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FreeRADIUS (Canadian contributions)

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CANARIE / ORION contributors 2000 Ottawa, Ontario GPL-2.0 v3.2.x

Canadian research networks including CANARIE and provincial NREN members such as ORION and BCNET are major contributors to open-source network authentication and AAI infrastructure. Their contributions to FreeRADIUS and eduroam infrastructure enable secure network access for millions of students and researchers.

#networking #authentication #RADIUS #eduroam #research
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Freenet

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Ian Clarke (primarily), Canadian contributors 2000 Edinburgh / Toronto, Ontario GPL-2.0 v0.7.5

Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication and publishing. Ian Clarke, whose work has strong Canadian roots, created the project. Canadian privacy advocates and technical contributors have been essential to the project's ongoing development and adoption.

#privacy #P2P #censorship-resistance #networking #anonymity
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PacketFence

Networking
Inverse Inc. 2005 Montreal, Quebec GPL-2.0

A network access control system with registration, isolation, remediation, and 802.1X support.

#network-access-control #security #802.1x #networking
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WireGuard

Networking
International open-source community Various, International GPL-2.0

A modern VPN protocol and implementation designed for simplicity, speed, and strong cryptography.

#vpn #networking #security #linux
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OpenVPN

Networking
International open-source community Various, International GPL-2.0

A widely deployed VPN solution for secure remote access and site-to-site networking.

#vpn #networking #security #remote-access
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Tailscale Headscale

Networking
International open-source community Various, International BSD-3-Clause

A self-hosted control server compatible with Tailscale clients and WireGuard networking.

#vpn #networking #wireguard #self-hosted
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