23.1 “Quintessential Quail” Series

For more than 8 years now, OPNsense is driving innovation through modularising and hardening the open source firewall, with simple and reliable firmware upgrades, multi-language support, fast adoption of upstream software updates as well as clear and stable 2-Clause BSD licensing.

23.1, nicknamed “Quintessential Quail”, features Unbound DNS statistics with a blocklist rewrite in Python, improved WAN SLAAC operability, firewall alias BGP ASN type support, PHP 8.1, assorted FreeBSD networking updates, MVC/API pages for packet capture/virtual IPs/IPsec connection management, IPsec configuration file migration to swanctl.conf, new sslh plugin, ddclient custom backend support (including Azure), WireGuard kernel module plugin variant as the new default plus much more.

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

23.1.4 (March 21, 2023)

Another stable update to fix a StrongSwan regression and two OpenVPN incompatibilities introduced prior. We have also improved the service handling code in multiple areas, fixed issues like the VIP migration problem with IP alias on a CARP VIP and improved/simplified the firmware settings now that cryptography flavours no longer exist.

Here are the full patch notes:

  • system: address a number of web GUI startup problems

  • system: service handling refactor, tweaks and improvements

  • system: rework killbypid()/killbyname() behaviour

  • system: use system_resolver_configure() everywhere

  • reporting: simplify state collection for system-states.rrd

  • interfaces: fix an issue with a batch killbyname() in static ARP case

  • interfaces: make sure output buffering is disabled when downloading a packet capture

  • interfaces: lock gateway save button while the request is being processed

  • interfaces: fix IP alias with VHID validation issue

  • dhcp: several plumbing improvements in service handling

  • dnsmasq: remove now unused host configuration and refactor

  • firmware: responsiveness fix (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • firmware: move settings handling to full-fledged model

  • firmware: add advanced/help toggles, cancel button, subscription errors

  • monit: add permanent include statement for custom configuration files (contributed by codiflow)

  • openvpn: add ovpn_status.py script and configd action to fetch connected clients

  • openvpn: reintroduce “cipher” keyword for older clients

  • openvpn: add missing static-challenge parsing for auth framework introduced in 23.1.3

  • unbound: adhere to restart logic during hosts configure and wait for service to start

  • unbound: add infra-keep-probing advanced option

  • unbound: lowercase domain for case insensitive search in blocklists

  • mvc: fix PHP warnings and dance around null/0.0.0 ambiguity in migration code

  • plugins: os-api-backup 1.1 [1]

  • plugins: os-theme-cicada 1.34 (contributed by Team Rebellion)

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

  • plugins: os-theme-vicuna 1.45 (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • ports: curl 7.88.1 [2]

  • ports: nss 3.89 [3]

  • ports: php 8.1.17 [4]

  • ports: py-vici 5.9.10

  • ports: squid 5.8 [5]

  • ports: strongswan EAP-TLS upstream fix [6]

23.1.3 (March 09, 2023)

This update was not planned as such, but an Sqlite compile change in FreeBSD ports required a clean rebuild so instead of a hotfix we are shipping this tiny stable update.

Here are the full patch notes:

  • firewall: fix mismatch of options in new automatic listing of floating rules in interface rules

  • ipsec: “Allow any remote gateway to connect” should suffix all in order to connect to the other end

  • ipsec: store proper log values in advanced settings

  • ipsec: add a routing hook and execute it for all VTI devices during reconfiguration

  • ports: phpseclib 3.0.19 [1]

  • ports: sqlite backs out disabling DQS option which broke software on multiple ends

  • ports: sudo 1.9.13p3 [2]

A hotfix release was issued as 23.1.3_4:

  • firewall: fix rule display of inverted aliases

  • firmware: add stub for previously removed -f option in opnsense-version

23.1.2 (March 07, 2023)

This is mainly a reliability update with fixes in assorted subsystems. Of note is the OpenVPN authentication framework rewrite in order to take advantage of the upcoming OpenVPN 2.6 deferred authentication feature and the fix for DHCP renew behaviour that was reported on 23.1.

