Agent for Linux

December 2024

Version: 9.1.0

December, 2024

New Features
  • 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

RHEL 9.5 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-503.14.1.el9_5
RHEL 9.4 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-427.44.1.el9_4
RHEL 9.4 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4
RHEL 9.4 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4
RHEL 9.2 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-284.92.1.el9_2
RHEL 9.2 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-284.90.1.el9_2
RHEL 9.2 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-284.88.1.el9_2
RHEL 8.10 64-Bit kernel-4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10
RHEL 8.8 64-Bit kernel-4.18.0-477.75.1.el8_8
Ubuntu 22.04 64-Bit linux-image-6.8.0-49-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 64-Bit linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 64-Bit linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 64-Bit linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 64-Bit linux-image-5.15.0-124-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 64-Bit linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 64-Bit linux-image-5.15.0-124-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 64-Bit linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 64-Bit linux-image-5.4.0-198-generic

Fixes
  • No issues are resolved in this release.

October 2024

Version: 9.0.0

October, 2024

New Features
  • 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

RHEL 9.4 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4
RHEL 9.4 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-427.35.1.el9_4
RHEL 9.4 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4
RHEL 9.2

64-Bit

kernel-5.14.0-284.86.1.el9_2
RHEL 9.2 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-284.85.1.el9_2
RHEL 9.2 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-284.84.1.el9_2
RHEL 9.2 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-284.82.1.el9_2
RHEL 8.8 64-Bit kernel-4.18.0-477.74.1.el8_8
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-6.8.0-39-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-6.5.0-44-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-6.5.0-35-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-122-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-119-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-118-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-117-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-116-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-112-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-107-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-122-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-119-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-117-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-116-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-107-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-106-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.4.0-196-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic

 

  • Added rme-CopyWinAndMacCiphers

A new Agent configuration element—rme-CopyWinAndMacCiphers—controls which ciphers are copied to removable drives. During RME operation when a file is encrypted onto a removable drive, you can specify which file ciphers are copied to the removable drive.

Previously, only the Linux cipher was copied. With this enhancement, Windows, macOS and Linux cipherswill be copied to removable drives by default. This ensures that even if you did the encryption on Linux,you will be able to decrypt the file on macOS, Linux or Windows platforms

For more information, refer to Agent for Linux User’s Guide.

  • Added New Input Option --status for dgctl

Introduced a new input option—--status—to the dgctl utility. With this addition, you can accurately determine whether the Agent is running.

To utilize this new option, execute the following command at the terminal:

./dgctl --status

This functions similarly to other dgctl commands such as --et or --version.

The output verifies and displays the current status of the Agent dgdaemon process.

Fixes
  • No issues are resolved in this release.

September 2024

Version: 8.3.0

September 13, 2024

New Features
  • 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

RHEL 9.4 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4
RHEL 9.4 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4
RHEL 9.2

64-Bit

kernel-5.14.0-284.80.1.el9_2
RHEL 9.2 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2
RHEL 9.2 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-284.77.1.el9_2
RHEL 9.2 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-284.75.1.el9_2
RHEL 8.10 64-Bit kernel-4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
RHEL 8.8 64-Bit kernel-4.18.0-477.67.1.el8_8
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.4.0-193-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.4.0-192-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.4.0-190-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.4.0-189-generic
 
Enhancements
End Support for RHEL 7.x and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Kernels
  • Fortra no longer supports installing and running new versions of Agent for Linux on computers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernels.

Fixes
  • No issues are resolved in this release.

August 2024

Version: 8.2.0

August 13, 2024

New Features
  • 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

RHEL 9.4 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-427.26.1.el9_4
RHEL 9.4 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-427.24.1.el9_4
RHEL 9.4 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-427.22.1.el9_4
RHEL 9.2

64-Bit

kernel-5.14.0-284.73.1el9_2
RHEL 9.2 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-284.71.1.el9_2
RHEL 9.2 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-284.69.1.el9_2
RHEL 8.10 64-Bit kernel-4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10
RHEL 8.8 64-Bit kernel-4.18.0-477.58.1.el8_8
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.4.0-187-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.4.0-186-generic
 
Enhancements
Ending Support for RHEL 7.x and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Kernels
  • Effective with the next Agent release, Fortra will no longer support installing and running Agent for Linux on computers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS kernels.

