Changelog

Version 7.28.0

Release Date: May 24, 2023

Enhancements:

• Miscellaneous user interface enhancements.

• Returned additional information to OPSWAT Client.

Bugs Fixed:

• Could not update Local-type User Directories.

• Sent a Kiosk report with all zeros on systems that use comma for a decimal.

Version 7.27.0

Release Date: Mar 15, 2023

Enhancements:

• HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) settings.

• A new connection status of MetaDefender Kiosk Linux introduced: Pending.

• AD authentication via user principal name.

• Display lockout time on login page.

• Updated text for a scan result in the Processing History page .

Bugs Fixed:

• Could not update the vulnerability database to a newer version.

• A product group could be renamed to the same name as another existing group.

• The device details page showed blank SDK version for some cases.

Deprecation Announcement:

• End of support announcement for Windows Server 2012 and 2012R2 in 7.27.0.

Other changes:

• Workaround to install OPSWAT Central Management on Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04.

Version 7.26.0

Release Date: Dec 21, 2022

New Features:

• Removeable media allowlist for OPSWAT Client

Enhancements:

• Support for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022

• Last update information for MetaDefender Kiosk and MetaDefender Kiosk Linux Dashboard

• Miscellaneous user interface enhancements

Bugs Fixed:

• Failure to download a MetaDefender Core engine package did not trigger an alert or change the package's status to failure.

• Exported MetaDefender Kiosk reports contains illegible instance names.

• Managed devices' Action Logs did not correctly display the error message for a failed action.

Deprecation Announcement

• End of support announcement for Windows Server 2012 and 2012R2 in 7.27.0

Version 7.25.0

Release Date: October 5, 2022

Enhancements:

• Enhanced MetaDefender Kiosk dashboard

• Enhanced MetaDefender Kiosk CSV reports

• Added a scheduled report for MetaDefender Kiosk instances

Bugs Fixed:

• Could not start a self scan from a MetaDefender Kiosk instance's settings

• Only loaded the first page of devices that install an application in the application details page.

Other changes:

• Updated password complexity requirements

Known issues:

• MetaDefender Core instances could not download engine packages from OPSWAT Central Management if the HTTPs setting only enables TLSv1.3

Version 7.24.0

Release Date: June 29, 2022

Bugs Fixed:

• MetaDefender Kiosk Dashboard showed no data if an account has at least one MetaDefender Kiosk v4.5.5 instance.

• MetaDefender Kiosk Linux Dashboard was not shown correctly on different time zones.

Other changes:

• Removed OAuth API module

• Removed Access Control module

Version 7.23.0

Release Date: May 4, 2022

New Software Requirement:

• Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013

Enhancements:

• Added health status for the MetaDefender Kiosk Linux's Inventory

• Delete all data related to a MetaDefender Kiosk Linux instance when it's deleted.

• (Windows only) Validated certificates against the Windows Certificate Store.

• Added support for the PKCS#1 format for Secure Connection settings

• Improve user experience

Bugs Fixed:

• Could not activate valid license key for OPSWAT Central Management on certain Windows systems with the error "Invalid Activation File"

Version 7.22.1

Release Date: April 5, 2022

Enhancements:

• Enhanced Active Directory integration Security Enhancements:

• Mitigated Spring4Shell vulnerability

Version 7.22.0

Release Date: March 16, 2022

Enhancements:

• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 11 is bundled in the OPSWAT Central Management installer.

• Administrators can customize a message on the management console's login page.

• Administrators can disable fetching history processing data from Core instances.

• Additional information is added to MetaDefender Kiosk Linux scan reports.

• Connection status of a MetaDefender Drive instance is set as DISCONNECTED when it has not talked to OCM for more than 24 hours.

Version 7.21.0

Release Date: January 10, 2022

Enhancements:

• Send an alert in case the system failed to update engine modules with Internet mode.

