAT port forwards

  • firewall: prevent controls overlap in live log (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • firewall: let live log use the newly provided rule log label instead of guessing it

  • firewall: calculate wildcard netmasks in aliases

  • captive portal: fix GUI drop session issue

  • dhcp: support ignore-client-uids in DHCPv4 (contributed by Kacper Why)

  • firmware: push automatic flags to firmware frontend

  • firmware: show update pending hint in system widget

  • firmware: allow manual development override on business subscription

  • intrusion detection: add YAML tag to custom.yaml.sample

  • openvpn: return “result” instead of “status” in export

  • unbound: honour space as “domainsearchlist” separator

  • lang: updated available translations

  • mvc: migrated framework to Phalcon 4

  • mvc: return UUID in ApiMutableModelControllerBase::validateAndSave() if applicable

  • rc: unconditionally configure routing on rc.syshook start facility

  • ui: change service restart icons to fa-repeat

  • plugins: added variants support to share plugin code over different third-party software versions

  • plugins: added NO_ABI marker to themes

  • plugins: remove the use of $main_buttons in relevant code

  • plugins: compatibility fixes with Phalcon 4

  • plugins: os-nginx 1.23 [1]

  • plugins: os-wireguard 1.7 [2]

  • plugins: os-zabbix4-proxy is now a plugin variant

  • src: SMAP bypass [3]

  • src: missing message validation in libradius [4] [5]

  • src: pms data corruption [6]

  • ports: curl 7.77.0 [7]

  • ports: isc-dhcp 4.4.2-P1 [8]

  • ports: nss 3.66 [9]

  • ports: openldap 2.4.59 [10]

  • ports: pcre2 10.37 [11]

  • ports: phalcon 4.1.2 [12]

  • ports: py-certifi 2021.5.30

  • ports: py-yaml 5.4.1

  • ports: squid 4.15 [13]

A hotfix release was issued as 21.1.7_1:

  • mvc: rename 3 API actions to fix their compatibility with Phalcon 4

  • plugins: os-freeradius 1.9.13 [14]

21.1.6 (May 27, 2021)

With a bit of delay we bring to you the usual mix of security and reliability updates. It is of note that the OpenVPN advisory tracked as CVE-2020-15078 does not affect the provided version 2.4.11, but the security audit will falsely flag it as vulnerable because the source of the audit is FreeBSD where OpenVPN was migrated to 2.5 series already.

Plans for upcoming 21.1.x versions include a swift Phalcon 4 migration as well as Python 3.8 and PHP 7.4 updates.

Here are the full patch notes:

  • system: add audit log target and move related syslog messages there

  • system: set HSTS max-age to 1 year (contributed by Maurice Walker)

  • system: fix restore copy in console recovery

  • interfaces: revise approach to clear states when WAN address changes

  • interfaces: add policy-based routing support for “dynamic” interface gateways

  • interfaces: return scoped link-local in get_configured_ip_addresses()

  • firewall: NPTv6 configuration clean-up (contributed by Maurice Walker)

  • firewall: remove redundant NPTv6 binat rule (contributed by Maurice Walker)

  • firewall: live log widget multiple interfaces and inspect feature (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • firewall: add live log filter templates feature (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • dhcp: compress expanded IPv6 lease addresses for clean match with system

  • dhcp: on the GUI pages avoid the use of dhcpd_dhcp_configure()

  • dnsmasq: use dhcpd_staticmap() for lease registration

  • firmware: opnsense-patch now also invalidates the menu cache

  • ipsec: add “keyingtries” phase 1 configuration option

  • ipsec: automatic outbound NAT rules missed mobile clients

  • ipsec: fix typo in autogenerated rules for virtual IP use

  • openvpn: fix wizard regression after certificate changes in 21.1.5

  • openvpn: remove now defunct OpenSSL engine support

  • unbound: cleanse blacklist domain input

  • unbound: match whole entry in blacklists (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • unbound: use dhcpd_staticmap() for lease registration

  • ui: upgrade chart.js to 2.9.4

  • ui: update chartjs-plugin-streaming to 1.9.0

  • ui: order interfaces in groups

  • ui: sidebar menu fix for long listings (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • plugins: os-acme-client 2.5 [1]

  • plugins: os-chrony 1.3 [2]

  • plugins: os-dyndns 1.24 [3]

  • plugins: os-freeradius 1.9.12 [4]

  • plugins: os-haproxy 3.3 [5]

  • plugins: os-intrusion-detection-content-et-open 1.0.1 adds emerging-inappropriate ruleset

  • plugins: os-nginx expected MIME type fix (contributed by Kimotu Bates)

  • plugins: os-qemu-guest-agent 1.0 (contributed by Frank Wall)

  • plugins: os-relayd 2.5 [6] (sponsored by Modirum)

