Monthly Release Notes - June 2024
Alert Logic
Managed Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Version 5.2.0.0
June 28, 2024
New Features
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Page integrity checking to support PCI DSS 4.0 (6.4.3, 11.6.1) Client Protection requirements
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Content Security Policy builder to support PCI DSS 4.0 (6.4.3, 11.6.1) Client Protection requirements
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Upgrade WAF to targeted version via the appliance UI
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Support 403 Forbidden results and error codes for blocked HTTP requests
Enhancements
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Save and show SSL certificate information for ACME issued certificates in the Alert Logic console
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Automatically enable data anonymization on FIPS appliances
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Enhanced attribution of source IP blocking to more specific deny reasons
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Update general signatures to v5.3.0.5 to improve XSS coverage
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Only log invalid sync messages from configured cluster IP
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Allow 100.64.0.0/10 IP address space for WAF management
Fixes
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Update JSON parser
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Resolve issue with IPs on network block list not being used for layer 7 blocking
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Fix a race condition in IP categorization
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Stop doing DNS resolution when checking for valid IPv4
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Resolve issues with automated maintenance updates (content, GeoIP databases, etc.)
Automate
Automate and Automate Desktop
Version 24.2.0
June 25, 2024
- Before installing Automate 24.2.0 or Automate Desktop 24.2.0, confirm your version of Windows is compatible with .NET Framework 4.8. See .NET Framework System Requirements for more information.
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As of version 11.7.1, Automate is only available as a 64-bit installer. However, Agents can still be installed on both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms.
New Features
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Agent Notifications
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Automate only.
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Adds the ability to send email notifications when an agent connects to or disconnects from the Automate server.
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Dynamics 365 Action
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Automate and Automate Desktop.
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Adds the ability to automate a variety of common Dynamics 365 operations, such as managing contacts, retrieving records, tracking specific information, and uploading and downloading attachments.
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EvaluateExpression(Expression) Extended Function
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Automate and Automate Desktop.
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Adds the ability to evaluate an Automate variable that contains an expression originating from a secondary source (for example, a database, Excel, JSON, etc.).
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Web Browser Action Enhancement
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Automate and Automate Desktop.
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Added the “Use deep search” parameter to the Web Browser (Click), (Extract table), and (Get value) activities, which provides the ability to search for and allow the selection of HTML elements under shadow roots on websites with a shadow DOM structure.
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Enhancements
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To support backwards compatibility with legacy versions of AML, functions calls can now be used without parentheses in expressions.
NOTE: To ensure the performance and accuracy of Automate or Automate Desktop, it is recommended to use parentheses in your expressions. -
The Help > Release Notes menu item in Automate and Automate Desktop now points to the Fortra Release Notes site.
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The Automate RESTful API now supports the use of special characters in variable values. To use special characters, append '/v2' to the existing API endpoint and send variable values from the request body as a JSON payload.
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Updated the Automate User Guide to include a new RESTful API section that provides the requirements for using Basic and Bearer authentication with the Automate RESTful API.
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The description for the Automate RESTful API online documentation has been simplified and now also links to the RESTful API section of the Automate User Guide.
Fixes
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The Active Directory (Create user) activity now correctly displays special characters.
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The Compression (Decompress) activity now correctly decompresses large zip files.
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Custom Actions now run correctly in subtasks.
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The File System (Copy) activity's help page has been updated to clarify that the Destination parameter can copy/rename files, but it does not support renaming folders.
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The FTP (Logon) activity no longer fails when the Proxy Type parameter is set to Default.
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The HTTP (Post) activity no longer stops responding when the Expression Builder button is selected for the Request header - Value parameter.
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The OpenDocument Spreadsheet (Open/Create workbook) activity no longer displays the “Index out of range” error message when attempting to open an Excel file.
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The SharePoint (Copy file) and (Move file) activities no longer display the "Provide value on 'System.Windows.StaticResourceExtension' threw an exception. Line number '330' and line position '39'." error message if the folder button is used to change the folder location.
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The Terminal (Send keystrokes) activity now correctly sends special characters to a terminal window.
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The Text (URL encode/decode) activity now supports the percent (%) character.
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The Web Browser action no longer keeps temporary files when using the Chrome browser or the Edge browser.
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The Web Browser action no longer randomly closes a previously opened browser window while a task is running.
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The Web Browser (Get value) activity no longer displays the "Object Reference not set to an instance of an object." error message when attempting to get the value of an attribute not found on a specified element and now returns the correct value.
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The Automate RESTful API no longer returns an "Info: Bad Parameters" error message when using the comma (,) character in variable values for Workflow run and Task run requests.
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Setting exclusions for a Schedule Event in the Workflow Designer no longer displays the “System InvalidOperationException: The service provider has not been configured yet.” error message.
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Workflow Priority now correctly prioritizes and allows workflows to run if other versions are running and the threshold is set correctly. Previously, these values were out of bounds and not in sync with what the UI displayed.
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The Automate Desktop Task Service (AMTS.exe) no longer experiences a memory access violation on busy or slower systems when completed tasks that have yet to be processed are removed from memory after 10 minutes.
Digital Guardian
Agent for Linux
Version: 8.1.0
June 30, 2024
New Features
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Certification for Additional Kernels
This table lists the additional certified Linux kernels for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Ubuntu in this release. Refer to Agent for Linux User's Guide for details about the packages required to support the new kernel versions for the Agent. Refer to Agent_for_Linux_v7.4.x_and_later_RHEL_Certified_Environments and Agent_for_Linux_v7.4.x_and_later_Ubuntu_Certified_Environments for complete lists of supported RHEL and Ubuntu kernels.
Distribution |
Version |
Architecture |
Kernel |
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RHEL | 9.4 | 64-Bit | kernel-5.14.0-427.20.1.el9_4 |
RHEL | 9.4 | 64-Bit | kernel-5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4 |
RHEL | 9.4 | 64-Bit | kernel-5.14.0-427.16.1.el9_4 |
RHEL | 9.4 | 64-Bit | kernel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 |
RHEL | 9.2 |
64-Bit |
kernel-5.14.0-284.67.1.el9_2 |
RHEL | 9.2 | 64-Bit | kernel-5.14.0-284.66.1.el9_2 |
RHEL | 9.2 | 64-Bit | kernel-5.14.0-284.64.1.el9_2 |
RHEL | 9.0 |
64-Bit |
kernel-5.14.0-70.101.1.el9_0 |
RHEL | 8.10 |
64-Bit |
kernel-4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 |
RHEL | 8.10 | 64-Bit | kernel-4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
RHEL | 8.8 | 64-Bit | kernel-4.18.0-477.55.1.el8_8 |
RHEL | 8.6 | 64-Bit | kernel-4.18.0-372.105.1.el8_6 |
RHEL | 8.6 | 64-Bit | kernel-4.18.0-372.103.1.el8_6 |
RHEL | 7.9 | 64-Bit | kernel-3.10.0-1160.119.1.el7 |
RHEL | 7.9 | 64-Bit | kernel-3.10.0-1160.118.1.el7 |
Ubuntu |
22.04 LTS |
64-Bit |
linux-image-6.5.0-28-generic |
Ubuntu |
22.04 LTS |
64-Bit |
linux-image-5.15.0-105-generic |
Ubuntu | 20.04 LTS |
64-Bit |
linux-image-5.15.0-105-generic |
Ubuntu | 20.04 LTS |
64-Bit |
linux-image-5.4.0-182-generic |
Ubuntu | 20.04 LTS |
64-Bit |
linux-image-5.4.0-181-generic |
Ubuntu | 20.04 LTS |
64-Bit |
linux-image-5.4.0-177-generic |
Analytics & Reporting Cloud
Version: 4.10.0
June 30, 2024
New Features
- There are no new features or enhancements in this release.
