Installing the GeoServer GeoFence extension
For version 2.15 and later, use the standard procedure to install an extension.
Visit the website download page, locate your release, and download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/geoserver/files/GeoServer/2.24.2/extensions/geoserver-2.24.2-geofence-plugin.zip
The download link will be in the Extensions section under Other.
Warning
Ensure to match plugin (example 2.24.2 above) version to the version of the GeoServer instance.
Extract the files in this archive to the
WEB-INF/lib
directory of your GeoServer installation.Restart GeoServer