  • plugins: os-telegraf 1.10.1 [7]

  • plugins: os-zabbix4-proxy 1.3 [8]

  • plugins: os-zabbix5-proxy 1.5 [9]

  • src: axgbe: check for IFCAP_VLAN_HWTAGGING when reading descriptor

  • src: axgbe: add 1000BASE-BX SFP support

  • src: race condition in aesni(4) encrypt-then-auth operations [10]

  • ports: curl 7.76.1 [11]

  • ports: expat 2.4.1

  • ports: filterlog 0.4 adds label support to output if applicable

  • ports: libressl 3.3.3 [12]

  • ports: libxml fix for CVE-2021-3541

  • ports: nss 3.65 [13]

  • ports: openssh 8.6p1 [14]

  • ports: openvpn 2.4.11 [15]

  • ports: php 7.3.28 [16]

  • ports: sqlite 3.35.5 [17]

  • ports: sudo 1.9.7 [18]

  • ports: syslog-ng 3.32.1 [19]

21.1.5 (April 21, 2021)

This is mainly a security and reliablility update. There are several FreeBSD security advisories and updates for third party tools such as curl.

The historic bsdinstaller has been replaced by a scriptable alternative based on the readily available bsdinstall bundled with the base system. And, yes, this brings ZFS installer support into the upcoming 21.7 release.

On the development side the migration to Phalcon 4 framework is now underway and brings improved UI/API responsiveness. One of the remaining road map goals is the migration to PHP 7.4 which can be carried out after said framework update is complete and released.

Here are the full patch notes:

  • system: return authentication errors for RADIUS also

  • system: better logic for serial console options -h and -D

  • system: reorder loader.conf settings to let tunables override all

  • system: lighttpd include directory for configuration (contributed by Greelan)

  • system: remove /dev/crypto GUI support

  • system: add route address family return on dynamic gateway

  • system: allow CPU temperature display in Fahrenheit in widget (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • system: performance enhancement for local_sync_accounts()

  • system: move extensions out of a certificate DN (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • interfaces: treat deprecated addresses as non-primary

  • interfaces: improve guess_interface_from_ip() (contributed by vnxme)

  • firewall: resolve IP addresses in kernel for force gateway rule

  • firewall: use tables in the shaper to avoid breaking ipfw with too many addresses

  • firewall: clarify help text for firewall rules traffic direction (contributed by Greelan)

  • firewall: sticky filter-rule-association setting for none/pass on copied items

  • firewall: copy and paste for alias content (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • firewall: improve loopack visibility

  • reporting: format 24 hour timestamps in traffic graphs and widget

  • dhcp: add dhcpd_staticmap() and fix DHCPv6 leases page with it

  • dhcp: add “none” option to gateway setting of static mappings

  • firmware: fix bug with subscription read from mirror URL

  • firmware: separate update error for “forbidden”

  • firmware: update error if upstream core package is missing yet installed

  • installer: migrate to scripted solution using bsdinstall

  • ipsec: validation to prevent saving of route-based tunnels with “install policy” set

  • unbound: prefer domain list over host file format (contributed by Gareth Owen)

  • rc: attempt to create /tmp if it does not exist

  • rc: add opensolaris module load for ZFS

  • rc: reverse list on stop action

  • ui: prevent autocomplete in the quick navigation

  • plugins: os-bind 1.17 [1]

  • plugins: os-chrony 1.2 [2]

  • plugins: os-debug 1.4 changes debugging profile to new version

  • plugins: os-freeradius 1.9.11 [3]

  • plugins: os-haproxy 3.2 [4]

  • plugins: os-intrusion-detection-content-et-open 1.0

  • plugins: os-maltrail 1.7 [5]

  • plugins: os-netdata 1.1 [6]

  • plugins: os-nginx 1.22 [7]

  • plugins: os-smart 2.2 JSON conversion (contributed by Arnav Singh)

  • plugins: os-telegraf 1.10.0 [8]

  • plugins: os-theme-rebellion 1.8.7 (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • plugins: os-wireguard 1.6 [9]

  • plugins: os-zabbix5-proxy 1.4 [10]

  • src: axgbe: enable receive all mode to bypass the MAC filter to avoid dropping CARP MAC addresses

  • src: accept_filter: fix filter parameter handling [11]

  • src: vm_fault: shoot down multiply mapped COW source page mappings [12]

  • src: mount: disallow mounting over a jail root [13]

  • src: em: add support for Intel I219 V10 device

  • src: em: fix a null de-reference in em_free_pci_resources

  • src: bsdinstall: switch to OPNsense branding

  • ports: curl 7.76.0 [14]

  • ports: dnsmasq 2.85 [15]

  • ports: expat 2.3.0

  • ports: hyperscan 5.4.0 [16]

  • ports: monit 5.28.0 [17]

  • ports: nettle 3.7.2

  • ports: phpseclib 2.0.31 [18]

  • ports: pkg 1.16.3

21.1.4 (March 30, 2021)

The third party crypto libraries need patching so here we go! The number of user contributions and interaction regarding stability fixes and improvements from the OPNsense side seems to be picking up as well and that is great to see.

