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Title: NetShield - OPNsense Network Security Plugin
Post by: yeraycito on March 14, 2026, 05:48:22 PM

https://github.com/aelmet/os-netshield

I wonder what this is for and how it works.

Title: Re: NetShield - OPNsense Network Security Plugin
Post by: meyergru on March 14, 2026, 10:57:59 PM

Big red flags!

1. The author has no history on Github. There seems to be no association with Deciso or any forum member.
2. The code is a lot of Claude-generated templates from the OpnSense MVC examples and the scripts get input from various sources.
3. A flashy name "Netshield" is used to catche attention and inspire trust when googling it.

I would not touch that with a ten foot pole.

Title: Re: NetShield - OPNsense Network Security Plugin
Post by: newsense on March 15, 2026, 01:22:26 AM

To begin with the title is highly misleading as this is not an OPNsense project so I would advise you change it asap...else I'm going to consider you guilty by association and promotion.

Secondly, I'm 110% with @meyergru on this one: Stay away from it.

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