Preface
ALCASAR is a free and open source project for managing Internet access for public, corporate or home networks. It authenticates and protects users' access regardless of their equipment (PC, tablet, smartphone, game console, TV sets, etc.). It includes several filtering mechanisms per user adapted to private needs (parental control and filtering of connected objects) or to internal charters and regulations (companies, associations, leisure and accommodation centers, schools, libraries, town halls, etc.). In France, it allows network managers to comply with the law (CPCE). ALCASAR is compatible with the European device "WIFI4EU" which facilitates the deployment of Internet for local authorities.
Control
It includes several filtering systems complying private needs (parental control, filtering of connected objects) or public needs (schools, vacation centers, companies, libraries, etc.). In France, ALCASAR allows people in charge of consultation network to meet the law.
teaching
Beyond these aspects, ALCASAR is used as a teaching aid for networks security training courses ('security of networks', 'control with legal and ethical aspects').
OPEN SOURCE project
ALCASAR is an independent and free project (GPLv3). The developer team is managed by Richard Rey (rexy) and Franck Bouijoux (3abtux). This "ALCASAR team" consists of "senior" developers, "junior" developers, "Padawans", technic hotliners, writers and testers identifiable on the forum.
Contribution
If you want to contribute or simply thank the project team, go to the page contribution.
why alcasar ?
- Authenticate and control Internet accesses
- Trace and impute while respecting french & european laws
- Respect the private life
- Protect and filter flows per users ou users group (HTTP antivirus, filtering of : network protocols, domain names, URLs and IP address)
- redlist filtering (banned sites) or greenlist filtering (authorized sites)
- Access control by users or users group (connection time, time periods, download and bandwidth limits)
- Run on a Virtual Machine or on a mini-PC with two Network Interface cards
- Free & open source
- Compatible with the "WiFi4EU" initiative of the European Commission