The development version includes an update of Suricata to version 6.0.2 in case any of you want to try it out. Also, improvements in the DHCP static mapping can now deal with IPv6 prefix merge for such deployments using Unbound and Dnsmasq host registration.

In the past 3 months we have also been working on a business edition relaunch and now feel obligated to quickly present the results of these efforts:

The upcoming release of the business edition will be versioned as 21.4 in order to decouple it from the community release cycle. To that end–and to stay true to open source–we have published the release engineering core branch for said business release [1] .

You will see more distinction between “community” and “business” in communication, but the basic approach of a more conservative release cycle in volume and timing for the business edition remains the same. On top of this, the business edition also offers additional plugins, e.g. for central management tasks.

Here are the full patch notes:

  • system: add assorted missing configuration sections for high availability sync

  • system: restart web GUI with delay from services to prevent session disconnect

  • system: improve error reporting in LDAP authentication (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • system: changed USB serial option to use “on” instead of problematic “onifconsole”

  • system: ignore garbled data in log lines

  • system: fix single core activity display

  • interfaces: immediately enable SLAAC during IPv6 initiation

  • interfaces: fix a typo in the GIF setup code

  • firewall: allow to select rules with no category set

  • firewall: sort pfTable results before slice (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • firewall: make categories work with numbers only (contributed kulikov-a)

  • reporting: skip damaged NetFlow records

  • dhcp: correct help text for IPv6 ranges (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • dhcp: remove obsolete subnet validation for static entries

  • firmware: refine missing/invalid signature message during health check (contributed by Erik Inge Bolso)

  • firmware: zap changelog remove description (contributed by Jacek Tomasiak)

  • firmware: make status API endpoint synchronous when using POST

  • openvpn: remove checks for NTP servers 3 and 4 (contributed by Christian Brueffer)

  • unbound: Fix PTR records for DHCP endpoints (contributed by Gareth Owen)

  • ui: use HTTPS everywhere (contributed by Robin Schneider)

  • ui: bootgrid translation compatibility with Internet Explorer 11 (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • plugins: add service annotations to supported plugins

  • plugins: os-freeradius 1.9.10 [2]

  • plugins: os-haproxy 3.1 [3]

  • plugins: os-stunnel 1.0.3 adds client mode (contributed by Nicola Bonavita)

  • plugins: os-telegraf 1.9.0 [4]

  • plugins: os-theme-cicada 1.28 (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • plugins: os-theme-tukan 1.25 (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • plugins: os-theme-vicuna 1.4 (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • plugins: os-wireguard 1.5 [5]

  • plugins: os-wol 2.4 fixes dashboard widget (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • src: fix multiple OpenSSL vulnerabilities [6]

  • ports: ca_root_nss / nss 3.63 [7]

  • ports: libressl 3.2.5 [8]

  • ports: openldap 2.4.58 [9]

  • ports: openssh fix for double free in ssh-agent [10]

  • ports: openssl 1.1.1k [11]

  • ports: sudo 1.9.6p1 [12]

  • ports: suricata 5.0.6 [13]

  • ports: syslog-ng 3.31.2 [14]

  • ports: wpa_supplicant p2p vulnerability [15]

21.1.3 (March 10, 2021)

Today we move ahead with the firmware UI and API rework as we are happy with the new user experience. You will also notice the new plugin conflict dialog which will report that plugins have been installed previously but not registered in the configuration. This can be easily amended by reseting the local conflicts, which essentially accepts the current plugin configuration as the new default. This necessary change introduces API incompatibilities with existing external tools.

The HAProxy plugin was updated to version 3.0. This release marks the switch to the HAProxy 2.2 release series, which may result in incompatible changes for some users. Many new features were also added, including the possibility to update SSL certificates in runtime. These features should be considered experimental. We encourage everyone to install this version in a test environment before using it in production. As usual, please have a look at the plugin changes [1] and report bugs on GitHub.

