<s>
OPNsense	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
,	O
FreeBSD-based	O
firewall	O
and	O
routing	O
software	O
developed	O
by	O
Deciso	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
that	O
makes	O
hardware	O
and	O
sells	O
support	O
packages	O
for	O
OPNsense	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
fork	O
of	O
pfSense	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
was	O
forked	O
from	O
m0n0wall	B-Protocol
built	O
on	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
m0n0wall	B-Protocol
closed	O
down	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
its	O
creator	O
,	O
Manuel	O
Kasper	O
,	O
referred	O
its	O
developer	O
community	O
to	O
OPNsense	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
OPNsense	B-Protocol
has	O
a	O
web-based	O
interface	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
x86-64	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
firewall	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
traffic	O
shaping	O
,	O
load	B-Application
balancing	I-Application
,	O
and	O
virtual	B-Application
private	I-Application
network	I-Application
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
via	O
plugins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OPNsense	B-Protocol
offers	O
next-generation	B-Protocol
firewall	I-Protocol
capabilities	O
utilizing	O
Zenarmor	O
,	O
a	O
NGFW	B-Protocol
plugin	O
developed	O
by	O
OPNsense	B-Protocol
partner	O
Sunny	O
Valley	O
Networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
World	O
Intellectual	O
Property	O
Organization	O
panel	O
found	O
Netgate	O
,	O
the	O
copyright	O
holder	O
of	O
pfSense	B-Protocol
,	O
used	O
the	O
domain	O
opnsense.com	O
in	O
bad	O
faith	O
to	O
discredit	O
OPNsense	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
obligated	O
Netgate	O
to	O
transfer	O
domain	O
ownership	O
to	O
Deciso	O
.	O
</s>