The roadmap for 23.7 was published, but at this point mainly consists of MVC/API porting efforts for existing static pages. While the rewrite is not strictly necessary from a user perspective it will move us a lot closer to our mission goal to introduce privilege separation and to provide an API for all components.

Here are the full patch notes:

  • system: use singleton boot detection everywhere

  • system: protect against more stray scripts on boot

  • system: several shell_safe() conversions

  • system: when applying auto-far default route make sure the local address is not empty

  • system: refactor system_default_route() to prevent empty $gateway

  • system: create system_resolver_configure() and cron job support

  • system: add simple script and configd action to list current group membership (configctl auth list groups)

  • system: prevent alias reload in routing reconfiguration like we do in rc.syshook monitor reload

  • interfaces: protect against empty GIF host route

  • interfaces: fix parsing of device names with a dot in packet capture

  • interfaces: force newip calls through DHCP/PPP/OVPN on IPv4

  • interfaces: force newip calls through DHCP/PPP on IPv6

  • firewall: fix NAT dropdowns ignoring VIPs

  • firewall: fix validation of alias names such as “A_BC”

  • fIrewall: show all applicable floating rules when inspecting interface rules

  • firewall: prevent networks from being sent to DNS resolver in update_tables.py

  • reporting: make all status mapping colors configurable for themes in the Unbound DNS page

  • dnsmasq: add dns_forward_max, cache_size and local_ttl options to GUI (contributed by Dr. Uwe Meyer-Gruhl)

  • firmware: remove retired LibreSSL flavour handling and annotations

  • ipsec: reqid should not be provided on mobile sessions

  • ipsec: validate pool names on connections page

  • ipsec: allow “@” character in all other eap_id fields for new connections

  • ipsec: add connection data to XMLRPC sync

  • ipsec: “Dynamic gateway” (rightallowany) option should be translated to 0.0.0.0/0,::/0

  • network time: remove “disable monitor” to get rid of log warnings (contributed by Dr. Uwe Meyer-Gruhl)

  • openvpn: replace authentication handler to prepare for upcoming OpenVPN 2.6 with deferred authentication

  • openvpn: rename -cipher option to –data-ciphers-fallback and adjust GUI accordingly

  • unbound: fix typo in logger and create a pipe early in dnsbl_module.py (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • unbound: fix type cast to prevent unnecessary updateBlocklist action

  • unbound: add missing blocklist

  • ui: solve deprecation in PHP via html_safe() wrapper

  • wizard: unbound hardened DNSSEC setting moved

  • plugins: os-acme-client 3.16 [1]

  • plugins: os-crowdsec 1.0.2 [2]

  • plugins: os-rfc2136 1.8 [3]

  • plugins: os-theme-cicada 1.33 (contributed by Team Rebellion)

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

  • plugins: os-theme-vicuna 1.44 (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • src: fix multiple OpenSSL vulnerabilities [4]

  • src: pfsync: support deferring IPv6 packets

  • src: pfsync: add missing bucket lock

  • src: pfsync: ensure ‘error’ is always initialised

  • ports: filterlog 0.7 fixes unknown TCP option print

  • ports: lighttpd 1.4.69 [5]

  • ports: monit 5.33.0 [6]

  • ports: nss 3.88.1 [7]

  • ports: openldap 2.6.4 [8]

  • ports: openssh 9.2p1 [9]

  • ports: php 8.1.16 [10]

  • ports: phalcon 5.2.1 [11]

  • ports: sqlite 3.41.0 [12]

  • ports: strongswan 5.9.10 [13]

  • ports: sudo 1.9.13p2 [14]

23.1.1 (February 15, 2023)

Apart from security updates for operating system and third party software this mainly fixes issues with the initial 23.1 release. IPsec and Unbound components in particular receive a number of improvements being the more prominent areas of work for this series. Unbound also gained a SafeSearch option and the new reporting database CPU usage should be much lower and easier to use.

