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    Do I need pfBlockerNG & snort/Suricata?

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      moussa854
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      I am using pfsense for VPN connection. I blocked all my ports. I got a pass from https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 (All Service Ports) fro my VPN and WAN interfaces. With that said, is there any benefit from adding pfBlockerNG or snort/Suricata to my pfsense? Thanks in advance.

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        provels @moussa854
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        @moussa854 pfBlockerNG could block a client from going to a compromised website, like from a phishing email. If you do install, use the devel version. It's so much easier than starting from scratch.

        Peder

        MAIN - pfSense+ 24.11-RELEASE - Adlink MXE-5401, i7, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB SSD. 500 GB HDD for SyslogNG
        BACKUP - pfSense+ 23.01-RELEASE - Hyper-V Virtual Machine, Gen 1, 2 v-CPUs, 3 GB RAM, 8GB VHDX (Dynamic)

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          moussa854
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          Thank you very much appreciate. I will use the devel version.

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