Fixes
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Resolved a problem where the $(event.comp_machine_status) variable for Agent status was not populated consistently with the correct status when the customer used it as the Alarm name variable in a detection rule.
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Resolved a problem in which adding an email template to a DG-built template that you tried to modify but are not allowed to caused the fields in the added email template to be populated with the DG template values and grayed out so you cannot change them.
Version: 4.9.0
June 10, 2024
New Features
Enhanced Incident Management for Enterprise Tenants
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When viewing a child tenant incident in the Enterprise tenant, the incident entry on the Incident panel displays the child tenant to which the incident belongs.
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When you create a new incident, either by dragging-and-dropping an event or alarm to the create incident box or clicking the box, the New Incident dialog box now includes a Tenant option where you select the tenant to which you are assigning the new incident. After you select the tenant, you can assign the incident to a user from the selected tenant.
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When you are filtering the list of incidents, a Tenant option lets you filter the list to see incidents from a specific tenant. Search displays only tenants that have incidents on the list.
Fixes
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Resolved a problem where the Source and Destination Device sections of the table details
pane were not properly populated with all the available device details.
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Resolved a problem where custom data values were not properly populated in email
notifications generated by ARC detection rules.
Server
Version: 8.7.0
August 12, 2024
New Features
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 and SQL Server 2022 Support
With this release, you can run DG Server on Microsoft Windows Server 2022. And you can use SQL 2022 as well.
Added Policy Audit Report
To help you manage your policies, there is a new operational report in the DGMC—Policy Audit. It provides details about changes to policies, rules, and components such as lists, plus who and when the changes were made. You can also see the version information for policies and compare versions.
Adds logging for these changes to enable faster troubleshooting and auditing of policy changes:
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Policy name and duration when imported
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Rule parameter changes
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Many more logging updates
For more information, refer to Policy Audit in the online help or “Policy Audit” in Digital Guardian Management Console Users Guide.
Enhancements
Optimized Policy Deployment and Import Processes
Enhanced policy management to make deployment run faster, more reliably and provide added feedback:
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Allow you to deploy more than 50 policies at one time.
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Prevent saving a rule that has an empty component list rule parameter. If you try to save a rule with an empty parameter, the DGMC reverts the parameter to the default value. This reduces the chances of unexpected rule operation .
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Log rule parameter values that were changed from the DGMC rule parameters page.
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No longer display a warning about policy deployment when you modify a policy while Queue Policies for Deployment when Modified is set to No. The policy is flagged for deployment.
Fixes
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Resolved an issue where there was a delay before computers or users got policies assigned as intended after the Dynamic Group Sync job ran.
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Resolved a problem where non-communicating Agents were not removed after the retention period passed, although the clean-up job was running correctly.
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Resolved an issue where the DGMC was not pushing updated component lists to Agents properly causing errors on the Agents.
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Resolved an issue where there was a delay before computers or users got policies assigned as intended after the Dynamic Group Sync job ran.
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Resolved an issue that caused dynamic group sync jobs to fail with a deadlock condition.
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Resolved an issue where process exports used a time and date format that was not the same as alert and event exports. Made analysis more difficult to review.
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Resolved an issue in which customers were getting Unsupported Platform errors for policies on supported Agent platforms
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Resolved an issue where clicking an assigned policy in a dynamic group (System > Dynamic Groups > Assigned Policies) returns an error that the request could not be completed.
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Resolved an issue where the Agent failed to compile the ACI resource files because the case of an entity name did not match the case of the referenced custom dictionary entity.
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Resolved an issue where LDAP sync jobs failed because DG database tables were not being cleaned up after an associated job failed and left the tables behind, causing the Server to run out of storage space.
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Resolved an issue where some rule parameter values were not being saved correctly and were being incorrectly assigned to more than one parameter.
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Resolved an issue where exporting policies from the DGMC failed because multiple prompt surveys were mapped to the same prompt.
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Resolved an issue where the date selection dialog box on the Policy-Wide Exceptions pane moved around on the page and the page refreshed every time the customer tried to select an exception date.
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Resolved an issue where the Create Deployment option for deploying packages was displayed only if the user role included full control permission for packages. Users without full control for packages could not deploy packages as intended.
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Resolved an issue in which deadlocks, and errors while cleaning up the collection database, caused the Artifact Assembler job to run too long and timeout or fail.
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Resolved an issue where a customers Single-Sign-On Logon process was failing to log into the DGMC.
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Resolved an issue where the notification email job failed with a syntax error “Cannot perform '<' operation on System.DateTime and System.String.”
Document Management (RJS)
Version: 2.2.0
June 13, 2024
New Features
- Added administrator screen to allow overview and editing of all route step memberships and notifications from a single screen per user.
- Added advanced REST API query capabilities to allow users to nest search terms into logical groupings.
- Added Fortra announcements service.
- Added Fortra supplied announcements to the home screen.
- Added new Capture role, for administrator use to control which users have access to future capture products.
- Added new Document Field data types Link and Key Link which provide clickable URLs on document details.
- Added new PostDelete REST Event.
- Added new PreDelete REST Event.
- Added notifications for administrators when a license key is within 21 days of expiration.
- Added setting to turn on/off Fortra supplied announcements on the home screen.
- Added settings screen allowing users to control their own routing notification settings, if administrator allows.
- New User Preference Screen allowing users to control their own default settings.
- New User Preference Screen allowing users to control their own out of office settings.
Enhancements
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Added custom user field labels to search sort dropdowns.
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Added individual notification settings to route steps.
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Added new REST Event, PostAdd which will execute when a new document is uploaded to Webdocs. Moved the existing PostCheckin event to the existing document check in process.
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Added new REST Event, PostNoteAdd which will execute when a new document note is added to Webdocs.
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Added new REST Event, PreAdd which will execute when a new document is uploaded to Webdocs. Moved the existing PreCheckin event to the existing document check in process.
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Added new REST Event, PreNoteAdd which will execute when a new document note is added to Webdocs.
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Added user option to open document details in a new tab.
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Added user setting for default note group.