Fixes
  • Resolved an issue in which, after installing the Agent, it stops responding and stops communicating with the DGMC.

June 2024

Version: 8.1.0

June 30, 2024

New Features
  • 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

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

Version: 8.0.0

JUNE 30, 2024

New Features
  • 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

RHEL 9.2

64-Bit

kernel-5.14.0-284.62.1.el9_2
RHEL 9.0

64-Bit

kernel-5.14.0-70.101.1.el9_0
RHEL 8.9

64-Bit

kernel-4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
RHEL 8.6

64-Bit

kernel-4.18.0-372.100.1.el8_6
Ubuntu

22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-6.5.0-27-generic
Ubuntu

22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-102-generic

  • Added Support for IPv6 Addresses

    IPv6 support for Agent for Linux, versions 8.0 and later. Adds support for these rule properties and component list types:

    • agentIPAddressV6

    • evtRemoteAddressV6

    • ipMaskV6

    • ipAddressV6

    • ipAddress

    • varipaddressV6

    • componentListIpAddress

    • componentListIpAddressV6

    For additional information, refer to Digital Guardian Rule Implementation Guide.

  • Create Platform-Specific Installation Packages

    To help reduce the size of Agent installation packages, you can specify which Linux platforms to include in the build package. You can specify whether to include RHEL or Ubuntu or both. You can also specify which versions of either RHEL or Ubuntu to include. For more details, refer to “Creating the Installation File” in Digital Guardian Agent for Linux User’s Guide.

April 2024

Version: 7.7.0

APR 15, 2024

New Features
  • 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 the 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 on the Fortra Support Portal for the complete lists of supported RHEL and Ubuntu kernels.

Distribution

Version

Architecture

Kernel

RHEL 9.3

64-Bit

kernel-5.14.0-362.24.1.el9_3
RHEL 9.2

64-Bit

kernel-5.14.0-284.59.1.el9_2
RHEL 9.2

64-Bit

kernel-5.14.0-284.57.1.el9_2
RHEL 9.2

64-Bit

kernel-5.14.0-284.55.1.el9_2
RHEL 9.0

64-Bit

kernel-5.14.0-70.93.2.el9_0
RHEL 8.9

64-Bit

kernel-4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9
RHEL 8.8

64-Bit

kernel-4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8
RHEL 8.6

64-Bit

kernel-4.18.0-372.98.1.el8_6
RHEL 8.6

64-Bit

kernel-4.18.0-372.96.1.el8_6
RHEL 8.6

64-Bit

kernel-4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6
RHEL 7.0

64-Bit

kernel-3.10.0-1160.114.2.el7
Ubuntu

22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-6.5.0-26-generic
Ubuntu

22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-6.5.0-25-generic
Ubuntu

22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-6.5.0-21-generic
Ubuntu

22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-6.5.0-18-generic
Ubuntu

22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-6.5.0-17-generic
Ubuntu

22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-6.5.0-15-generic
Ubuntu

22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-101-generic
Ubuntu

22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic
Ubuntu

20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-101-generic

Ubuntu

20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic
Ubuntu

20.04 LTS

64-Bit linux-image-5.4.0-174-generic
Ubuntu

20.04 LTS

64-Bit linux-image-5.4.0-173-generic

March 2024

Version: 7.6.0

MAR 25, 2024

New Features
  • 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 the 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 on the Fortra Support Portal for the complete lists of supported RHEL and Ubuntu kernels.

