Netsweeper is pleased to announce the Netsweeper 8.1.8 GA release. This release further backports stability and security fixes to the 8.1 product. Customers who have not yet migrated to the EL8 platform should consider upgrading to the 7.2 EL6 GA release and migrate to the 7.2 EL8 based product prior to upgrading to the 8.1 GA release. Netsweeper continues development of the 8.2 release series which will be introducing many new product features and improvements.
If you have any questions or concerns about planning an upgrade to this release, please contact Netsweeper Technical Support (support@netsweeper.com).
8.1 New Features
General Functionality
- Advanced Search updated to display all fields to the left of the table so searching is easier and faster
- More audit fields added allowing users to see the Date Created, Modified and who did the last change
- Configuration window removed and most functions added to Services
- Services window now one window displaying a list of local and remote servers and the status for each service
- WebDB Hostname validation now uses the 'Server Hostname' and 'Server Name' for authentication instead of only the IP Address
- Global Search Keywords list replaced with the Search Keywords Request Part that can be added to Local, Shared or System Lists
- Theme Editor allows you to change menu, login, error page, favicons, colors and other theme-based information
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Added an optional setting to parse the 'X-Forwarded-For: IP Header' for the thin client protocol
Lists
- List Update, (freshnsd utility) now a separate service in Services
- List Update Settings has same functionality as previous releases but now accessed only from the Services
- List Service, that takes screenshots, added to the EL 8
- Import and export multiple Lists
Policy and Account Management
- Can lock a Group and Client to prevent them from being changed or removed
- Simple Account Create removes many of the advanced options
- Clients have been added to the Simple Group view
- Can set a date for a Group to expire so the Clients in the Group no longer belong to the specific Group
- Account Lockouts tab added that displays information on Accounts that are locked out
- First Name, Last Name, and Email Address added to the Accounts window
- Account Status shows status of Account: Expired Password, Blocked, Login, Logout, and Timeout Alert
- Ability to require a password for a created Account
- Can Import and Export Account Permissions and Permission Templates
Reporter
- Reporter Settings page added to the Services > Add Host window
- Can optionally backup the Reporter database with the instances
Security
- WebAdmin Lockout can now be set per cookie instead of per source IP
- WebAdmin Lockout forces users to do captcha challenge rather then completely blocking ability to log in
- Inactive Password Age will lockout Account if the user does not change password within the number of days set
- Can select if the Report should be sent as email body, attached file or URLs. If feature enabled, Report email links cannot be sent
- Viewing Report data can now optionally require WebAdmin authentication
- Login Lockout Duration sets the maximum session with the same source IP
- Account Lockouts tab displays Locked Out Accounts
- Ability to require a password for a created Account
- Audit fields added for quick in-product auditing : Date Created, Modified and who did the last change
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Downloads
To download the latest release, please use the following link:
https://repo.netsweeper.com/netsweeper-el8-x86_64-8.1.8-1.iso (md5) (sha256)
Changelog 8.1.8
| Issue Type | Ticket | Summary |
|---|---|---|
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Bug |
NS-485 |
A SysOp with the 'Modify Group Policy Local List' permission was not able to modify the Policy Local Lists in 7.2.12 and below, as well as 8.1.1 to 8.1.7. |
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Bug |
NS-486 |
Performing a simple search in the Directory Sync window would cause a database error in 8.1.1 to 8.1.7. |
|
Bug |
NS-491 |
Database backups were not backing up all tables due to a permission error in version 8.1.6. |
|
Bug |
NS-501 |
NSProxy AIA download now supports the downloading and decoding of pkcs7 certificates, allowing for intermediate downloads of Lets Encrypt signed certificates. |
|
Bug |
NS-509 |
List Manager Log maintenance routines have been optimized, allowing for faster cleanup and maintenance of List Logs and List History. |
|
Bug |
NS-511 |
The 8.1.2 to 8.1.7 releases did not support Policy Service backward compatibility for some modules. |
|
Bug |
NS-518 |
Directory Sync Advance search option 'IIS Auth Portal' would show the inverse search results. |
|
Bug |
NS-520 |
A database error would prevent Reports from appearing in the Scheduled Reports window for SysOps in version 8.1.7. |
|
Bug |
NS-528 |
SysOps with the 'Simple Groups' permission would receive an error when viewing the Simple Groups > Clients tab. |
|
Bug |
NS-529 |
Changes to the global SysOp permission template would not take effect and would remove all permissions from the template. |
|
Bug |
NS-530 |
SysOps with the 'Simple Groups' permission were able to add Local List entries without the 'Modify Group Policy Local List' permission. |
|
Bug |
NS-531 |
The Groups > Managers tab would not display the Groups assigned Managers if the Group had the '@' symbol in its Group name. |
|
Bug |
NS-534 |
Exporting a Group's Policy in 7.2.12 would cause the CSV file to contain a single line stating 'ERROR: Please specify a group name to query policy time segments.' |
|
Bug |
NS-536 |
NSProxy policy request ID is now reset when the policy request is cancelled or completed to avoid issues when multiple cancel events are run on the same policy request. |
|
Bug |
NS-537 |
Fixed an issue where table variables were being escaped, by changing them to an array format. |
|
Bug |
NS-539 |
Upgrading from 7.2 to 8.1.7 would cause a database error due to the encrypt_managerpass function being undefined. |
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Improvement |
NS-540 |
Added an optional setting to parse the 'X-Forwarded-For: IP Header' for the thin client protocol. |
|
Bug |
NS-551 |
The Simple Groups > Clients tab would not load for SysOps in Netsweeper 8.1.7. |
|
Bug |
NS-557 |
The Workstation Agent API call would connect to all databases when only the NSDConfig and NSDLog databases were needed. |
|
Bug |
NS-562 |
The policy server did not terminate protocol-specific data when a connection was dismissed and then reused for another request. |
|
Bug |
NS-569 |
We would not provide partial database backups when the backup process encountered an error, causing corrupt backups to be created. |
|
Bug |
NS-570 |
The 'Client Filter Settings' window would display duplicate entries for each manager assigned to a Brand, when viewed as a SysOp. |