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===Consumer and licensing changes===

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.

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]] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251115093349/https://www.netgate.com/blog/addressing-changes-to-pfsense-plus-homelab |archive-date=15 Nov 2025}}</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>{{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.

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]] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114232326/https://www.netgate.com/blog/wireguard-removed-from-pfsense-ce-and-pfsense-plus-software |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref> His review was highly critical, highlighting serious vulnerabilities that raised concerns about the security of Netgate's implementation.

===Targeting other projects===

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 ===Consumer and licensing changes===
-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.
+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]] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251115093349/https://www.netgate.com/blog/addressing-changes-to-pfsense-plus-homelab |archive-date=15 Nov 2025}}</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>{{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.
+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]] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114232326/https://www.netgate.com/blog/wireguard-removed-from-pfsense-ce-and-pfsense-plus-software |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref> His review was highly critical, highlighting serious vulnerabilities that raised concerns about the security of Netgate's implementation.
 ===Targeting other projects===