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OPNSense privacy rating

Open-source firewall and routing platform based on FreeBSD, with a web interface, VPN, intrusion detection and plugin support.

Netherlands Nine EyesLicense: BSD-2-Clause

Summary

OPNSense scores 70 out of 100 (grade C) on the firewalls criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry. It is based in the Netherlands: Nine Eyes member; EU member (GDPR).

Score 70 out of 100. How scoring works

Criteria

  • Yes

    Open source Weight 3 of 3

    Is all the source code needed to run the product public?

    BSD-2-Clause.

    github.com

  • No

    No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3

    Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?

    The home page loads Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (automated test).

  • Yes

    No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3

    Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?

    Funded by Deciso through the paid Business Edition, hardware and support, with no ads.

    shop.opnsense.com

  • Yes

    Independent audit Weight 2 of 3

    Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

    Full STIC evaluation technical report by jtsec for the Business Edition, which shares the open-source code base.

    docs.opnsense.org

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