Hey all,

The 25.1 series will include FreeBSD 14.2 so we are putting this BETA version out based on the latest development state. This is not meant for production use but all plugins are provided and future updates of installations based on these images will be possible.

https://pkg.opnsense.org/releases/25.1/

There is a bit more work to be done yet most of the milestones have already been reached. If you have a test deployment or would like to check out some of the new features these images are for you. Together we can make OPNsense better than it ever was.

The final release date for 25.1 is January 29. A release candidate will follow in early January.

Highlights over version 24.7 include:

- system: restructure PPP to accommodate IPv6-only deployments
- system: implement persistent notifications banner
- system: dashboard widget for certificate expiry and renew
- system: high availablilty status MVC/API conversion
- system: users and groups MVC/API conversion
- system: advanced trust settings page
- system: ZFS snapshot GUI
- reporting: RRD health graph refactoring
- firewall: improved security zones support and documentation
- ipsec: advanced settings MVC/API conversion
- unbound: merge domain overrides into query forwarding
- ui: theme update with new styling and add official dark theme
- src: FreeBSD 14.2

The public key for the 25.1 series is:

    -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
    MIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEAsnbyFjWXvUcUC4BqnQ9w
    uH3yiaG7AY8UzwepXf2TqqOYt5Y0USbse3OBjxYnRs0iW5EHtdKSRcmelup374Hp
    XDDeQ/mjmhhnvXryfQL57gyVpYeL5gRVhf/2DwEZELLCFUFhMNh52QPaJ5zTvdws
    m1Q+OwI1WfTDR7ytm+0Too2tVerG3mM3XataZ+XOKwHp2xP0Mr8E4F+PZdR4hWbb
    yC2elIzICXDWWpcEEg4JT48TIYZJPGnE2IJAzWRntrqVU2eLcEn5MffwTawXNoCZ
    mvLYqguYskmeR/dAL7ZmZcPeMeibXMtld8xIZp49g7DPq7PqxCY1wxcgeuZPFOHv
    kbYzL3BHbyni3K/qdLXKzy8oZeUUvlbUgaj8Xx14DSiNzJDknNf0Xg/eby7MkzgP
    eUXgtB0MRQMih85BfaiH5r+uQMgPKnjutVWR8qUWglxDKIc4s69b8PXylfu2FwiP
    iKMBdO8xnVvNFKOkuaUtI31cqxauw2hBAlILFvltM+adUz2rfB3Ch0bjfjDE5Hxq
    En4fEUVHgQCu+Ojyyy3/8RwUpsRZq05fObypyeL3E/MvlwpaOVjwvw2ozVPGi2zi
    xmXemn5CbgjD3vPR9XERXrFkHTwPnIiqz53znqn34P+NGEgD1veMhZPE6OGZRu/h
    IfceSaxJ/An5SUh0zr7YgOsCAwEAAQ==
    -----END PUBLIC KEY-----

Please let us know about your experience!

Stay safe,
Your OPNsense team

    SHA256 (OPNsense-devel-25.1.b-dvd-amd64.iso.bz2) = 7a9a5eacc65f7128273558c7e5f4cf63e555004d4d938fb827280cf691fc1cfd
    SHA256 (OPNsense-devel-25.1.b-nano-amd64.img.bz2) = 83b3a9b599477773b8f4877bf8c4a38436895477fef91a0dbfabdbfdbb7be2c3
    SHA256 (OPNsense-devel-25.1.b-serial-amd64.img.bz2) = 57d087cf66d168338de4a611871c31813b3e42bb71d7b71be75aa20521c6d8a1
    SHA256 (OPNsense-devel-25.1.b-vga-amd64.img.bz2) = 5bc51cc93bc64cc15d6fa68611d3cee4cf45b70b85e713cbdd3c0c8d2ebd4137