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Allow only search text in REST API Searching.
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Allow searching only orphaned documents for administrators.
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Created user interface for mapping Webdocs Forms Management Form Fields to Webdocs Document Types.
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Moved email server settings to their own page in the admin area.
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Save inbox state when navigation occurs.
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Sort Inbox Filter dropdowns.
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Sorted dropdowns on Document Type Field Lists.
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Sorted Note Group Dropdown.
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Added the following translations:
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Armenian
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Chinese
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French
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German
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Italian
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Japanese
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Fixes
- Allow underscore in SQL Server address
- Fixed date sorting issues in routing inbox
- Fixed issue on folder document list where DESC sort would not be performed on a second click of the column header.
- Fixed issue on folder listing where users selected results per page would not always load the number selected.
- Fixed issue on user listing where the pagination control would appear when there were no additional pages.
- Fixed issue where appending a page via the scanner option in the in-browser viewer did not save a new version of the document if no other change was made.
- Fixed issue where inboxes do not sort correctly by a user defined column
- Fixed issue where permissions page in the admin panel would draw incorrectly.
- Fixed issue where save button was not enabled on a document after acquiring a new page from a Twain device.
- Fixed issue where some user entry validation messages did not appear
- Fixed issue with SOAP API Search Function which would cause no results to be reported
- Fixed issues where the date locale was not always used in the interface.
- Fixed runtime error in Route Designer when no users have been configured with email addresses while attempting to add a new Route.
- Improved performance of document expiration process
- Populated hasNotes field in Document REST API requests
- Updated document viewer to fix issue with checkbox rendering in some PDFs
- Updated Viewer to fix known issues with zooming out on very large PDFs
FileCatalyst
FileCatalyst Workflow
Version 5.1.6 - Build 139
June 21, 2024
Fixes
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Multiple security fixes.
Version 5.1.6 - Build 135
June 7, 2024
Fixes
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Multiple security fixes. An upgrade is mandatory to prevent interrupted TransferAgent functionality.
Version 5.1.6 - Build 133
June 4, 2024
Fixes
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Multiple security fixes.
FileCatalyst Direct
Version 3.8.10 - Build 148
June 6, 2024
Fixes
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TransferAgent - Multiple security fixes. An upgrade is mandatory to prevent interrupted TransferAgent functionality.
Version 3.8.10 - Build 144
June 4, 2024
Fixes
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TransferAgent - Multiple security fixes.
Fortra
Endpoint Manager
June 18, 2024
New Features
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Configured modules can be assigned to an endpoint, overriding the group assigned module for a capability.
June 4, 2024
Enhancements
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Removed access to the Module Overrides page to prevent incompatibility issues while the new page is under development.
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Removed the "Type" selection field from the Groups drawer.
Fixes
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Capability is now correctly labeled in Module drawer.
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Endpoints that are already assigned are now shown as checked within the Assign Endpoints table while assigning endpoints to a group.
Fortra platform
June 17, 2024
Enhancements
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Updated vulnerable library version.
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Updated vulnerable Spring/Spring Boot version.
Fixes
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Fixed issue with welcome email not appearing correctly in Outlook classic.
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Updated the UI message when a welcome email is sent to user.
June 3, 2024
New Features
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Alert Logic has been added to the App Switcher.
Enhancements
- Email addresses containing apostrophes are now allowed.
Fortra VM
Version 7.0.2.0
June 1, 2024
New Features
- This version of Fortra VM introduces rerun and clone options for scans, scan groups, and reports. These options allow the user to easily recreate reports and scans with less manual work.
- Added additional filter options and a “Group by vulnerability” button to the PCI tab for easier dispute and 3b special note entry. The new filter options allow the user to filter for failing vulnerabilities or for vulnerabilities requiring 3b notes without having to create a filter query manually. PCI reporting options were also extended to include a new PCI Non-Compliance Summary report and allow for individual generation of the reports included in the PCI Compliance Report bundle (PCI ASV Scan Attestation of Scan Compliance, PCI ASV Scan Report Summary, and PCI ASV Scan Vulnerability Details Report).
Enhancements
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PCI Self Service:
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Issues noted for "official certification" should be better displayed
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Ability to store the Details/Additional Information Required needed to generate a PCI Compliance report
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Skip review process for certified PCI reports
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ASV "Discovery" and Scope Validation - Handling "Redirects" to components not scanned
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Changes to dashboard experience for PCI Lite subscription customers
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Added text to explain that scans scheduled in scan groups cannot be edited after creation
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Added PCI Non-Compliance Summary Report
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Added “Group by” to PCI Tab in VM and WAS with all bulk actions supported (bulk dispute/3B note entry)
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Added view PCI fail / view needs 3b notes view filters
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Split out PCI Scanning Compliance Report into 5 separate reports
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Fixed certification warning message for domains not scanned in WAS
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Scan Groups:
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Added “Run now” and “Clone” options for scheduled scans and scan groups
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Expanded scan group filtering options
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Deleting a scan group template should delete all associated scan group templates
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Reports:
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Rerun / clone report history / schedule reports
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Updated documentation referencing the navigation under the "System" menu
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Display child account name associated with each scan in super account’s Scan Activity
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Added the ability to calculate CVSSv4.0 score based on a CVSSv4.0 vector
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Added support for the AWS real-time document translation API for short documents
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Increased speed of update Role
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Removed unused features – engagements, Approved IPs
Fixes
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PCI Self Service:
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Vulns with accepted disputes display as Fail in Scan Summary Digest view, but Pass when not in digest view
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ASV Scan Summary Report - Include "path" in the Component for WAS components in Part 3B
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ASV Scan Vulnerability Details - decrease pages used to create report
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Special Note (3B): required' and 'Special Note (3B): N/A' should be displayed with lowercase 'b'
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PCI:
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DNS Server Zone Transfer Enabled should be auto-fail
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Scan Groups:
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Include the scan group number in the title of auto-generated scan group reports
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Scan Group Template list page shows "No further group runs scheduled" when scans are/should be scheduled
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Scan group detail scan status spinner icons not spinning
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Scan group templates show inaccurate notification when deleted from the definition page
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Fortra SSO:
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Logging in to an inactive session loses engagement
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Reports:
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Managed Account Overview CSV report errors with unknown cause
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Report review upload fails if Review Workflow is not selected
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Reports using too many resources - remove multi-processing
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PCI 3b Documentation Requirements Reports contains misspelling
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Some reports cannot be deleted
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Update Service Subscription Page (Remove unavailable offerings)
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Production scans are very slow to launch - additional fixes
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Export OVA RNA with VMX-7 support
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Account owner resets when account class is changed
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System messages cannot be deleted
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VM scans erroring out with "Scan is loading" status details
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Fix 500 error: Account matching query does not exist
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Too many redirects accessing UK account from the account picker with Chrome browser
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Links in accounts list trigger full page reload
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Enabling 'Self Managed PCI Disputes' does not enable top-level owner account's Scans > PCI Disputes menu item
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Account switcher does not change regions properly
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Typo in Original Name account filter
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Breadcrumbs missing in User Detail
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Account switching - Multi-account user is unable to log in when one account is disabled
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Issues with clusters failing to scan: "ERRORED Scan does not have a scanner"
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CVSS Vector Risk filter for vulnerabilities is/or logic broken
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Error message when generating some non-English reports - Switch to AWS Translate ES/PT
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"Getting started" checklist needs an update to where the appliance tokens are located
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Issue saving themes
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Portuguese accent marks in client name causes new user invite email to fail to send
Halcyon
Level 1 Message Management Suite
Version 7.0
June 18, 2024
(PTF: 2024.159)
New Features
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New System Default HEM/DEVMONTEMPLIB defines within which library the Device Monitor stores *USRSPC objects. This defaults to QTEMP but you will need to change this if you monitor Cluster Nodes and/or Cluster Resource Groups.
