What's new in Tectia Client/Server/ConnectSecure and Server for IBM z/OS 6.3.11?

With the 6.3.11 releases, the following operating system versions are now supported:

• Tectia Client and Server: Windows 8.1

• Tectia Client, Server and ConnectSecure: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

The following includes a detailed summary of the release notes for each product.

Tectia Client

New Features:

• Linux: Added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

• Windows: Added support for Windows 8.1.

Bug Fixes:

• Windows: The backup directory that is automatically created during Tectia upgrades (and contains the Connection Broker configuration files that existed before the upgrade) is now named according to the following format: "backup-X.Z-DD-MM-YYYY" (X.Z = First and second digits of the version number of the previous Tectia installation, DD-MM-YYY = upgrade date).

• Documentation: Generic documentation improvements.

Tectia ConnectSecure

New Features:

• Linux: Added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Bug Fixes:

• All Platforms: Fixed a memory leak that occurred in ssh-ftp-proxy when showing the SFTP server banner message.

• Windows: The backup directory that is automatically created during Tectia upgrades (and contains the Connection Broker configuration files that existed before the upgrade) is now named according to the following format: "backup-X.Z-DD-MM-YYYY" (X.Z = First and second digits of the version number of the previous Tectia installation, DD-MM-YYY = upgrade date).

• Documentation: Generic documentation improvements.

Tectia Server

New Features:

• Windows: Added support for Windows 8.1.

• Linux: Added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Bug Fixes:

• Unix: When an account's password is expired with "passwd -e" or "chage -d 0" and the inactivity period for the account is set, Tectia Server will no longer deny the account login. Instead, it will require that the account's password must be changed.

• Solaris 11: Re-enabled BSM Audits. (They were disabled in the 6.3.4 release.)

• Windows: Updated the default KEXs and MACs in the Tectia Server Configuration GUI.

• Documentation: Generic documentation improvements.

Tectia Server for IBM z/OS

Bug Fixes:

• All Platforms: Fixed a memory leak that occurred in ssh-ftp-proxy when showing the SFTP server banner message.

• Documentation: Generic documentation improvements.

For further information about the products and changes between the different versions, and instructions on how to update the product, see the customer documentation and release notes at the SSH product documentation site.