Overall we are happy with how the major release turned out and look forward to further fixes in e.g. Netmap framework including Suricata changes for multi-threading support which has been in the works for a long time. OpenVPN 2.6 update and related changes are also pending at the moment.

The roadmap for 23.7 will be published soon and will again include a number of MVC/API conversions for static components. Statistics do indicate that we are over 60% done with converting the code base to a modern framework as compared to early 2015 which is now already over 8 years ago!

Here are the full patch notes:

  • system: replace single exec_command() with new shell_safe() wrapper

  • system: fix assorted PHP 8.1 deprecation notes

  • system: remove overreaching “Reconfigure a plugin facility” cron job and backend command that has no visible users

  • interfaces: fix VLAN rename after protocol addition in 23.1

  • interfaces: fix VLAN missing a config lock on delete

  • interfaces: make description field show for all types of VIP (contributed by FingerlessGloves)

  • interfaces: allow VHID reuse as it was before 23.1

  • firewall: prevent possible infinite loop in alias parsing (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • firewall: do not calculate local port range for alias (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • firewall: update validation of alias names to be slightly more restrictive

  • firewall: safeguard download_geolite() and log errors

  • firewall: do not switch gateway on bootup

  • captive portal: enforce a database repair during operation if necessary

  • firmware: move single-call function reporter page

  • intrusion detection: properly reset metadata response when no metadata is found

  • ipsec: allow “@” character in eap_id fields for new connections

  • ipsec: missing remapping pool UUID to name for new connections

  • ipsec: change status column sizing and hide local/remote auth by default

  • ipsec: fix username parsing in lease status

  • ipsec: refactor widget to use new data format

  • ipsec: migrate duplicated cron job

  • ipsec: faulty unique constraint in pre-shared keys

  • ipsec: fix eap_id placement for eap-mschapv2

  • unbound: simplify logger logic for required queries

  • unbound: add SafeSearch option to blocklists

  • unbound: match white/blocklist action exactly from reporting page

  • unbound: always prioritize whitelists over blocklists

  • unbound: various UX improvements in reporting page

  • unbound: add serve-expired, log-servfail, log-local-actions and val-log-level advanced settings

  • unbound: drop unnecessary index from reporting database and other optimizations to lower CPU usage

  • unbound: add HTTPS record type to reporting

  • unbound: remember reporting page logarithmic setting

  • unbound: missing global so that cache is never flushed when requested

  • mvc: cleanse $record input in searchRecordsetBase() before usage

  • plugins: os-haproxy 4.1 [1]

  • plugins: os-openconnect 1.4.4 [2]

  • plugins: os-qemu-guest-agent 1.2 [3]

  • plugins: os-tayga fixes MVC interface registration

  • plugins: os-wireguard fixes MVC interface registration

  • src: geli: split the initalization of HMAC [4]

  • src: fix ena driver crash after reset in 7th gen AWS instance types [5]

  • src: fix sdhci broken write-protect settings [6]

  • src: import tzdata 2022g [7]

  • src: ipsec: clear pad bytes in PF_KEY messages

  • src: fib_algo: set vnet when destroying algo instance

  • src: if_ipsec: handle situations where there are no policy or SADB entry for if

  • src: if_ipsec: protect against user supplying unknown address family

  • src: if_me: use dedicated network privilege

  • src: vxlan: add support for socket ioctls SIOC[SG]TUNFIB

  • src: introduce and use the NET_EPOCH_DRAIN_CALLBACKS() macro

  • src: iflib: Add null check to iflib_stop()