• Increase upload size limit for OPSWAT Client Update packages

• Improve user experience

Security Enhancements:

• Mitigate Apache Log4j critical vulnerabilities

Other Changes:

• Disable Product Survey

Version 7.20.0

Release Date: December 8, 2021

Enhancements:

• Upgraded Java 8 to Java 11

• Improved user interface for the Apply Set Settings feature

• Additional information added to MetaDefender Kiosk Linux scan reports

• The Server URL was not automatically updated after disabling HTTPs setting

• Enhanced the Windows installer to support a long installation path

• Improved user experience

Version 7.19.0

Release Date: October 27, 2021

New features:

• Security settings

Enhancements:

• Include MetaDefender Drive release notes in a new MD Drive firmware package.

• Allow admins to configure age of scan results in a manifest file for Removable Media Protection in a device policy up to 2 years.

• Updated the default TLS cipher suite for Nginx

• Improve user experience.

Version 7.18.0

Release Date: September 15, 2021

New features:

• Firmware update for MetaDefender Kiosk Linux and MetaDefender Drive

Enhancements:

• License reactivation for MetaDefender Vault

• Improve data collection for MetaDefender Kiosk Linux

• New event types for the Config History feature

• MetaDefender Core module updater's expanded support for additional OPSWAT products

• Miscellaneous enhancements for the user interface

Version 7.17.0

Release Date: August 4, 2021

Enhancements:

• Expanded privacy settings for managed devices

• New device policy configurations for OPSWAT Client

• New "Pending" state for managed devices

• Allow changing the email address registered for the default administrator account

• Updated report format for the Processing History feature

• Miscellaneous enhancements for the user interface

Version 7.16.0

Release Date: June 23, 2021

New features:

• MetaDefender Kiosk Linux management

Enhancements:

• API-based MetaDefender Kiosk Dashboard

• (Windows only) Customizable installation directory

• Internet update mode for OPSWAT Client and OESIS packages

• Increase the limit of manageable instances for each product type

Version 7.15.0

Release Date: May 12, 2021

New features:

• Update function for OESIS packages

• New device policy configurations for OPSWAT Client:

  • Scan files when they are copied from the host PC to a removable media device.

  • Threat scanning for boot sectors.

  • Anti-Keylogger and Screen Capture Protection.

Enhancements:

• Internet update mode for vulnerability database

• Enhanced Syslog integration with Logstash

Version 7.14.0

Release Date: March 31, 2021

New features:

• Manual Upload function for OPSWAT Central Management's module pool

• Operator user role and product group permissions

• Logstash support for device management logs

Enhancements:

• Display the age of MetaDefender Core modules' database component

• Updating last seen time for devices does not require a compliance check

• Status port configuration for the Windows installer

• More information for MetaDefender Drive instances

• Support for the .csv format for the MetaDefender Kiosk Dashboard's Export Report function

Version 7.12.0

Release Date: February 2, 2021

New features:

• TLSv1.3 support (Windows and Ubuntu only)

• MetaDefender Kiosk dashboard's Export Report function

• Customizable user interface for OPSWAT Client

Enhancements:

• Java location configuration (Windows only).

• Allow users to configure the data collection frequency for MetaDefender Core instances' statistics and processing history for the MetaDefender Core dashboard

• Allow users to adjust the timeout setting for pushing configuration to MetaDefender product instances

Other changes:

• Add a survey to gather customer feedback.

Version 7.11.0

Release Date: December 15, 2020

New features:

• AdoptOpenJDK support

• Pop-up scan reports' behavior configuration

• Enterprise UI configuration

• Removable device scan setting for unformatted drives

Enhancements:

• Additional configuration options for MetaDefender Core's module update

• Version information for OPSWAT Client packages and vulnerability database

• Database information for MetaDefender Core instances

• Advanced download function for processing history results

• Clearer error messages for the OPSWAT Client and vulnerability database update functions

• Improved user interface

Other changes:

• Removed the obsolete scheduler interface

Version 7.10.0

Release Date: October 28, 2020

New features:

• SafeConnect NAC management

• OPSWAT Media Validation Agent repository

• Instructional videos for OPSWAT Product integration

Enhancements:

