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## 0. The openNDS project
## 1. The openNDS project
openNDS (a short form of "open Network Demarcation Service") is a Captive Portal.
openNDS (open Network Demarcation Service) is a high performance, small footprint, Captive Portal.
It provides a border control gateway between a public local area network and the Internet.
It supports all ranges between small stand alone venues through to large mesh networks with multiple portal entry points.
Both the client driven Captive Portal Detection (CPD) method and gateway driven Captive Portal Identification method (CPI - RFC 8910 and RFC 8908) are supported.
In its default configuration, openNDS offers a dynamically generated and adaptive splash page sequence. Internet access is granted by a click to continue button, accepting Terms of Service. A simple option enables input forms for user login.
The package incorporates the FAS API allowing many flexible customisation options.
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Internet hosted **https portals** can be implemented with no security errors, to inspire maximum user confidence.
## 1. Overview
**openNDS** is a high performance, small footprint Captive Portal, offering by default a simple restricted Internet connection, yet incorporates a comprehensive API that allows the creation of sophisticated authentication applications.
## 2. Captive Portal Detection (CPD) and Captive Portal Identification (CPI)
**2.1 CPD**