  • src: x86: ignore stepping for APL30 errata

  • src: pfctl: rule.label is a two-dimensional array

  • src: pf: fix syncookies in conjunction with tcp fast port reuse

  • src: pf: fix panic on deferred packets

  • src: ipfw: Add missing ‘va’ code point name

  • src: netmap: try to count packet drops in emulated mode

  • src: netmap: fix a queue length check in the generic port rx path

  • src: netmap: tell the compiler to avoid reloading ring indices

  • ports: remove GnuTLS workarounds from ports previously required for LibreSSL

  • ports: dnsmasq 2.89 [8]

  • ports: dpinger 3.3 [9]

  • ports: lighttpd 1.4.68 [10]

  • ports: openssh 9.1p1 [11]

  • ports: openssl 1.1.1t [12]

  • ports: php 8.1.15 [13]

A hotfix release was issued as 23.1.1_2:

  • captive portal: remove mod_evasion use which was discontinued by lighttpd

  • unbound: wait for pipe in logger (contributed by kulikov-a)

Rate limiting was removed from the captive portal which was set to 250 connections by the same IP to the captive portal itself. This can be easily replaced by a manual firewall rule with advanced options set, e.g. “Max established” set to 250 with destination “This Firewall”.

23.1 (January 26, 2023)

For more than 8 years now, OPNsense is driving innovation through modularising and hardening the open source firewall, with simple and reliable firmware upgrades, multi-language support, fast adoption of upstream software updates as well as clear and stable 2-Clause BSD licensing.

23.1, nicknamed “Quintessential Quail”, features Unbound DNS statistics with a blocklist rewrite in Python, improved WAN SLAAC operability, firewall alias BGP ASN type support, PHP 8.1, assorted FreeBSD networking updates, MVC/API pages for packet capture/virtual IPs/IPsec connection management, IPsec configuration file migration to swanctl.conf, new sslh plugin, ddclient custom backend support (including Azure), WireGuard kernel module plugin variant as the new default plus much more.

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 22.7.11:

  • system: replaced log_error() use with log_msg() and adjusted logging levels accordingly

  • system: introduced a service boot log

  • system: the LibreSSL flavour has been discontinued

  • system: simplify gateway monitoring setup code

  • system: add option to skip gateway monitor host route

  • system: populate /etc/hosts file with IPv6 addresses too

  • system: simplify and guard host route creation

  • system: merge system_staticroutes_configure() into system_routing_configure()

  • system: do not yield process after calling shutdown command

  • system: apply tunables during late boot in case a module was loaded depending on them to be set to a specific value

  • system: show size of ZFS ARC (adaptive replacement cache) in system widget

  • system: introduce support tier annotations for core and plugins [2]

  • system: add cron tasks for scrubbing and trimming ZFS pools (contributed by Iain Henderson)

  • system: fix 6rd/6to4 gateway interface detection (contributed by Frans J Elliott)

  • reporting: add Unbound DNS statistics frontend including client drill-down

  • interfaces: heavy cleanup of the wireless device integration

  • interfaces: use 802.1ad protocol for stacked VLAN parent (QinQ)

  • interfaces: GIF and GRE now support subnet-based IPv6 configurations instead of always falling back to a point-to-point (/128) setup

  • interfaces: GIF and GRE now disable IPv6 on IPv4 tunnels (contributed by Maurice Walker)

  • interfaces: add isolated PPPoEv6 mode to selectively enable IPv6 CP negotiation and turn it off when no IPv6 mode is set

  • interfaces: add support for SLAAC WAN interfaces without DHCPv6 (contributed by Maurice Walker)

  • interfaces: register LAGG, PPP, VLAN and wireless devices as plugins

  • interfaces: simplified get_real_interface() function

  • interfaces: removed obsolete “defaultgw” files

  • interfaces: simplified rc.linkup script

  • interfaces: improve IP address cache behaviour in rc.newwanip(v6) scripts

  • interfaces: converted virtual IPs to MVC/API

  • interfaces: add MAC filtering to packet capture

  • interfaces: convert ARP/NDP pages to server-side searchable variant

  • interfaces: create null route for DHCPv6 delegated prefix

  • interfaces: tighten the concept of hardware interfaces and pull supported plugin devices into assignments page automatically