• Updated OPSWAT MetaAccess feature

• Updated loading page

• Improved MetaDefender Core dashboard

• Timestamp for last MetaDefender Core module update in Folder mode

• Breached password checker

• Port 9026 is now used in place of port 9001

• Improved logging

Other changes:

• Replace Memcached with Redis

Version 7.9.0

Release Date: September 12, 2020

New features:

• MetaDefender Core Dashboard

• Update History

Enhancements:

• Improved Config History feature

• Immediate update of MetaDefender Core instance's module list

• Expand the event types supported by the Event Log feature

• Import/export support for MetaDefender for Secure Storage instances

Version 7.8.0

Release Date: July 22, 2020

New features:

• Config History

• S upport vulnerability package update

• Basic integration with MetaDefender for Secure Storage

• OPSWAT Client file scanning reports' storage

Enhancements:

• MetaAccess feature update

• Automatic update of MetaDefender product's vpack data

• Editable retention length

Other changes:

• Removed the function to search for syslog by log type in the MetaDefender Kiosk Dashboard.

Version 7.7.0

Release Date: June 10, 2020

New features:

• MetaDefender Kiosk Dashboard

• Update MetaDefender Core modules from folder

• Ubuntu 18.04 support

Enhancements:

• Support IPv6 address for the Device Management feature

• Enhance user experience according to Section 508 guideline.

• Automatically update MetaDefender product's vpack data

• Increase data retention length

• Improve license information for MetaDefender Vault

Version 7.6.0

Release Date: April 17, 2020

Enhancements:

• Updated OPSWAT MetaAccess feature

• Expanded proxy configuration feature

• A D Users

• Improved UI

Version 7.5.0

Release Date: February 25, 2020

New features:

• Proxy Configuration

• Support package tool

Enhancements:

• Support for system proxy settings' exclusion list

• Port configuration on the installer

• Improved MetaDefender Core Processing History feature

• Server URL setting now automatically update with the current port configuration

• Improved UI

Version 7.4.0

Release Date: January 9, 2020

New features:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7's support

• MetaDefender Core Processing History

Enhancements:

• MetaDefender ICAP and MetaDefender Email Security offline configuration support

• Import/Export improvement

• SSO configuration without license

• Port configuration for the console interface

• Event log now displays all available data since initial installation

Version 7.3.0

Release Date: November 22, 2019

New features:

• MetaDefender Drive management

• Single sign-on (SSO) support

Enhancements:

• Added password reset function for administrator account

• MetaDefender Core modules disabled during the update process now continue downloading instead of abort midway.

• Added log files containing the history of installed OPSWAT Central Management versions.

• Various UI enhancements to improve readability and usability.

Version 7.2.0

Release Date: October 4, 2019

New features:

• Product Set and Group management

• User and User Group management

• Active Directory integration

• MetaDefender Core module updater

• Improved import/export function

• MetaDefender ICAP and Email Gateway Security management (Preview mode)

Enhancements:

• Added a mechanism to automatically detect system proxy

• Updated configuration wizard

• MetaDefender Core and Vault instances can now recognize being managed by OPSWAT Central Management.

• Separate HTTPS configuration from the main nginx's configuration file.

• Added a warning message when adding a disconnected product instance.

• Improved UI's consistency.

Version 7.1.1

Release Date: August 15, 2019

Enhancements:

• Added a mechanism to handle high load

• Updated the software requirements to JRE instead of JDK

Version 7.1.0

Release Date: July 2, 2019

Built-in clients

• Windows Persistent Agent 7.6.236.0

• Windows On-demand Agent 7.3.436.0

• macOS Persistent Agent 10.4.226.0

• macOS On-demand Agent 10.5.172.0

New features:

• Inventory Management for OPSWAT Products (Kiosk, Core and Vault)

• Configuration Management for OPSWAT Products (Kiosk, Core and Vault)

• License Management for OPSWAT Products (Kiosk, Core and Vault)

• Policy Management for OPSWAT Products (Kiosk, Core and Vault)

• Health Check

• Import from URL