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'''Netgate''', officially Rubicon Communications (LLC), is an American technology company based in Austin, Texas. It is the owner and developer of the '''pfSense''' firewall project and other networking products.

'''Netgate''', officially Rubicon Communications (LLC), is an American technology company based in Austin, Texas. It is the owner and developer of the '''[[wikipedia:PfSense|pfSense]]''' firewall project and other networking products.

==Consumer impact summary==

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====Consumer and Licensing Changes====

In a controversial decision, Netgate discontinued free access to pfSense Home+ Lab<ref>https://www.netgate.com/blog/addressing-changes-to-pfsense-plus-homelab</ref>, a version previously available at no cost, requiring users to migrate to CE or a paid model. This change was made without prior notice, leading to criticism from the community.

In a controversial decision, Netgate discontinued free access to pfSense Home+ Lab,<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 Oct 2023 |title=Addressing Changes to pfSense Plus Home+Lab |url=https://www.netgate.com/blog/addressing-changes-to-pfsense-plus-homelab |url-status=live |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=[[Netgate]]}}</ref> a version previously available at no cost, requiring users to migrate to CE or a paid model. This change was made without prior notice, leading to criticism from the community.

====Security Concerns with WireGuard Implementation====

In 2021, Jason Donenfeld, the creator of WireGuard, reviewed pfSense’s WireGuard implementation and identified multiple security flaws<ref>https://www.netgate.com/blog/wireguard-removed-from-pfsense-ce-and-pfsense-plus-software</ref>. His review was highly critical, highlighting serious vulnerabilities that raised concerns about the security of Netgate's implementation.

In 2021, Jason Donenfeld, the creator of WireGuard, reviewed pfSense’s WireGuard implementation and identified multiple security flaws.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jim |date=18 Mar 2021 |title=WireGuard Removed from pfSense® CE and pfSense® Plus Software |url=https://www.netgate.com/blog/wireguard-removed-from-pfsense-ce-and-pfsense-plus-software |url-status=live |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=[[Netgate]]}}</ref> His review was highly critical, highlighting serious vulnerabilities that raised concerns about the security of Netgate's implementation.

====Targeting other projects====

Netgate's co-founder has publicly criticized competing projects, including OPNsense, a fork of pfSense. OPNsense, which is endorsed by the developers of m0n0wall (the project from which pfSense originated), was also the target of a parody website<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160314132836/http://www.opnsense.com/</ref> allegedly created by Netgate. OPNsense had to file a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to gain control of the disputed domain<ref>https://opnsense.org/opnsense-com/</ref>.

Netgate's co-founder has publicly criticized competing projects, including OPNsense, a fork of pfSense. OPNsense, which is endorsed by the developers of m0n0wall (the project from which pfSense originated), was also the target of a parody website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OPNSense |url=http://www.opnsense.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314132836/http://www.opnsense.com/ |archive-date=14 Mar 2016 |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=}}</ref> allegedly created by Netgate. OPNsense had to file a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to gain control of the disputed domain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 Nov 2017 |title=Netgate / pfSense acts in bad faith |url=https://opnsense.org/opnsense-com/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=[[OPNSense]]}}</ref>

==Incidents==

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This is a list of all consumer protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

* [[Example incident one]] (date):Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).

*[[Example incident one]] (date):Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).

* [[Example incident two]] (date):

*[[Example incident two]] (date):

==Products==

This is a list of the company's product lines with articles on this wiki.

* [[Example product line one]] (release date): Short summary of the product's incidents.

*[[Example product line one]] (release date): Short summary of the product's incidents.

* [[Example product line two]] (release date):

*[[Example product line two]] (release date):

==See also==

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-'''Netgate''', officially Rubicon Communications (LLC), is an American technology company based in Austin, Texas. It is the owner and developer of the '''pfSense''' firewall project and other networking products.
+'''Netgate''', officially Rubicon Communications (LLC), is an American technology company based in Austin, Texas. It is the owner and developer of the '''[[wikipedia:PfSense|pfSense]]''' firewall project and other networking products.
 ==Consumer impact summary==
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 ====Consumer and Licensing Changes====
-In a controversial decision, Netgate discontinued free access to pfSense Home+ Lab<ref>https://www.netgate.com/blog/addressing-changes-to-pfsense-plus-homelab</ref>, a version previously available at no cost, requiring users to migrate to CE or a paid model. This change was made without prior notice, leading to criticism from the community.
+In a controversial decision, Netgate discontinued free access to pfSense Home+ Lab,<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 Oct 2023 |title=Addressing Changes to pfSense Plus Home+Lab |url=https://www.netgate.com/blog/addressing-changes-to-pfsense-plus-homelab |url-status=live |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=[[Netgate]]}}</ref> a version previously available at no cost, requiring users to migrate to CE or a paid model. This change was made without prior notice, leading to criticism from the community.
 ====Security Concerns with WireGuard Implementation====
-In 2021, Jason Donenfeld, the creator of WireGuard, reviewed pfSense’s WireGuard implementation and identified multiple security flaws<ref>https://www.netgate.com/blog/wireguard-removed-from-pfsense-ce-and-pfsense-plus-software</ref>. His review was highly critical, highlighting serious vulnerabilities that raised concerns about the security of Netgate's implementation.
+In 2021, Jason Donenfeld, the creator of WireGuard, reviewed pfSense’s WireGuard implementation and identified multiple security flaws.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jim |date=18 Mar 2021 |title=WireGuard Removed from pfSense® CE and pfSense® Plus Software |url=https://www.netgate.com/blog/wireguard-removed-from-pfsense-ce-and-pfsense-plus-software |url-status=live |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=[[Netgate]]}}</ref> His review was highly critical, highlighting serious vulnerabilities that raised concerns about the security of Netgate's implementation.
 ====Targeting other projects====
-Netgate's co-founder has publicly criticized competing projects, including OPNsense, a fork of pfSense. OPNsense, which is endorsed by the developers of m0n0wall (the project from which pfSense originated), was also the target of a parody website<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160314132836/http://www.opnsense.com/</ref> allegedly created by Netgate. OPNsense had to file a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to gain control of the disputed domain<ref>https://opnsense.org/opnsense-com/</ref>.
+Netgate's co-founder has publicly criticized competing projects, including OPNsense, a fork of pfSense. OPNsense, which is endorsed by the developers of m0n0wall (the project from which pfSense originated), was also the target of a parody website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OPNSense |url=http://www.opnsense.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314132836/http://www.opnsense.com/ |archive-date=14 Mar 2016 |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=}}</ref> allegedly created by Netgate. OPNsense had to file a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to gain control of the disputed domain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 Nov 2017 |title=Netgate / pfSense acts in bad faith |url=https://opnsense.org/opnsense-com/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 Mar 2025 |website=[[OPNSense]]}}</ref>
 ==Incidents==
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 This is a list of all consumer protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
-* [[Example incident one]] (date):Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
+*[[Example incident one]] (date):Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
-* [[Example incident two]] (date):
+*[[Example incident two]] (date):
 ==Products==
 {{Incomplete section}}
 This is a list of the company's product lines with articles on this wiki.
-* [[Example product line one]] (release date): Short summary of the product's incidents.
+*[[Example product line one]] (release date): Short summary of the product's incidents.
-* [[Example product line two]] (release date):
+*[[Example product line two]] (release date):
 ==See also==