  • firewall: remove deprecated “Dynamic state reset” mechanic

  • firewall: invalidate port forward rule entry when no target is specified

  • firewall: hide deprecated source OS rule setting under advanced

  • firewall: add group option to prevent grouping in interfaces menu

  • firewall: safeguard against missing name from the alias API call

  • intrusion detection: keep grid to prevent widgets being removed

  • intrusion detection: reload grid after log drop (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • intrusion detection: add verbose logging mode selector

  • ipsec: disable charon.install_routes completely in case upstream would implement it for FreeBSD later on

  • ipsec: move user PSK (pre-shared key) and static PSK items to new MVC/API implementation

  • ipsec: migrate existing configuration from ipsec.conf to swanctl.conf

  • ipsec: add a new independent connections MVC/API component to manage IPsec in a layout matching swanctl.conf syntax more closely

  • ipsec: rewrote lease status page in MVC/API

  • ipsec: add configurable “unique” setting to phase 1

  • ipsec: missing correct phase 1 to collect “Network List” option

  • monit: support start timeout setting (contributed by spoutin)

  • openvpn: add unique daemon name to each instance

  • unbound: add statistics database backend

  • unbound: add exact domain blocking

  • mvc: call plugins_interfaces() optionally on service reconfigure

  • mvc: match UUID for multiple values (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • mvc: convert setBase() to an upsert operation

  • mvc: change default sorting to case-insensitive

  • mvc: add TextField tests (contributed by agh1467)

  • mvc: implement required getRealInterface() variant

  • ui: assorted improvements in bootgrid and form controls

  • ui: switch to pure JSON data in bootgrids

  • plugins: os-bind 1.25 [3]

  • plugins: os-ddclient 1.11 [4]

  • plugins: os-dyndns end of life note moves to 23.7

  • plugins: os-freeradius 1.9.22 [5]

  • plugins: os-frr 1.32 [6]

  • plugins: os-haproxy 4.0 [7]

  • plugins: os-puppet-agent 1.1 [8]

  • plugins: os-sslh 1.0 [9] (contributed by agh1467)

  • plugins: os-theme-cicada 1.32 (contributed by Team Rebellion)

  • plugins: os-upnp 1.5 [10]

  • plugins: os-wireguard switches to kernel module with a separate os-wireguard-go variant available for installation to keep the old behaviour

  • src: assorted FreeBSD 13 stable fixes for e.g. bpf, bridge, bsdinstall ifconfig, iflib, ipfw, ipsec, lagg, netmap, pf, route and vlan components

  • ports: php 8.1.14 [11]

  • ports: sudo 1.9.12p2 [12]

A hotfix release was issued as 23.1_6:

  • system: incorrect link to CARP status page on dashboard widget

  • reporting: bail DNS resolve in traffic graphs when resolver is not configured

  • captive portal: for static MAC assignments make sure that the IP address actually changed before updating it

  • ipsec: missing a bracket for agressive mode selection

  • ipsec: mute a spurious boot warning

  • ipsec: myid may be be optional

  • plugins: os-bind fix plugin directory path

  • plugins: os-ddclient minor PHP fix

  • plugins: os-frr allow restart via cron

  • plugins: os-nut wrong user for latest port

  • plugins: os-upnp typo in log level

  • plugins: os-wireguard service widget fix

Migration notes, known issues and limitations:

  • LibreSSL flavour has been discontinued. Switch to OpenSSL flavour to proceed with the upgrade.

  • StrongSwan IPsec configuration now uses the preferred swanctl.conf instead of the deprecated ipsec.conf which could lead to connectivity issues in ambiguous cases. Subtle bugs cannot be ruled out as well so please raise an issue on GitHub to be able to investigate each case.