Here are the full patch notes:

  • system: prevent duplicate dashboard traffic pollers mangling with the graphs

  • system: added cron job “HA update and reconfigure backup”

  • system: unify HA sync sections and remove legacy blocks

  • system: adapt lighttpd ssl.privkey approach

  • system: correctly remove routing entries directly connected to an interface

  • interfaces: correct dhcp6c configuration issue on PPPoE link down (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • interfaces: better primary IPv6 address detection in diagnostic tools

  • interfaces: handle disabled interfaces in overview

  • interfaces: drop early return in PPPoE link down

  • interfaces: remove unused global definitions

  • firewall: typo in outbound alias use (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • firewall: rules icon color after toggle fix (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • reporting: prevent crash when NetFlow attributes are missing

  • reporting: aggregate iftop results for traffic graphs

  • firmware: opnsense-bootstrap shellcheck audit (contributed by Michael Adams)

  • firmware: revamp the UI and API

  • firmware: revoke old business key

  • intrusion detection: add new Abuse.ch feed ThreatFox to detect indicators of compromise

  • intrusion detection: make manual rule status boolean for policies (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • ipsec: calculate netmask for provided tunnel addresses when using VTI

  • ipsec: do not pin reqid in case of mobile connections

  • openvpn: extend compression options (contributed by vnxme)

  • unbound: handle DHCP client expiring and returning (contributed by Gareth Owen)

  • ui: refactor bootgrid usage in ARP, NDP, captive portal session, system activity and routes

  • ui: align layouts of select_multiple and dropdown types

  • plugins: os-haproxy 3.0 [1]

  • plugins: os-nginx 1.21 [2]

  • plugins: os-node_exporter 1.1 [3]

  • src: jail: Handle a possible race between jail_remove(2) and fork(2) [4]

  • src: jail: Change both root and working directories in jail_attach(2) [5]

  • src: x86: free microcode memory later [6]

  • src: xen-blkback: fix leak of grant maps on ring setup failure [7]

  • src: rtsold: auto-probe point to point interfaces

  • src: growfs: update check-hash when doing large filesystem expansions

  • src: axgbe: change default parameters to prevent manual tunable settings

  • src: arp: avoid segfaulting due to out-of-bounds memory access

  • ports: cpdup 1.22 [8]

  • ports: krb5 1.19.1 [9]

  • ports: nss 3.62 [10]

  • ports: pkg now provides fallback for version mismatch on pkg-add

  • ports: python 3.7.10 [11]

  • ports: syslog-ng 3.31.1 [12]

A hotfix release was issued as 21.1.3_3:

  • system: fix dashboard traffic widget load behaviour (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • system: fix dashboard widget title regression

  • firmware: fix compatibility regression with IE 11

21.1.2 (February 23, 2021)

Please do enjoy this round of timely crypto library updates and other reliability fixes.

Work has so far been focused on the firmware update process to ensure its safety around edge cases and recovery methods for the worst case. To that end 21.1.3 will likely receive the full revamp including API and GUI changes for a swift transition after thorough testing of the changes now available in the development package of this release.

Here are the full patch notes:

  • system: do not trim string fields in upstream XMLRPC library

  • system: fix export API keys reload issue on Safari

  • system: retain index after tunables sorting in 21.1.1

  • system: fix firewall log widget update on small fixed number of entries

  • system: replace traffic graphs in widget using chart.js

  • system: make StartTLS work when retrieving LDAP authentication containers (contributed by Christian Brueffer)

  • system: fix IPv6 route deletion on status page

  • interfaces: work around slow manufacturer lookups in py-netaddr 0.8.0

  • firewall: fix off-by-one error in alias utility listing

  • firewall: fix live log matching with “or” and empty filter (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • reporting: prevent NetFlow crash when interface number is missing

  • firmware: opnsense-update -t option executes after -p making it possible to run them at once

  • firmware: opnsense-update -t option now also uses recovery code introduced recently for -p

  • firmware: opnsense-update -vR no longer emits “unknown” if no version was found

  • firmware: opnsense-verify -l option lists enabled package repositories

  • firmware: add crypto package to health check

  • firmware: fix two JS tracker bugs

  • firmware: assorted non-breaking changes for upcoming firmware revamp

  • intrusion detection: prevent flowbits:noalert from being dropped

  • intrusion detection: fix policies not matching categories

  • ipsec: phase2 local/remote network check does not apply on VTI interfaces

  • web proxy: fix ownership issue on template directory

  • rc: opnsense-beep utility wrapper including manual page

  • plugins: increase revision number for all plugins to force installation of metadata added in 21.1.1

  • plugins: os-acme-client 2.4 [1]

  • plugins: os-postfix 1.18 [2]

  • plugins: os-rspamd 1.11 [3]

  • plugins: os-theme-cicada 1.27 (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • plugins: os-theme-tukan 1.24 (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • plugins: os-theme-vicuna 1.3 (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • ports: curl 7.75.0 [4]

  • ports: libressl 3.2.4 [5]

  • ports: openssl 1.1.1j [6]

  • ports: php 7.3.27 [7]

  • ports: squid 4.14 [8]

  • ports: unbound 1.13.1 [9]

21.1.1 (February 09, 2021)

The 21.1 series debut looks pretty good so far. Thanks again for your input and comments!