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Display Communications Log (DSPCMNLOG) no longer shows the encoded data for attachment(s) within "5=Display". To see the encoded attachment(s) data use new option "8=Full view".
Enhancements
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Message Communicator now uses TLS v1.2 or TLS v1.3 when communicating securely with servers to send email.
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The Alert text for Job Queue *JOB *FIRST and *SECOND Alerts has been enhanced.
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As part of an upgrade using HALINST/INSTALL, you can specify what to do with the Monitors. The value specified now also applies to Subsystem Availability Monitoring, if enabled.
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Messages relating to the application of product licenses now include a prompt to press Enter.
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Display Communications Log (DSPCMNLOG) now includes any received text/message when an unexpected response is received from a SMTP server.
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Message Communicator now supports sending large attachments (up to 150Mb) when using OAuth to send emails.
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Print Alert Log (PRTALTLOG) now shows additional selections in the report header.
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Start Monitors (STRMON) now warns if some Monitors were not started due to being Held, not having authority or the Environment being in Maintenance Mode.
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Message Communicator now allows "Send Pager Message" (SNDGRMSG) to use an Escalation List.
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New System default HMC/ESCADDCOMMSID defines whether the Comms Log ID will be used as an identifier when Send Pager Message (SNDPGRMSG) is used.
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New command ‘End Escalation’ (ENDESC) has been made available to end an Escalation using the Comms Log ID if SNDPGRMSG was used.
Fixes
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Display Communications Log (DSPCMNLOG) now obscures a password that contains blanks/spaces on inbound SMS and Email. The password must be enclosed in single or double quotes if it contains blanks/spaces. Example: pwd."This is the password".
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Message Communicator "Where Used" now shows the full Rule Sequence Number.
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The Halcyon IBM i Installer (HALINST/INSTALL) will now use default 'Environment name' PROD when no default Environment is set.
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Message HAL0032 issued by "Start Monitors" (STRMON) now includes the number of monitors that failed to start due to authority.
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Message Communicator now handles no response from the server.
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Message Communicator now handles the SMTP Server failing to respond when sending emails.
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The number of rules allowed per Output Queue *LIST group has been doubled to 512.
Level 2 Systems Operations Suite
Version 7.0
June 18, 2024
(PTF: 2024.159)
New Features
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New System Default HEM DEVMONTEMPLIB defines within which library the Device Monitor stores *USRSPC objects. This defaults to QTEMP but you will need to change this if you monitor Cluster Nodes and/or Cluster Resource Groups.
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Display Communications Log (DSPCMNLOG) no longer shows the encoded data for attachment(s) within "5=Display". To see the encoded attachment(s) data use new option "8=Full view".
Enhancements
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Message Communicator now uses TLS v1.2 or TLS v1.3 when communicating securely with servers to send email.
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Work with Rules (WRKRULES) now retains the cursor position when editing criteria for Audit Journal Rules.
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Work with Rules (WRKRULES) now retains the cursor position when editing criteria for Custom Journal Rules.
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Custom Journal Alerts can now use the &ENTDATA Substitution Variable. Note that the text is "cleaned” to remove binary/decimal data which is replaced with '?'.
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The Audit Monitor no longer fails when a path/name includes non-display characters.
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The Alert text for Job Queue *JOB *FIRST and *SECOND Alerts has been enhanced.
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Print Audit Journal Entries (PRTAUDJRNE) now includes the userid where possible.
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Object *IFS Alerts now include additional size information.
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As part of an upgrade using HALINST/INSTALL, you can specify what to do with the Monitors. The value specified now also applies to Subsystem Availability Monitoring, if enabled.
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Performance *JOB Rules now include statistic THREADS.
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Display Communications Log (DSPCMNLOG) now includes any received text/message when an unexpected response is received from a SMTP server.
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Message Communicator now supports sending large attachments (up to 150Mb) when using OAuth to send emails.
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Object *FILE Alerts for 'Age' now include the 'test' in the Alert text.
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Print Alert Log (PRTALTLOG) now shows additional selections in the report header.
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Start Monitors (STRMON) now warns if some Monitors were not started due to being Held, not having authority or the Environment being in Maintenance Mode.
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Message Communicator now allows "Send Pager Message" (SNDGRMSG) to use an Escalation List.
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New System default HMC/ESCADDCOMMSID defines whether the Comms Log ID will be used as an identifier when Send Pager Message (SNDPGRMSG) is used.
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New command ‘End Escalation’ (ENDESC) has been made available to end an Escalation using the Comms Log ID if SNDPGRMSG was used.
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Object Monitor *FILE Rules can now monitor for "No date". For example: *LASTSAVE *EQ *N.
Fixes
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Object *OBJECT *LASTSAVE Rules no longer return objects for a *GT/*GE test which have not been saved.
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Display Communications Log (DSPCMNLOG) now obscures a password that contains blanks/spaces on inbound SMS and Email. The password must be enclosed in single or double quotes if it contains blanks/spaces. Example: pwd."This is the password".
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Message Communicator "Where Used" now shows the full Rule Sequence Number.
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Object Monitor *OBJECT Rules can now monitor for "No date" for *LASTSAVE by setting "Age" to *N.
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The Halcyon IBM i Installer (HALINST/INSTALL) will now default 'Environment name' PROD when no default Environment is set.
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Object *IFS Rules now have the 'Open alert action' applied at Item level rather than Rule level. Please note that this increases I/O for the Object Monitor.
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Message HAL0032 issued by "Start Monitors" (STRMON) now includes the number of monitors that failed to start due to authority.
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Message Communicator now handles no response from the server.
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Object *IFSCNT Rules now Alert for *CREATE *LE with Object Count *EQ 0.
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Message Communicator now handles the SMTP Server failing to respond when sending emails.
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The number of rules allowed per Output Queue *LIST group has been doubled to 512.