  • The new IPsec connections pages and API create an independent set of connections following the design of swanctl.conf. Legacy tunnel settings cannot be managed from the API and are not migrated.

The public key for the 23.1 series is:

# -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
# MIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEA4J0k7cPtunUYiR4vbRof
# AiNTnkkByaWpjTeKneR/CBAaImUxpED5EnFprwM0mm4BX3Vqkf1KYQtRSawNxeXz
# NiPT5Ykv0Vus0tYafBzIPsOCdUz/gtuJmtjih0uNvFSdwDRNE42MpX2RFeTm652H
# fNE5Rxv23liLYdm3RNDFcM7tJEMs+zr01Lrn3McDv4OUACl3YTwFKS1BJGkBqpDI
# gX1HsJMz934zNItrLxj6B2tDIR4oGrqowzW+1owT4+a8EoaimY48RAb8AUWezAZu
# tQcGQ0wuZ8qy2WClYvrogsmAEUpfv1Y0YcSfpdxopOx4KyE0KEzAooRF95iFLu94
# PODk1oPTr0N9qXn7XsLkpaufk+EpNecZSvbqrj3IWMyCLEBO60YuFpcFFI6SVJBC
# i5OG7JVQaE8hu4CY50tMOO0M54umM8lPIOW8AuIH2PlmQWJ4tPb7j8HHnV1cM1Sf
# Ha/EAJQlKEEyj4hbzSb6aKATv++qvh4jwgADsTsDtbCrtxrcBV7i+iLUM7DdxrPZ
# QnLELdJPjyFxtClzi4Tf1svrF5K6NGd/nJQ1pLSkM64dKPA0iTiMMzjQMHnN8++G
# UdhRzswRZ/BtB8ha1ZRRvnEHe+tcEtsXFZZSTgcR60lXlZzPY/0h+xfbgOApYlqq
# MIMJsdvZkuxYrGQ5eL2nk0UCAwEAAQ==
# -----END PUBLIC KEY-----

# SHA256 (OPNsense-23.1-OpenSSL-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2) = f25c10113ef1ea13c031fc6102f8e6caf73a7296b12bcc287670026cab29c7c7
# SHA256 (OPNsense-23.1-OpenSSL-nano-amd64.img.bz2) = 74ec824288adde409074f6855cb0110b860d0b28c33fbd6a30f12473a5e97d54
# SHA256 (OPNsense-23.1-OpenSSL-serial-amd64.img.bz2) = 2b0ea23de4d09eed952f074e561d55b06b5d323bf9d68a2eae34c3118c304318
# SHA256 (OPNsense-23.1-OpenSSL-vga-amd64.img.bz2) = 13b9f31651aa165862965566238eaecf66563a3b037fb7f8912a6d0440170bdb

23.1.r2 (January 19, 2023)

Only a small number of fixes and the usual third party updates.

Still on track for January 26. See you then…

Here are the full patch notes:

  • system: introduce support tier annotations for core and plugins

  • system: add cron tasks for scrubbing and trimming ZFS pools (contributed by Iain Henderson)

  • system: fix 6rd/6to4 gateway interface detection (contributed by Frans J Elliott)

  • interfaces: further simplify get_real_interface()

  • interfaces: correct PPPoEv6 device lookup

  • reporting: add Unbound DNS drill-down for client graph

  • mvc: implement required getRealInterface() variant

  • plugins: os-haproxy 4.0 [1]

  • ports: curl 7.87.0 [2]

  • ports: nss 3.87 [3]

  • ports: pcre 10.42 [4]

  • ports: phalcon 5.1.4 [5]

  • ports: php 8.1.14 [6]

  • ports: strongswan 5.9.9 [7]

  • ports: unbound 1.17.1 [8]

23.1.r1 (January 13, 2023)

For more than 8 years now, OPNsense is driving innovation through modularising and hardening the open source firewall, with simple and reliable firmware upgrades, multi-language support, 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 22.7.10:

