“Endian Firewall Community is a Linux network security operating system designed for personal use, but with many advanced features. It provides the option to install a XenU kernel for those with virtualization-capable hardware
Origin - Home Page: Italy - Endian Firewall Community
Management Interface: Browser-based GUI and SSH access (with password and PKI authentication)
Price: Endian Firewall Community is free and Open Source. Endian, the company supporting the Open Source project, offers business and enterprise users hardware and software appliances with more advanced features than the community edition.
Key Features: Endian Firewall Community ships with the following services and features:
- Web, DNS, and DHCP server
- Cron and Synchonization servers
- Firewall, IDS, and VPN
- Kernel and System logging servers
- Web and SIP proxy
- Spam filters and Virus scanners
- Static system, proxy, and traffic graphs
- Configuration backup and restore with archive encryption
- Traffic shaping
Comments: Endian Firewall Community uses the same installer as SmoothWall Express. There is the option at the boot prompt, provided you have a compatible hardware, to install a Xen kernel. Vyatta is the other network security distro that offers this capability.
The installer only has support for three languages - English, German, and Italian, but the admin interface is capable of 8 more - French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Chinese (Simplified).
Download/Buy: iso image for Intel and Intel-compatible x86 architectures are available for download.