Level 3 Advanced Automation Suite
Version 7.0
June 18, 2024
(PTF: 2024.159)
New Features
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New System Default HEM DEVMONTEMPLIB defines within which library the Device Monitor stores *USRSPC objects. This defaults to QTEMP but you will need to change this if you monitor Cluster Nodes and/or Cluster Resource Groups.
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Display Communications Log (DSPCMNLOG) no longer shows the encoded data for attachment(s) within "5=Display". To see the encoded attachment(s) data use new option "8=Full view".
Enhancements
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Message Communicator now uses TLS v1.2 or TLS v1.3 when communicating securely with servers to send email.
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Work with Rules (WRKRULES) now retains the cursor position when editing criteria for Audit Journal Rules.
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Work with Rules (WRKRULES) now retains the cursor position when editing criteria for Custom Journal Rules.
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Custom Journal Alerts can now use the &ENTDATA Substitution Variable. Note that the text is "cleaned” to remove binary/decimal data which is replaced with '?'.
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The Audit Monitor no longer fails when a path/name includes non-display characters.
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The Alert text for Job Queue *JOB *FIRST and *SECOND Alerts has been enhanced.
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Print Audit Journal Entries (PRTAUDJRNE) now includes the userid where possible.
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Object *IFS Alerts now include additional size information.
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As part of an upgrade using HALINST/INSTALL, you can specify what to do with the Monitors. The value specified now also applies to Subsystem Availability Monitoring, if enabled.
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Performance *JOB Rules now include statistic THREADS.
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Messages relating to the application of product licenses now include a prompt to press Enter.
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Display Communications Log (DSPCMNLOG) now includes any received text/message when an unexpected response is received from a SMTP server.
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Message Communicator now supports sending large attachments (up to 150Mb) when using OAuth to send emails.
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Object Monitor *OBJECT Rules can now monitor for "No date" for *LASTSAVE by setting "Age" to *N.
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Object *FILE Alerts for 'Age' now include the 'test' in the Alert text.
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Print Alert Log (PRTALTLOG) now shows additional selections in the report header.
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Start Monitors (STRMON) now warns if some Monitors were not started due to being Held, not having authority or the Environment being in Maintenance Mode.
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Message Communicator now allows "Send Pager Message" (SNDGRMSG) to use an Escalation List.
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New System default HMC/ESCADDCOMMSID defines whether the Comms Log ID will be used as an identifier when Send Pager Message (SNDPGRMSG) is used.
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New command ‘End Escalation’ (ENDESC) has been made available to end an Escalation using the Comms Log ID if SNDPGRMSG was used.
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Object Monitor *FILE Rules can now monitor for "No date". For example: *LASTSAVE *EQ *N.
Fixes
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Object *OBJECT *LASTSAVE Rules no longer return objects for a *GT/*GE test which have not been saved.
-
Work with Archived Spooled Files (WRKARCSAPLF) now shows "Generations to Keep" in the "Keep" column.
-
Halcyon Work with Spooled Files (WRKSPLF) no longer errors when you delete all the spooled files on the last page of the list.
-
Display Communications Log (DSPCMNLOG) now obscures a password that contains blanks/spaces on inbound SMS and Email. The password must be enclosed in single or double quotes if it contains blanks/spaces. Example: pwd."This is the password".
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Message Communicator "Where Used" now shows the full Rule Sequence Number.
-
The Halcyon IBM i Installer (HALINST/INSTALL) will now default 'Environment name' PROD when no default Environment is set.
-
Object *IFS Rules now have the 'Open alert action' applied at Item level rather than Rule level. Please note that this increases I/O for the Object Monitor.
-
Message HAL0032 issued by "Start Monitors" (STRMON) now includes the number of monitors that failed to start due to authority.
-
Message Communicator now handles no response from the server.
-
Restore Archive File (RSTARCF) now works as expected.
-
Object *IFSCNT Rules now Alert for *CREATE *LE with Object Count *EQ 0.
-
Message Communicator now handles the SMTP Server failing to respond when sending emails.
-
The number of rules allowed per Output Queue *LIST group has been doubled to 512.
Level 4 Operations Center Suite
Version 7.0
June 18, 2024
(PTF: 2024.159)
New Features
-
New System Default HEM DEVMONTEMPLIB defines within which library the Device Monitor stores *USRSPC objects. This defaults to QTEMP but you will need to change this if you monitor Cluster Nodes and/or Cluster Resource Groups.
-
Display Communications Log (DSPCMNLOG) no longer shows the encoded data for attachment(s) within "5=Display". To see the encoded attachment(s) data use new option "8=Full view".
Enhancements
-
Message Communicator now uses TLS v1.2 or TLS v1.3 when communicating securely with servers to send email.
-
Work with Rules (WRKRULES) now retains the cursor position when editing criteria for Audit Journal Rules.
-
Work with Rules (WRKRULES) now retains the cursor position when editing criteria for Custom Journal Rules.
-
Custom Journal Alerts can now use the &ENTDATA Substitution Variable. Note that the text is "cleaned” to remove binary/decimal data which is replaced with '?'.
-
The Audit Monitor no longer fails when a path/name includes non-display characters.
-
The Alert text for Job Queue *JOB *FIRST and *SECOND Alerts has been enhanced.
-
Print Audit Journal Entries (PRTAUDJRNE) now includes the userid where possible.
-
Object *IFS Alerts now include additional size information.
-
As part of an upgrade using HALINST/INSTALL, you can specify what to do with the Monitors. The value specified now also applies to Subsystem Availability Monitoring, if enabled.
-
Performance *JOB Rules now include statistic THREADS.
-
Messages relating to the application of product licenses now include a prompt to press Enter.
-
Display Communications Log (DSPCMNLOG) now includes any received text/message when an unexpected response is received from a SMTP server.
-
Message Communicator now supports sending large attachments (up to 150Mb) when using OAuth to send emails.
-
Object Monitor *OBJECT Rules can now monitor for "No date" for *LASTSAVE by setting "Age" to *N.
-
Object *FILE Alerts for 'Age' now include the 'test' in the Alert text.
-
Print Alert Log (PRTALTLOG) now shows additional selections in the report header.
-
Start Monitors (STRMON) now warns if some Monitors were not started due to being Held, not having authority or the Environment being in Maintenance Mode.
-
Message Communicator now allows "Send Pager Message" (SNDGRMSG) to use an Escalation List.
-
New System default HMC/ESCADDCOMMSID defines whether the Comms Log ID will be used as an identifier when Send Pager Message (SNDPGRMSG) is used.
-
New command ‘End Escalation’ (ENDESC) has been made available to end an Escalation using the Comms Log ID if SNDPGRMSG was used.
-
Object Monitor *FILE Rules can now monitor for "No date". For example: *LASTSAVE *EQ *N.
Fixes
-
Object *OBJECT *LASTSAVE Rules no longer return objects for a *GT/*GE test which have not been saved.
-
Work with Archived Spooled Files (WRKARCSAPLF) now shows "Generations to Keep" in the "Keep" column.