We will be spending a lot of time this year improving and adapting the code base. As a first glimpse, the changes of this stable update are a mix of security and reliability updates coupled with preparations for the update framework revamp we have planned for 21.7. The roadmap is still not final, but will likely contain long-yearned-for features. Stay tuned.

Here are the full patch notes:

  • firewall: change order of shaper delay parameter to prevent parser errors

  • firewall: fix multiple PHP warnings regarding category additions

  • firewall: fix icon toggle for block and reject (contributed by ElJeffe)

  • interfaces: unhide primary IPv6 in overview page

  • interfaces: fix IPv6 misalignment in get_interfaces_info()

  • reporting: fix sidebar menu collapse for NetFlow link (contributed by Maurice Walker)

  • captive portal: validate that static IP address exists when writing the configuration

  • firmware: add product status backend for upcoming firmware page redesign

  • firmware: opnsense-code will now check out the default release branch

  • firmware: opnsense-update adds “-R” option for major release selection

  • firmware: opnsense-update will now update repositories if out of sync

  • firmware: opnsense-update will attempt to recover from fatal pkg behaviour

  • firmware: opnsense-update now correctly redirects stderr on major upgrades

  • firmware: opnsense-update now retains vital flag on faulty release type transition

  • intrusion detection: clean up rule based additions to prevent collisions with the new policies

  • monit: minor bugfixes and UI changes (contributed by Manuel Faux)

  • unbound: update documentation URL (contributed by xorbital)

  • ui: format packet count with toLocaleString() in interface statistics widget (contributed by bleetsheep)

  • ui: add compatibility for JS replaceAll() function

  • rc: support reading JSON metadata from plugin version files

  • plugins: provide JSON metadata in plugin version files

  • plugins: os-dyndns GratisDNS apex domain fix (contributed by Fredrik Rambris)

  • plugins: os-nginx upstream TLS verification fix (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • plugins: os-theme-cicada 1.26 (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • plugins: os-theme-vicuna 1.2 (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • src: panic when destroying VNET and epair simultaneously [1]

  • src: uninitialized file system kernel stack leaks [2]

  • src: Xen guest-triggered out of memory [3]

  • src: update timezone database information [4]

  • ports: dnsmasq 2.84 [5]

  • ports: lighttpd 1.4.59 [6]

  • ports: krb5 1.19 [7]

  • ports: monit 5.27.2 [8]

  • ports: perl 5.32.1 [9]

  • ports: sqlite 3.34.1 [10]

21.1 (January 28, 2021)

For more than 6 years, OPNsense is driving innovation through modularising and hardening the open source firewall, with simple and reliable firmware upgrades, multi-language support, HardenedBSD security, fast adoption of upstream software updates as well as clear and stable 2-Clause BSD licensing.

21.1, nicknamed “Marvelous Meerkat”, is the relentless continuation of open source dedication. The last 6 years were not always easy, but we are happy to be where we are now and have the community to thank for it.

New and improved are the firewall rules and NAT categories, the traffic graphs supporting IPv6 along with a visual refresh, intrusion detection rule management by policies, an alias for MAC addresses and NAT over IPsec with all phase 2 you could ever want. Last but not least, the serial image now supports UEFI as well.

For those wondering, the WireGuard plugin has been available since 2019 and receives continuous improvements by its maintainer and various users alike. And that is unlikey to change in the future. ;)

As we continue to deprecate custom configuration inputs for a number of reasons, Dnsmasq has been switched to a pluggable file-based approach [1] with Unbound to follow in the upcoming 21.7 series.

Download links, an installation guide [2] and the checksums for the images can be found below as well.

Here are the full patch notes against 20.7.8:

  • system: use authentication factory for web GUI login

  • system: allow case-insensitive matching for LDAP user authentication

  • system: removed unused gateway API dashboard feed

  • system: removed spurious comma from certificate subject print and unified underlying code

  • system: harden web GUI defaults to TLS 1.2 minimum and strong ciphers

  • system: generate a better self-signed certificate for web GUI default

  • system: allow self-signed renew for web GUI default (using “configctl webgui restart renew”)

  • system: allow subdirectories in NextCloud backup (contributed by Lorenzo Milesi)

  • system: first backup is same as current so ignore it on GUI and console

  • system: optionally allow TOTP users to regenerate a token from the password page

  • system: set hw.uart.console appropriately

  • system: reconfigure routes on bootup

  • system: relax gateway name validation

  • system: ignore disabled gateways in dpinger services

  • system: choose a better bind candidate for IPv4 in dpinger

  • interfaces: defer IPv6 disable in interface code to ensure PPP interfaces do exist

  • interfaces: no longer assume configuration-less interfaces can reach static setup code

  • interfaces: fix PPP links not linking to its advanced configuration page

  • interfaces: read deprecated flag, allow family spec in (-)alias calls

  • interfaces: fix address removal in IPv6 CARP case

  • interfaces: pick proper route for 6RD and 6to4 tunnels

  • interfaces: support 6RD with single /64 prefix (contributed by Marcel Hofer)