  • system: replaced log_error() use with log_msg() and adjusted logging levels accordingly

  • system: introduced a service boot log

  • system: the LibreSSL flavour has been discontinued

  • system: simplify gateway monitoring setup code

  • system: add option to skip gateway monitor host route

  • system: populate /etc/hosts file with IPv6 addresses too

  • system: simplify host route creation

  • system: merge system_staticroutes_configure() into system_routing_configure()

  • system: do not yield process after calling shutdown command

  • system: apply tunables during late boot in case a module was loaded depending on them to be set to a specific value

  • system: show size of ZFS ARC (adaptive replacement cache) in system widget

  • interfaces: heavy cleanup of the wireless device integration

  • interfaces: use 802.1ad protocol for stacked VLAN parent (QinQ)

  • interfaces: GIF and GRE now support subnet-based IPv6 configurations instead of always falling back to a point-to-point (/128) setup

  • interfaces: GIF and GRE now disable IPv6 on IPv4 tunnels (contributed by Maurice Walker)

  • interfaces: add PPPoEv6 mode to prevent IPv6 CP negotiation over PPPoE in other IPv6 modes

  • interfaces: add support for SLAAC WAN interfaces without DHCPv6 (contributed by Maurice Walker)

  • interfaces: register LAGG, PPP, VLAN and wireless devices as plugins

  • interfaces: simplified get_real_interface() function

  • interfaces: removed obsolete “defaultgw” files

  • interfaces: simplified rc.linkup script

  • interfaces: improve IP address cache behaviour in rc.newwanip(v6) scripts

  • interfaces: converted virtual IPs to MVC/API

  • interfaces: add MAC filtering to packet capture

  • interfaces: convert ARP/NDP pages to server-side searchable variant

  • interfaces: create null route for DHCPv6 delegated prefix

  • interfaces: tighten the concept of hardware interfaces and pull supported plugin devices into assignments page automatically

  • firewall: remove deprecated “Dynamic state reset” mechanic

  • firewall: invalidate port forward rule entry when no target is specified

  • firewall: show automated “port 0” rule as actual port “0” on PHP 8

  • firewall: hide deprecated source OS rule setting under advanced

  • reporting: fix incompatible regex syntax in FreeBSD 13.1 for firewall state health statistics

  • intrusion detection: keep grid to prevent widgets being removed

  • intrusion detection: reload grid after log drop (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • ipsec: disable charon.install_routes completely in case upstream would implement it for FreeBSD later on

  • ipsec: move user PSK (pre-shared key) and static PSK items to new MVC/API implementation

  • ipsec: migrate existing configuration from ipsec.conf to swanctl.conf

  • ipsec: add a new independent connections MVC/API component to manage IPsec in a layout matching swanctl.conf syntax more closely

  • ipsec: rewrote lease status page in MVC/API

  • ipsec: add configurable “unique” setting to phase 1

  • monit: support start timeout setting (contributed by spoutin)

  • openvpn: add unique daemon name to each instance

  • unbound: add DNS statistics collector and reporting frontend

  • unbound: safeguard retrieval of blocklist shortcode

  • unbound: add exact domain blocking

  • mvc: call plugins_interfaces() optionally on service reconfigure

  • mvc: match UUID for multiple values (contributed by kulikov-a)

  • mvc: convert setBase() to an upsert operation

  • mvc: change default sorting to case-insensitive

  • mvc: fix IntegerField minimum value (contributed by xbb)

  • mvc: add TextField tests (contributed by agh1467)

  • ui: assorted improvements in bootgrid and form controls

  • ui: switch to pure JSON data in bootgrids

  • plugins: os-acme-client 3.15 [2]

  • plugins: os-bind 1.25 [3]

  • plugins: os-ddclient 1.11 [4]

