You manage a heterogeneous network and want to provide different Quality of Service agreements and network restrictions based on the client operating system. With pf and altq, you can now limit the amount of bandwidth available to users of different operating systems, or force outbound web traffic through a transparent filtering proxy. This article describes how to install pf, altq, and Squid on your FreeBSD router and web proxy to achieve these goals.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is drafting regulations, expected by August, that will define how to implement more-stringent security, required under the Real ID Act for state-issued driver's licenses and other ID cards. The rules, which go into effect in May 2008, may push some agencies toward chip-based cards.

Indeed, Blair said, "any security features could become obsolete in two years."

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