  • firewall: support category filters for firewall and NAT rules [3] (sponsored by Modirum)

  • firewall: add live log “host”, “port” and “not” filters

  • firewall: create an appropriate max-mss scrub rule for IPv6

  • firewall: fix anti-spoof option for separate bridge interfaces

  • firewall: display zeros and sort columns in pfTables (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • firewall: relax schedule name validation

  • reporting: prevent calling top talkers when no interfaces are selected

  • reporting: cleanup deselected interface rows in top talkers

  • dhcp: hostname validation now includes domain

  • dhcp: use same logic as menu figuring out if DHCPv6 page is reachable from leases

  • dhcp: correct DHCPv6 custom options unsigned integer field (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • dhcp: added toggle for disabling RDNSS in router advertisements (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • dhcp: removed the need for a static IPv4 being outside of the pool (contributed by Gauss23)

  • dhcp: add min-secs option for each subnet (contributed by vnxme)

  • dnsmasq: remove advanced configuration in favour of plugin directory

  • dnsmasq: use domain override for static hosts

  • firmware: disable autoscroll if client position differs

  • firmware: remove spurious *.pkgsave files and offload post install bits to rc.syshook

  • firmware: repair display of removed packages during release type transition

  • firmware: add ability to run audits from the console

  • firmware: show repository in package and plugin overviews

  • intrusion detection: replace file-based policy changes with detailed filters

  • ipsec: NAT with multiple phase 2 [4] (sponsored by m.a.x. it)

  • ipsec: prevent VTI interface to hit spurious 32768 limit

  • ipsec: allow mixed IPv4/IPv6 for VTI

  • openvpn: added toggle for block-outside-dns (contributed by Julio Camargo)

  • openvpn: hide “openvpn_add_dhcpopts” fields when not parsed via the backend

  • unbound: allow /0 in ACL network

  • unbound: default to SO_REUSEPORT

  • web proxy: add GSuite and YouTube filtering (contributed by Julio Camargo)

  • mvc: do not discard valid application/json content type headers

  • mvc: make sure isArraySequential() is only true on array input

  • mvc: speed up processing time when over 2000 users are selected in a group

  • mvc: add locking in JsonKeyValueStoreField type

  • mvc: change LOG_LOCAL4 to LOG_LOCAL2 in base model

  • images: use UFS2 as the default for nano, serial and vga

  • images: support UEFI boot in serial image

  • ui: add tooltips for service control widget

  • ui: move sidebar stage from session to local storage

  • ui: upgrade Tokenize2 to v1.3.3

  • plugins: os-acme-client 2.3 [5]

  • plugins: os-bind 1.16 [6]

  • plugins: os-frr 1.21 [7]

  • plugins: os-maltrail 1.6 [8] (contributed by jkellerer)

  • plugins: os-smart adds cron jobs for useful actions (contributed by Jacek Tomasiak)

  • plugins: os-telegraf 1.8.3 adds ping6 ability (contributed by DasSkelett)

  • src: fix AES-CCM requests with an AAD size smaller than a single block

  • src: introduce HARDEN_KLD to ensure DTrace functionality

  • src: refine pf_route* behaviour in PF_DUPTO case for shared forwarding

  • src: assorted upstream fixes for ipfw, iflib, multicast processing and pf

  • src: netmap tun(4) support adds pseudo addresses to ethernet header emulation (contributed by Sunny Valley Networks)

  • src: add a manual page for axp(4) / AMD 10G Ethernet driver

  • src: fix traffic graph not showing bandwidth when IPS is enabled

  • ports: dnsmasq 2.83 [9]

  • ports: igmpproxy 0.3 [10]

  • ports: nss 3.61 [11]

  • ports: openldap 2.4.57 [12]

  • ports: py-netaddr 0.8.0 [13]

  • ports: sudo 1.9.5p2 [14]

The public key for the 21.1 series is:

# -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
# MIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEAtiv4C8TPBnVAxUS+xW3W
# uYhAOuLCZPA6F22Qatit4PVHI7AzfLbGjCQFZqjO+HRPVCmeiyggQWE4ZBOQrhbq
# Em/NqmnDVos2rdGfEvp5miY4fstebtHI9CPv26QswgO7bsoJuCUoSmtGTbgNXyaF
# ueNYTSXNEpWu35tQS830NCLW5Y6elfK99gxmNChlGdlz0wchaSA+myR6xH+TUw8L
# D+87Tny/R2guC9Q0XnsKpKeOMxkNh0X3H0GsmcWmyV0rGAiMh6GuJXIN/yhNMkaD
# wuHomqxd1OAyGLz9BjDNRKZ+b+y0iVpEx3qsDWlradtf8sUKZHJ96lf0jCRhEPvl
# v1+QkAOzsauWBr3UtFbkKfHONpuwb5XVNgAJzFIRrnGhmWRXD7liiShOP4O+KBP1
# Dzxs/X0plXgX2hOgzMbtgCMj4M1sV5HhKUrwiyqBpoe5nESJVrQ/DxETwEZIFoHy
# hwQxd/DDp7uJmZlCkveuZeUAo7pfTUVchDpe2GB54bHEhIn3OES93PURMQtQxB12
# mubV52vcfvzLnbv5FL5lMK/cgl64ip2bRu1jcB3wsKrKcGyUbtYJQDnHpowWrs5h
# RdMHSfLyaC8ROMKhZmJTe141wr5p8d+NmgjlDblnNmUJ0jHVJeP0+RO/OcY/o3Zt
# 2MxL1Yp2cUu2l1HEmyrCsIcCAwEAAQ==
# -----END PUBLIC KEY-----

# SHA256 (OPNsense-21.1-OpenSSL-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2) = 936301cb53c7c3474171a076594bb00a29827b4aa1c9aa8dac7519e447f7ec81
# SHA256 (OPNsense-21.1-OpenSSL-nano-amd64.img.bz2) = e5116c5037f4b4bbc68708e8f14ce023508ccf585164b778d6c158f170ea202f
# SHA256 (OPNsense-21.1-OpenSSL-serial-amd64.img.bz2) = 472c8568d8c4a54743b3a2b1bc720e83c04cc2c63d68df1376c207f25b98ae20
# SHA256 (OPNsense-21.1-OpenSSL-vga-amd64.img.bz2) = 44a930151472954626c237a1255712e6e7c542d7ac3c5317a74618d08ce36bbf

21.1.r1 (January 13, 2021)

For more than 6 years, OPNsense is driving innovation through modularising and hardening the open source firewall, with simple and reliable firmware upgrades, multi-language support, HardenedBSD security, fast adoption of upstream software updates as well as clear and stable 2-Clause BSD licensing.

We thank all of you for helping test, shape and contribute to the project! We know it would not be the same without you. <3

Download links, an installation guide [1] and the checksums for the images can be found below as well.

Here are the full patch notes against 20.7.7_1:

  • system: use authentication factory for web GUI login

  • system: allow case-insensitive matching for LDAP user authentication

  • system: removed unused gateway API dashboard feed

  • system: removed spurious comma from certificate subject print and unified underlying code

  • system: harden web GUI defaults to TLS 1.2 minimum and strong ciphers

  • system: generate a better self-signed certificate for web GUI default

  • system: allow self-signed renew for web GUI default (using “configctl webgui restart renew”)

  • system: allow subdirectories in NextCloud backup (contributed by Lorenzo Milesi)

  • system: optionally allow TOTP users to regenerate a token from the password page

  • system: set default certificate lifetime to 397 days

  • system: relax gateway name validation

  • system: display destination port number in firewall log widget (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • system: allow to recover from bad TLS certificate and/or bad settings in console interface assign

  • interfaces: defer IPv6 disable in interface code to ensure PPP interfaces do exist

  • interfaces: no longer assume configuration-less interfaces can reach static setup code

  • interfaces: fix PPP links not linking to linked advanced configuration

  • firewall: add live log “host”, “port” and “not” filters

  • firewall: add manual refresh button to live log

  • firewall: create an appropriate max-mss scrub rule for IPv6

  • firewall: fix anti-spoof option for separate bridge interfaces

  • firewall: relax schedule name validation

  • firewall: fix typo in ICMPv6 validation

  • firewall: add type 128 to outgoing IPv6 RFC4890 requirements

  • firewall: fix minor regression in maintaining target alias file

  • firewall: category selector missing caption

  • firewall: fix all state value in pfTop (contributed by Lucas Held)

  • firewall: remove duplicated destination field in live log

  • firewall: add read-only actions to aliases permission (contributed by Manuel Faux)

  • reporting: add top talkers to revamped traffic graphs page

  • dhcp: hostname validation now includes domain

  • dhcp: correct DHCPv6 custom options unsigned integer field (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • dhcp: removed the need for a static IPv4 being outside of the pool (contributed by Gauss23)

  • dhcp: add min-secs option for each subnet (contributed by vnxme)

  • dhcp: fix sorting of IPv6 static mappings (contributed by vnxme)

  • dnsmasq: remove advanced configuration in favour of plugin directory

  • dnsmasq: use domain override for static hosts

  • firmware: opnsense-code now updates the current directory if nothing was specified