Distribution

Version

Architecture

Kernel

RHEL 9.2

64-Bit

kernel-5.14.0-284.52.1.el9_2
RHEL 9.0

64-Bit

kernel-5.14.0-70.85.1.el9_0
RHEL 8.9

64-Bit

kernel-4.18.0-513.18.1.el8_9
RHEL 8.9

64-Bit

kernel-4.18.0-513.11.1.el8_9
RHEL 8.8

64-Bit

kernel-4.18.0-477.43.1.el8_8
RHEL 8.6

64-Bit

kernel-4.18.0-372.93.1.el8_6
RHEL 8.6

64-Bit

kernel-4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
RHEL 7.9

64-Bit

kernel-3.10.0-1160.108.1.el7
Ubuntu

22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-97-generic
Ubuntu

22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-94-generic
Ubuntu

22.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-92-generic
Ubuntu

20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-97-generic

Ubuntu

20.04 LTS

64-Bit

linux-image-5.15.0-94-generic
Ubuntu

20.04 LTS

64-Bit linux-image-5.15.0-92-generic
Ubuntu

20.04 LTS

64-Bit linux-image-5.4.0-172-generic
Ubuntu

20.04 LTS

64-Bit linux-image-5.4.0-171-generic
Ubuntu

20.04 LTS

64-Bit linux-image-5.4.0-170-generic
Enhancements
  • Ending Support for Ubuntu Kernels More Than One Year Old

    Effective with this 7.6 release, Fortra no longer supports installing and running the Agent on computers running these Linux Ubuntu kernels. In future Agent releases, Fortra will no longer support installing and running the Agent on computers running Linux Ubuntu kernels that are more than one year old.

Ubuntu OS Version Kernels
22.04 linux-image-5.15.0-27* through 5.15.0-37*
20.04 linux-image-5.4.0-40* through 5.4.0-121*
18.04 linux-image-5.4.0-52* through 5.4.0-120*
18.04 linux-image-5.3.0-40* through 5.4.0-76*
18.04 linux-image-4.15.0-46* thorough 4.15.0-184*

February 2024

Version: 7.5.0

Feb, 25 2024

New Features
  • No changes for this release.

Enhancements
  • No changes for this release.

Fixes
  • Resolved a problem with Agent installations where the Agent is active for a while and then the status changes to terminated. Resolved by installing two third-party packages—unzip and libnss.

January 2024

Version: 7.4.3

Jan 9, 2024

New Features
  • Certification for Additional RHEL and Ubuntu Kernels

Distribution Version Architecture Kernel
RHEL 9.3 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3
RHEL 9.3 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
RHEL 9.0 64-Bit kernel-5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0
RHEL 8.9 64-Bit kernel-4.18.0-513.9.1.el8_9
RHEL 8.9 64-Bit kernel-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
RHEL 8.8 64-Bit kernel-4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8
RHEL 7.9 64-Bit kernel-3.10.0-1160.105.1.el7
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 64-Bit linux-image-6.2.0-39-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 64-Bit linux-image-6.2.0-37-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 64-Bit linux-image-5.15.0-91-generic
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 64-Bit linux-image-5.15.0-89-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-Bit linux-image-5.15.0-91-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-Bit linux-image-5.15.0-89-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-Bit linux-image-5.4.0-169-generic
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-Bit linux-image-5.4.0-167-generic
 

September 2023

Version: 7.4.0

September 1, 2023

New Features
  • File Capture to Network Storage

Note: This feature requires a subscription to DG Analytics & Reporting Cloud (DG ARC) and is enabled only after a successful connection to DG ARC is established from the DGMC.

This release includes the ability to capture files to network storage. For instructions on how to configure and use this feature, refer to "Capturing Files to Network Storage" in Digital Guardian Management Console User's Guide and "DG File Extractor Utility" in Digital Guardian Utilities Guide

Enhancements
  • OpenText Autonomy Upgraded to Version 12.9

The Agent now uses OpenText (formerly Micro Focus) Autonomy 12.9 to support content inspection. The enhancement brings the Agent to parity with Agent for Windows.

  • Enhanced Operation for WIP Auto-Skip Feature

The WIP Auto-Skip feature on Agent for Linux now functions the same way as on Agent for Windows. Refer to “DG WIP Auto-Skip Feature” in Digital Guardian Installation and Upgrade Guide.

Fixes

There are no resolved customer-reported issues in this release.