-
Halcyon Work with Spooled Files (WRKSPLF) no longer errors when you delete all the spooled files on the last page of the list.
-
Display Communications Log (DSPCMNLOG) now obscures a password that contains blanks/spaces on inbound SMS and Email. The password must be enclosed in single or double quotes if it contains blanks/spaces. Example: pwd."This is the password".
-
Message Communicator "Where Used" now shows the full Rule Sequence Number.
-
The Halcyon IBM i Installer (HALINST/INSTALL) will now default 'Environment name' PROD when no default Environment is set.
-
Object *IFS Rules now have the 'Open alert action' applied at Item level rather than Rule level. Please note that this increases I/O for the Object Monitor.
-
Message HAL0032 issued by "Start Monitors" (STRMON) now includes the number of monitors that failed to start due to authority.
-
Message Communicator now handles no response from the server.
-
Restore Archive File (RSTARCF) now works as expected.
-
Object *IFSCNT Rules now Alert for *CREATE *LE with Object Count *EQ 0.
-
Message Communicator now handles the SMTP Server failing to respond when sending emails.
-
The number of rules allowed per Output Queue *LIST group has been doubled to 512.
IBM Partnership
Backup, Recovery, and Media Services
Product 5770-BR1 Version: PTF 7.5 SJ01197, 7.4 SJ01196
June 28, 2024
Enhancements
In version 7.4 and later:
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Restore deferred object processing using RSTLIBBRM with multiple libraries or using a generic has been enhanced to run a single RSTDFROBJ DFRID(Q1ARSTID) at the end of the restore process.
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Using RSTLIBBRM with a generic library parameter has been enhanced to restore libraries not currently on the system. To enable this new function reference the following commands based on your version:
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7.4
— call qbrm/q1aold parm(‘SETUPFUN’ ‘*SET’ ‘Q1ARSTGEN’ ‘*JOB’) to enable for the current signed on session
— call qbrm/q1aold parm(‘SETUPFUN’ ‘*SET’ ‘Q1ARSTGEN’ ‘*SYS’) to enable globally across BRMS
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7.5
— SETFCNBRM ACTION(*ADD) FUNCTION(RSTLIBGEN)
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The SQL service QUSRBRM.CG_BACKUP_STATUS has been enhanced to include archive control group data.
NOTE:
Archive control group data will be tracked after the PTF is applied and the control group has run. Archive control group runs prior to the PTF being applied are not tracked.
Fixes
In version 7.4 and later:
-
Fixed issue where backup control group processing may incorrectly pick a different append volume before the current volume is full.
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The Add Control Group Entry (Q1AADDCGE) API fails with MSGBRM3C4B when adding a Control group entry name less than 4 characters issue has been fixed.
Product 5770-BR2 Version: PTF 7.5 SJ00272, 7.4 SJ00271
June 28, 2024
Enhancements
In version 7.4 and later:
Restore deferred object processing using RSTLIBBRM with multiple libraries or using a generic has been enhanced to run a single RSTDFROBJ DFRID(Q1ARSTID) at the end of the restore process.
Using RSTLIBBRM with a generic library parameter has been enhanced to restore libraries not currently on the system. To enable this new function reference the following commands based on your version:
7.4
— call qbrm/q1aold parm(‘SETUPFUN’ ‘*SET’ ‘Q1ARSTGEN’ ‘*JOB’) to enable for the current signed on session
— call qbrm/q1aold parm(‘SETUPFUN’ ‘*SET’ ‘Q1ARSTGEN’ ‘*SYS’) to enable globally across BRMS
7.5
— SETFCNBRM ACTION(*ADD) FUNCTION(RSTLIBGEN)
The SQL service QUSRBRM.CG_BACKUP_STATUS has been enhanced to include archive control group data.
NOTE:
Archive control group data will be tracked after the PTF is applied and the control group has run. Archive control group runs prior to the PTF being- Phase 1 of a new BRMS web interface is introduced.
Fixes
In version 7.4 and later:
Fixed issue where backup control group processing may incorrectly pick a different append volume before the current volume is full.
The Add Control Group Entry (Q1AADDCGE) API fails with MSGBRM3C4B when adding a Control group entry name less than 4 characters issue has been fixed.
IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for IBM i
Version 7.5 HA 5.5.3 PTF SJ00828 (plus language PTFs)
June 20, 2024
New Features
The PowerHA modern web interface now provides the ability to perform several management operations, including the ability to perform the following types of operations:
Cluster node actions, including starting and ending cluster nodes
Administrative domain management, including:
Starting and ending administrative domains
Adding and removing monitored resources
The ability to manage switchable environments, including:
Starting and ending cluster resource groups
Performing administrative switchovers and failover
Managing replication sessions with the ability to suspend, resume, detach, and reattach replication.
PowerHA SQL services for HyperSwap information provide the ability to explore PowerHA objects and data in new ways. The following new services are available to retrieve HyperSwap information similar to the information available in the Work with HyperSwap Status (WRKHYSSTS) and Display HyperSwap Status (DSPHYSSTS) displays:
QHASM.HYPERSWAP_STATUS_LIST View
QHASM.HYPERSWAP_STATUS_INFO Table Function
Enhancements
The web interface has improved customization that enables searching, sorting, filtering, and selecting columns for tables within the interface.
When using the PowerHA web interface, it is now possible to easily view a dynamically generated SQL query that would produce similar results to what is shown on the screen, including the current column, sorting, and filtering customizations.
It is now easier to add multiple user profiles to the administrative domain while specifying to omit IBM-supplied profiles. This is available from either the web interface or with a new special value of *IBM on the OMIT parameter for ADDCADMRE.
The ADDCADMRE command with generic and wildcards has been enhanced to work in batch environments with the addition of the CONFIRM parameter.
Fixes
PowerHA now automatically sets the status of user profile QHAUSRPRF to *ENABLED upon product install and PTF install. When QHAUSRPRF is *DISABLED certain product operations including the PowerHA web interface fail to function. The PowerHA web interface will fail with Permission Denied if QHAUSRPRF is disabled.
Improved the change asp session node selection panel to only show in environments with multi-target geographic mirroring. Previously the node selection panel would show in environments with either multiple nodes or multiple ASP devices.
Resolved an issue where the WRKASPCPYD option 22 or DSPASPSSN function F7 could fail in geographic mirroring environments with message HAE0045: Request not compatible with current PowerHA version, when not all nodes were at the same PTF level.
Resolved an issue where PowerHA install and PTF installs may contain SQL0113 in the joblog when the default CCSID is not 37. This could result in PowerHA SQL services failing with SQL0204.
Improved message when issuing a STRSVCSSN against a cluster resource group with a single site. Previously, message CPFBB68 was returned. This incorrectly specified that the cluster resource group had no configuration object entries. The message has been improved to display an HAD2009 indicating that less than two sites exist in the cluster resource group.
