PfSense 2.5 will only work with AES-NI capable CPUs
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Come on, just because a new version is out sometime in the future it doesn't mean the version you currently run (or that will be released in the foreseeable future, aka 2.3.4) is rendered useless.
Same with 32bit hardware and v2.4 in the future. Just keep using 2.3.x on that.The goal of each and every pfSense installation I have out there is to do its job. And it does exactly that, otherwise I would have chosen a different solution. That won't change with a new release.
My job is not to update all systems just because a new version is available. Is yours?Only if you want to run the latest version with all new bells and whistles you'll need moderatly new hardware for that. So what?
This discussion reminds me of a crying kid whom you've taken away the favorite toy. With the exception that it is only an announcement due in 12+ months to get you prepared (with a new toy).
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I have pfSense running in SOHO environment using ATOM (Cedarview), with VPN, and no resource constraints
whatsoeverunder light to moderate load. I've recommended the platform to others who've used it for ICS, and through AWS. I won't be able to, in good conscience, recommend the product with these restrictions. I won't be upgrading my hardware. I find AES-NI requirement more of a security weakness than enhancement, and will likely begin going with plain old *BSD.Bullrun aside, a 7 year old critical remote exploit was just disclosed in Intel's AMT. The CVE was published today: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5689
You guys chose a hell of a week to announce a baked in Intel requirement!
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Some additional info:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PFSENSE/comments/68nd6y/pfsense_25_and_aesni/dh0qi53/ -
Now I feel stupid. I am sorry as I have misread your initial comment. I have fixed it. Please note that we will be supporting pfSense 2.4 for around a year once 2.5 is out. 2.5 won't be out for over a year (really depends from FreeBSD 12 release date).
Actually, if this ~2 year timeline on 2.4 viability is even close, this announcement should be very well taken by everyone. 24 months is a professional notice time period.
Maybe some could use to think about this for a moment before jumping in and venting in a negative manner.
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Wow, that (full) reddit post kind of threw me of my chair ::)
Amazed by the anger/frustration. If they put equal effort in coding as they do in trying to clarifying their motivations, hats off…
Interesting read of Gonzo's post though, that's probably the best part (for me) as I learned new things.So I just got an actual legit reason to go looking for a new home router in the near future -> life is good ;D
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@thehammer86:
Push the AES-NI requirement to pfSense 3.0 roadmap.
Lots of people here have re-purposed older hardware which they have under-volted and under-clocked with the plan to dial it up as needs arise..
Dropping 32-bit support recently was understandable but this is ludicrous!
Is it? Or is it ludicrous to be running any internet facing hardware that is 6 years after EOL.
The first one.
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You guys chose a hell of a week to announce a baked in Intel requirement!
The timing was indeed unfortunate! However AES-NI is not exclusive to Intel:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AES_instruction_set#Intel_and_AMD_x86_architecture
Steve
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You guys chose a hell of a week to announce a baked in Intel requirement!
The timing was indeed unfortunate! However AES-NI is not exclusive to Intel:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AES_instruction_set#Intel_and_AMD_x86_architecture
Steve
That's a good point. Also some good points in the Reddit post.
For most users, hardware, and companies, this requirement will probably go by practically unnoticed. And if Intel's (or AMD's) implementation of AES-NI is flawed, unintentionally or otherwise, it's going to affect more than just pfSense.
Regardless of whether or not I trust the code in Intel's chips, I do have confidence that Netgate is making the decision for good reasons. The advanced notice is appreciated too.
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@thehammer86:
Push the AES-NI requirement to pfSense 3.0 roadmap.
Lots of people here have re-purposed older hardware which they have under-volted and under-clocked with the plan to dial it up as needs arise..
Dropping 32-bit support recently was understandable but this is ludicrous!
Is it? Or is it ludicrous to be running any internet facing hardware that is 6 years after EOL.
The first one.
Well you could always go back to carrier pigeon, they don't have any of those ludicrous hardware acceleration instruction sets.
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@thehammer86:
Push the AES-NI requirement to pfSense 3.0 roadmap.
Lots of people here have re-purposed older hardware which they have under-volted and under-clocked with the plan to dial it up as needs arise..
Dropping 32-bit support recently was understandable but this is ludicrous!
Is it? Or is it ludicrous to be running any internet facing hardware that is 6 years after EOL.
The first one.
Well you could always go back to carrier pigeon, they don't have any of those ludicrous hardware acceleration instruction sets.
I see you've gone from the ludicrous to the absurd. The strength of your argument is clear.
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@thehammer86:
Push the AES-NI requirement to pfSense 3.0 roadmap.
Lots of people here have re-purposed older hardware which they have under-volted and under-clocked with the plan to dial it up as needs arise..
Dropping 32-bit support recently was understandable but this is ludicrous!
Is it? Or is it ludicrous to be running any internet facing hardware that is 6 years after EOL.
The first one.
Well you could always go back to carrier pigeon, they don't have any of those ludicrous hardware acceleration instruction sets.
I see you've gone from the ludicrous to the absurd. The strength of your argument is clear.
We may as well be walking on the Sun, right?
You guys thinking of forking off here at 2.4? Ya'll can call it PFsenseless. ;D
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YAY !!!!
Excuse for me to buy more kit to "test" :D
Seriously though, 2 years notice? I'll take that.
My wife bought me an APU2C4 for Christmas to run pfSense, I'll start speccing new hardware in 12 - 16 months time, ready for Christmas.
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Well, feel terribly sorry for you… :)
CPU: AMD Embedded G series GX-412TC, 1 GHz quad Jaguar core with 64 bit and AES-NI
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YAY !!!!
Excuse for me to buy more kit to "test" :D
Seriously though, 2 years notice? I'll take that.
My wife bought me an APU2C4 for Christmas to run pfSense, I'll start speccing new hardware in 12 - 16 months time, ready for Christmas.
APU2C4 has AES-NI
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A bit more on AES-NI https://www.netgate.com/blog/more-on-aes-ni.html
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YAY !!!!
Excuse for me to buy more kit to "test" :D
Seriously though, 2 years notice? I'll take that.
My wife bought me an APU2C4 for Christmas to run pfSense, I'll start speccing new hardware in 12 - 16 months time, ready for Christmas.
APU2C4 has AES-NI
I know - don't tell the wife though ;)
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Hmmm… This
the new, pure JS GUI (client) architected as a single page web application.
seems much more disturbing than the AES-NI requirement. (Just recovering from a complete JS fiasco experience, only a couple of days old.)
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JS (on the GUI, not the backend like Ubuquiti attempted via NodeBB) compared to PHP?
I'll take JS, every time.
p.s. false equivalence, dude.
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Hmmm… This
the new, pure JS GUI (client) architected as a single page web application.
seems much more disturbing than the AES-NI requirement. (Just recovering from a complete JS fiasco experience, only a couple of days old.)
No fear when Dok is part of the testing team!! :P
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A bit more on AES-NI https://www.netgate.com/blog/more-on-aes-ni.html
I don't think that makes any more sense. Changing the interface isn't a good reason to drop devices without AES-NI.
I'm definitely not happy, as I just bought a nice box 6 months ago without AES-NI support that works great. I was hoping to get a second for HA, and then have these for 4ish years. That's not going to happen now.
If this was coming in 3.0 which would be 3-4 years out, I'd understand. But not a year out. I was planning to buy pfSense Gold, but not now.