  • plugins: os-dyndns end of life note moves to 23.7

  • plugins: os-freeradius 1.9.22 [5]

  • plugins: os-upnp 1.5 [6]

  • plugins: os-stunnel fixes missing include in certificate script

  • plugins: os-wireguard switches to kernel module with a separate os-wireguard-go variant available for installation to keep the old behaviour

  • plugins: os-sslh 1.0 [7] (contributed by agh1467)

  • src: assorted FreeBSD 13 stable fixes for e.g. bpf, bridge, bsdinstall ifconfig, iflib, ipfw, ipsec, lagg, netmap, pf, route and vlan components

  • ports: php 8.1.13 [8]

  • ports: sqlite 3.40.1 [9]

Migration notes, known issues and limitations:

  • LibreSSL flavour has been discontinued. Switch to OpenSSL flavour to proceed with the upgrade.

  • StrongSwan IPsec configuration now uses the preferred swanctl.conf instead of the deprecated ipsec.conf which could lead to connectivity issues in ambiguous cases. Subtle bugs cannot be ruled out as well so please raise an issue on GitHub to be able to investigate each case.

  • The new IPsec connections pages and API create an independent set of connections following the design of swanctl.conf. Legacy tunnel settings cannot be managed from the API and are not migrated.

The public key for the 23.1 series is:

# -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
# MIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEA4J0k7cPtunUYiR4vbRof
# AiNTnkkByaWpjTeKneR/CBAaImUxpED5EnFprwM0mm4BX3Vqkf1KYQtRSawNxeXz
# NiPT5Ykv0Vus0tYafBzIPsOCdUz/gtuJmtjih0uNvFSdwDRNE42MpX2RFeTm652H
# fNE5Rxv23liLYdm3RNDFcM7tJEMs+zr01Lrn3McDv4OUACl3YTwFKS1BJGkBqpDI
# gX1HsJMz934zNItrLxj6B2tDIR4oGrqowzW+1owT4+a8EoaimY48RAb8AUWezAZu
# tQcGQ0wuZ8qy2WClYvrogsmAEUpfv1Y0YcSfpdxopOx4KyE0KEzAooRF95iFLu94
# PODk1oPTr0N9qXn7XsLkpaufk+EpNecZSvbqrj3IWMyCLEBO60YuFpcFFI6SVJBC
# i5OG7JVQaE8hu4CY50tMOO0M54umM8lPIOW8AuIH2PlmQWJ4tPb7j8HHnV1cM1Sf
# Ha/EAJQlKEEyj4hbzSb6aKATv++qvh4jwgADsTsDtbCrtxrcBV7i+iLUM7DdxrPZ
# QnLELdJPjyFxtClzi4Tf1svrF5K6NGd/nJQ1pLSkM64dKPA0iTiMMzjQMHnN8++G
# UdhRzswRZ/BtB8ha1ZRRvnEHe+tcEtsXFZZSTgcR60lXlZzPY/0h+xfbgOApYlqq
# MIMJsdvZkuxYrGQ5eL2nk0UCAwEAAQ==
# -----END PUBLIC KEY-----

Please let us know about your experience!

# SHA256 (OPNsense-23.1.r1-OpenSSL-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2) = ed7d61d0107536c3095526d74c9d4e3b44cb86a7d8896bb51d65eccfd0a2056d
# SHA256 (OPNsense-23.1.r1-OpenSSL-nano-amd64.img.bz2) = 66269b2eb434476d437cbf705af25b938e5d17436727eee565dd5e88fe8e6247
# SHA256 (OPNsense-23.1.r1-OpenSSL-serial-amd64.img.bz2) = ca6676ae825241190e63b4fbedd8e727b28011fa484c35c1ef1e68e0355b1f4b
# SHA256 (OPNsense-23.1.r1-OpenSSL-vga-amd64.img.bz2) = 5a4a8ec5f248484890d569b89f2fd1e29470bb95996c48def20686648e279f77