Resolved an issue where the Analyze Cluster Administrative Domain Profile (ANZCADPRF) command could cause the QHASVR job to end with messages CPF9801 and HAE0043 when the administrative domain contained monitored resources with a status of *FAILED.
PTF updates require one or more associated language PTFs. To determine if additional languages you have installed in your environment require a requisite MRI PTF, consult the table of language PTFs in the release cover letter for SJ00828.
Version 7.4 HA 4.11.3 PTF SJ00821 (plus Language PTFs)
June 20, 2024
New Features
The PowerHA modern web interface now provides the ability to perform several management operations, including the ability to perform the following types of operations:
Cluster node actions, including starting and ending cluster nodes
Administrative domain management, including:
Starting and ending administrative domains
Adding and removing monitored resources
The ability to manage switchable environments, including:
Starting and ending cluster resource groups
Performing administrative switchovers and failover
Managing replication sessions with the ability to suspend, resume, detach, and reattach replication.
PowerHA SQL services for HyperSwap information provide the ability to explore PowerHA objects and data in new ways. The following new services are available to retrieve HyperSwap information similar to the information available in the Work with HyperSwap Status (WRKHYSSTS) and Display HyperSwap Status (DSPHYSSTS) displays:
QHASM.HYPERSWAP_STATUS_LIST View
QHASM.HYPERSWAP_STATUS_INFO Table Function
Enhancements
The web interface has improved customization that enables searching, sorting, filtering, and selecting columns for tables within the interface.
When using the PowerHA web interface, it is now possible to easily view a dynamically generated SQL query that would produce similar results to what is shown on the screen, including the current column, sorting, and filtering customizations.
It is now easier to add multiple user profiles to the administrative domain while specifying to omit IBM-supplied profiles. This is available from either the web interface or with a new special value of *IBM on the OMIT parameter for ADDCADMRE.
The ADDCADMRE command with generic and wildcards has been enhanced to work in batch environments with the addition of the CONFIRM parameter.
Fixes
PowerHA now automatically sets the status of user profile QHAUSRPRF to *ENABLED upon product install and PTF install. When QHAUSRPRF is *DISABLED certain product operations including the PowerHA web interface fail to function. The PowerHA web interface will fail with Permission Denied if QHAUSRPRF is disabled.
Improved the change asp session node selection panel to only show in environments with multi-target geographic mirroring. Previously the node selection panel would show in environments with either multiple nodes or multiple ASP devices.
Resolved an issue where the WRKASPCPYD option 22 or DSPASPSSN function F7 could fail in geographic mirroring environments with message HAE0045: Request not compatible with current PowerHA version, when not all nodes were at the same PTF level.
Resolved an issue where PowerHA install and PTF installs may contain SQL0113 in the joblog when the default CCSID is not 37. This could result in PowerHA SQL services failing with SQL0204.
Improved message when issuing a STRSVCSSN against a cluster resource group with a single site. Previously, message CPFBB68 was returned. This incorrectly specified that the cluster resource group had no configuration object entries. The message has been improved to display an HAD2009 indicating that less than two sites exist in the cluster resource group.
Resolved an issue where the Analyze Cluster Administrative Domain Profile (ANZCADPRF) command could cause the QHASVR job to end with messages CPF9801 and HAE0043 when the administrative domain contained monitored resources with a status of *FAILED.
Resolved an issue where the PowerHA webserver could fail to start with message HTP8019.
PTF updates require one or more associated language PTFs. To determine if additional languages you have installed in your environment require a requisite MRI PTF, consult the table of language PTFs in the release cover letter for SJ00821.
Rational Developer for i (RDi)
Version: 9.8.0.2
June 6, 2024
New Features
Support for adding an RPG refactor feature to add the ALIAS keyword to a file or data structure and handle all renames (IBMI-I-450).
A modular quick filter view for the object table can be positioned in the UI where preferred is available (IBMI-I-3981).
Enhancements
Improved the formatting of free form SQL (IBMI-I-3845).
Support for hyperlinks in RPGLE source comments added (IBMI-I-3177).
Timestamp added to the error list view (IBMI-I-3884).
RPG source does not show unused annotations for unnamed subfields (IBMI-I-3944).
Fixes
Issue with RDi 9.8.0.1 crashing when automatic syntax checker was invoked on an empty DCL-ENUM statement has been fixed (SE81141).
RDi does not allow passwords using the special character “!” issue fixed (SE75858).
Fixed issue found in RDi 9.8.0.0 when library list connection properties subsystems page not rendered if the dialog is closed and reopened (SE80232).
RDi 9.8.0.0 problem occurring when maximizing or minimizing the source view while debugging may cause RDi to become unresponsive is fixed (SE80766).
Fixed error issue msgrnf3431 - rpg verifier issues error for inz with large hex literal for a numeric field (SE80974).
RDi 9.8.0.1 issue where RDi unable to debug securely after changing the ibm i ssh server port fixed (SE81043).
Fixed RDi 9.8.0.1 issue where kerberos single sign-on connection attempt fails with internal error (SE80176).
Ensured that RSE connection rename should propagate to i projects and remote reconciler (SE75233).
RDi 9.6.0.11 issue is which remote reconciler incorrectly reports local-only status fixed (SE77388).
RDi 9.6.0.11 IFS file type filter should not be case sensitive issue fixes (SE78140).
RDi 9.6.0.12 issue with debug monitors view not retaining monitors from the previous session fixed (SE78716).
Fixed issue with RDi 9.8.0.1unable to edit or browse source members on IASP (SE81024).
RDi 9.8.0.1 problem with RPGLE outline view refresh action unable to refresh fixed (SE81091).
Rational Developer for i 9.8 issue fixed: editing RPGLE should not annotate RPG reserved word names as unused (SE81351).
JAMS
Version: 7.7.1
June 24, 2024
Enhancements
- Agents
- JAMS V6 Agent Jobs were enhanced to fail if the connection is lost while sending the Job.
- Added missing dependencies for doing reports on Agents. The Agent installation must be updated.
- Desktop Client
- Added a property to the SubmitEntry workflow activity that allows overriding the scheduling priority of the submitted entry. Manage access is required.
- Updated JAMS to use Rebex version 7.0.8865.
- Installer
- Updated the .NET 6.0 installer to 6.0.29 and 2015-2022 C++ redistributable to 14.38.33135.0.
- PowerShell
- Updated the PowerShell Execution Method to PowerShell version 5.1. Previous versions are no longer supported.
- Scheduler
- During a failover, the JAMS Scheduler now provides Jobs with details about the new server when the passive Scheduler is down, but the JAMSServer remains running.
Fixes
- Desktop Client
- Resolved an issue where changing the scheduling priority of an entry with Set-JAMSEntry did not take effect when the entry started.
- Resolved an issue where a Job with a Stalled Schedule Item may not go into a Stalled state when the JAMS Scheduler is restarted.
- Resolved an issue where an empty Parallel Task would not allow the Sequence Job to proceed.