  • firmware: opnsense-code now uses flexible make.conf target from tools.git

  • firmware: opnsense-update now supports snapshot access via -z option

  • firmware: opnsense-update now fixes missing dependencies on the fly

  • firmware: repair display of removed packages during release type transition

  • firmware: fix some issues with missing repository on server

  • firmware: add version output and date to audit logs

  • intrusion detection: replace file-based policy changes with detailed filters

  • ipsec: NAT with multiple phase 2 (sponsored by m.a.x. it)

  • ipsec: prevent VTI interface to hit spurious 32768 limit

  • ipsec: allow mixed IPv4/IPv6 for VTI

  • ipsec: display remote host in status overview (contributed by garlic17)

  • openssh: honour MAX_LISTEN_SOCKS to prevent startup failure

  • openvpn: added toggle for block-outside-dns (contributed by Julio Camargo)

  • openvpn: hide “openvpn_add_dhcpopts” fields when not parsed via the backend

  • openvpn: set default certificate lifetime to 397 days in wizard

  • unbound: default to SO_REUSEPORT

  • web proxy: add GSuite and YouTube filtering (contributed by Julio Camargo)

  • web proxy: lock ACL download to prevent duplicate execution

  • mvc: make sure isArraySequential() is only true on array input

  • mvc: speed up processing time when over 2000 users are selected in a group

  • mvc: allow underscore in filter string (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • images: use UFS2 as the default for nano, serial and vga

  • images: support UEFI boot in serial image

  • ui: add tooltips for service control widget

  • ui: move sidebar stage from session to local storage

  • plugins: os-bind 1.15 [2]

  • plugins: os-frr 1.21 [3]

  • src: fix OpenSSL NULL pointer de-reference [4]

  • src: fix AES-CCM requests with an AAD size smaller than a single block

  • src: introduce HARDEN_KLD to ensure DTrace functionality

  • src: fix partial scrub of multicast packages

  • src: refine pf_route* behaviour in PF_DUPTO case for shared forwarding

  • src: assorted upstream fixes for ipfw, iflib, multicast processing and pf

  • ports: libressl 3.2.3 [5] [6]

  • ports: nss 3.60.1

  • ports: pkg fix for shell keyword by opening root file descriptor

  • ports: radvd 2.19 [7]

  • ports: sudo 1.9.4p2 [8]

Known issues and limitations:

  • Installer currently advertises 20.7

The public key for the 21.1 series is:

# -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
# MIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEAtiv4C8TPBnVAxUS+xW3W
# uYhAOuLCZPA6F22Qatit4PVHI7AzfLbGjCQFZqjO+HRPVCmeiyggQWE4ZBOQrhbq
# Em/NqmnDVos2rdGfEvp5miY4fstebtHI9CPv26QswgO7bsoJuCUoSmtGTbgNXyaF
# ueNYTSXNEpWu35tQS830NCLW5Y6elfK99gxmNChlGdlz0wchaSA+myR6xH+TUw8L
# D+87Tny/R2guC9Q0XnsKpKeOMxkNh0X3H0GsmcWmyV0rGAiMh6GuJXIN/yhNMkaD
# wuHomqxd1OAyGLz9BjDNRKZ+b+y0iVpEx3qsDWlradtf8sUKZHJ96lf0jCRhEPvl
# v1+QkAOzsauWBr3UtFbkKfHONpuwb5XVNgAJzFIRrnGhmWRXD7liiShOP4O+KBP1
# Dzxs/X0plXgX2hOgzMbtgCMj4M1sV5HhKUrwiyqBpoe5nESJVrQ/DxETwEZIFoHy
# hwQxd/DDp7uJmZlCkveuZeUAo7pfTUVchDpe2GB54bHEhIn3OES93PURMQtQxB12
# mubV52vcfvzLnbv5FL5lMK/cgl64ip2bRu1jcB3wsKrKcGyUbtYJQDnHpowWrs5h
# RdMHSfLyaC8ROMKhZmJTe141wr5p8d+NmgjlDblnNmUJ0jHVJeP0+RO/OcY/o3Zt
# 2MxL1Yp2cUu2l1HEmyrCsIcCAwEAAQ==
# -----END PUBLIC KEY-----

Please let us know about your experience!

# SHA256 (OPNsense-21.1.r1-OpenSSL-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2) = c6cfdd88227bb58c94634dca01e9108647a83278a4549291a4b772094342c81a
# SHA256 (OPNsense-21.1.r1-OpenSSL-nano-amd64.img.bz2) = a60c3cb077b56202d3b02637054607f6180121b7da9faaf870f73a814dcfc2c7
# SHA256 (OPNsense-21.1.r1-OpenSSL-serial-amd64.img.bz2) = cba8578d7acbb323fd1fa6fe93d648c5d227010e1169ccbdf1111980d73fa447
# SHA256 (OPNsense-21.1.r1-OpenSSL-vga-amd64.img.bz2) = 1fce48c99e5c46d92fca7a00805873154832357c7de71f5035a01ca8047041dc