- Resolved an issue where Dashboard PowerShell Data Source fails when importing the SQLServer PowerShell Module.
- Integrations
- Resolved an error that may occur when running external program steps with the SAPJobV2 Execution Method.
- PowerShell
- Resolved errors that could occur when using the Send-JFSItem cmdlet with a Linux server when a qualified destination was not specified.
- Scheduler
- Resolved an error when releasing an entry that had an empty resource requirement defined. An empty resource requirement is now ignored.
- Resolved an issue with Agent-specific Resources that may occur during a failover.
Outflank Security Tooling (OST)
Outflank
Version: 25 June 2024
Payload Generator
- 4 new EDR presets (community contributions)
Stage 1 C2
- Bugfix
8 June 2024
Updates
- New CreateService BOF for creating, stopping, and deleting services.
- Updated various tools like WdToggle and In-phase builder.
Powertech
BoKS Reporting Services
Version 8.1.0.7
June 10, 2024
Enhancements
- Included additional rules for password requirements for BRS users
- It is possible to configure password constraints such as:
- Minimum number of digits, lowercase, uppercase, special characters, and complex rules
- Maximum repeating characters
- Password history check
- Password expiration
Fixes
-
Upgraded security dependencies
BoKS Manager
Version 8.1 (version update)
June 25, 2024
Client c-8.1.0.15
Fixes
- Password prompting in BoKS sudo sessions differs from native sudo sessions.
Version 8.1 (version update)
June 11, 2024
Client c-8.1.0.14
New Features
- Allow users to choose the sudo execution environment.
Fixes
- sudoexec logging: Wrong ruleid field name used in audit log, instead of ruleId.
Version 8.1 (version update)
June 11, 2024
Server s-8.1.0.10
New Features
- Allow users to choose the sudo execution environment.
Fixes
- DNS server misconfiguration may cause the bokshostname core dump.
Encryption for IBM i
Version 4.02
June 3, 2024
New Features
-
A new Field Encryption Registry report (PRTFLDREGE) has been added. This allows users to print all the Encryption Field Encryption setup information with the ability to filter results on Field Identifier, Library, File, Field, and Status.
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A new Field Encryption audit has been added (PRTFLDAUD) that allows users to find all library/file fields on a system that contain the Encryption field procedure and validate those to the field encryption registry. This audit can detect mismatches in the field encryption registry and the field procedure attached to the file. This allows it to:
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locate orphaned files that are associated with encryption field procedures but not with a corresponding field encryption entry in Powertech Encryption.
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detect files that indicate they should be encrypted but no longer have field procedures, indicating data is left in an unencrypted state.
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A new menu option for "Reports" has been added to the CRYPTO/CRYPTO main menu. It contains the following reports:
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Field Encryption Registry (PRTFLDREGE) report
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Field Encryption Entry (PRTFLDENCE) report
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Field Proc Verification (PRTFLDAUDC) report
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Enhancements
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Improved processing for the IFS encryption SCAN OPEN/CLOSE exit programs by:
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Reducing the number of Powertech Encryption file locks which impacted the ability to upgrade when using IFS Encryption.
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Resolving error RNQ0202 — "CRRM650 in CRYPTO/CRRP650 called INITIALIZE which ended in error"
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If a license key has not previously been entered, the license warning dialog will not be displayed.
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The IFS encryption server job now handles scenarios when the journal receiver is changed, and the journal entry sequence number is reset while the job is active.
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The print field encryption report (PRTFLDENCE) has been enhanced to include a report header and summary footer.
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Added the ability to utilize a retry and delay option when a file lock is encountered while IFS encryption is being activated:
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A new command CHGIFSLCK has been added to allow users to control the length of delay and amount of retries when activation encounters a file in use.
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This resolves issues where IFS activation would fail with error "CPF9898: The file was in use by a job."
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Help text has been added to the Change Exit Pgm Run Option (CHGEXTRUN) command.
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If you plan to create referential constraints over fields that are already encrypted, the appropriate IBM i O/S version PTF must be applied:
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IBM i 7.3: SI84738
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IBM i 7.4: SI84755
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IBM i 7.5: SI84754
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Fixes
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An authority issue that prevented encryption and decryption API's from acknowledging when the current job user was changed has been resolved.
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An authority issue with starting and ending the IFS server job (STRIFSENCJ and ENDIFSENCJ commands), causing it to fail with error CPA0702, has been resolved.
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A function check error of RNX1255 on the WRKFLDENC menu has been resolved.
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An issue that caused the inability to locate the master encryption key, resulting in error CRE0366, has been resolved.
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Command CHGEXTRUN has been added under PCRADMIN authorization list.
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Resolved CPF4133, CEE9901, and RNX1219 errors on GO CRYPTO when an external file called 'CRYPTO’ resides in a library that is higher in the library list than library CRYPTO.
Sequel
Sequel 11
Version: R11M20
June 10, 2024
Enhancements:
- Viewpoint Administrator has been modified to improve performance when working with Advanced Database Security.
Viewpoint 11
Version: 11.24.162
June10, 2024
Enhancements
-
The Viewpoint install process has been modified to install several required ActiveX Control files locally (for Viewpoint-only use) rather than globally on the PC. This will ensure the versions of these files cannot conflict with other software on the system.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue where a required Registry Key was not created during initial install of Viewpoint.
- Several issues with the Excel Add-in have been corrected, including: handle rename of worksheets, inserting or deleting columns within a worksheet, and improved messaging when a user makes a change that invalidates the references used by the add-in.
Sequel Web Interface
Version: R10M37
June 10, 2024
Enhancements
- When exporting to Excel from a CRO Report in Sequel Web Server (SWS), a new option is now available to Export Data Only. This option is useful where the CRO report contains many columns.
Fixes
- Security updates have been made to the Apache and Tomcat web servers used in Sequel Web Interface.
Showcase
Sequel 10
Version: R10M20
June 10, 2024
Enhancements:
- Viewpoint Administrator has been modified to improve performance when working with Advanced Database Security.
Viewpoint 10
Version: 10.24.162
June 10, 2024
Enhancements
-
The Viewpoint install process has been modified to install several required ActiveX Control files locally (for Viewpoint-only use) rather than globally on the PC. This will ensure the versions of these files cannot conflict with other software on the system.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue where a required Registry Key was not created during initial install of Viewpoint.
- Several issues with the Excel Add-in have been corrected, including: handle rename of worksheets, inserting or deleting columns within a worksheet, and improved messaging when a user makes a change that invalidates the references used by the add-in.
C&DS Migration Utility
Version: 10.24.162
June 10, 2024
- No updates for this release.
Sequel Web Interface
Version: R10M37
June 10, 2024
Enhancements
- When exporting to Excel from a CRO Report in Sequel Web Server (SWS), a new option is now available to Export Data Only. This option is useful where the CRO report contains many columns.
Fixes
- Security updates have been made to the Apache and Tomcat web servers used in Sequel Web Interface.