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Security Server (VMware NSX-V)

Version 6.2.8.11939

Release date: 2023.03.09

Resolved issues

Product

  • Fixed an issue where the Security Server was not automatically updated when the root password expired.

Version 6.2.8.11912

Release date: 2023.03.02

New features and improvements

Product

  • Added support for Open SSL version 1.1.1t.

Version 6.2.7.11843

Release date: 2022.12.12

New features and improvements

  • The password security requirement has been increased. It must contain at least 8 characters, one digit, at least one upper case character, at least one lower case character, one special character and must be changed every 3 months.

Version 6.2.6.11380

Release date: 2022.04.05

New features and improvements

Product

  • Minor improvements.

Version 6.2.5.11316

Release date: 2022.02.24

New features and improvements

Product

  • Security hardenings for Security Server have been implemented according to CIS Benchmarks and CIS-CAT scan, achieving a score of 85%.

  • Improved the proxy settings for the Support Tool.

  • Events are now sent hourly to the syslog server. In addition, the syslog file maximum size is now 2 GB.

  • Security Server now stores the command history in the [bitdefender_directory]/var/log/history.log file for previous Terminal sessions.

Version 6.2.3.11022

Release date: 2021.09.29

Resolved issues

General

  • Security fixes.

Version 6.2.2.10962

Release date: 2021.09.01

Improvements

General

  • Updated the library for the communication with GravityZone Control Center.

Versions 6.2.0.10642 and 6.2.0.10643

Release date: 2021.04.26

Improvements

Product

  • Bitdefender upgrades the operating system of the Security Server to Ubuntu 20.04. You can perform the OS update through the Update Security Server task from Control Center. For detailed information, best practices and upgrade steps, refer to Update the operating system of the Security Server to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

    Warning

    Before proceeding with the update, we strongly advise you to take snapshots of the Security Server appliances.

    Note

    You may notice one of these Security Server versions in Control Center:

    • 6.2.0.10642 - when updating from an older version based on Ubuntu 16.04

    • 6.2.0.10643 - when deploying a new image

      Final version in both cases is 6.2.0.10643.

Version 6.1.72.10094

Release date: 2020.08.25

Improvements

General

Version 6.1.71.10037

Release date: 2020.07.07

Important

This update requires Security Servers based on OS versions above Ubuntu 12.04. If you have Security Servers with this version of Ubuntu or a previous one, you are strongly advised to replace them. For more information, refer to End of support for Bitdefender Security Server based on Ubuntu 12.04.

Improvements

General

  • Added support for user control over the data that Security Server sends to Bitdefender.

    Note

    On this occasion, we would like to reassure you that your data is safe with Bitdefender. We protect it according to the privacy policy and existing regulations.

  • Security Server now reports more details regarding its update status, such as timestamps for successful operations, and the source location of the update files.

    You can view these details in the Control Center > Network page, by viewing the Information > Protection tab for the selected Security Server.

Antimalware

  • Several anti-exploit improvements.

Version 6.1.70.9793

Release date: 2020.04.07

Improvements

  • Added support for the latest improvements in GravityZone.

Resolved issues

  • CPU usage was high during On-Demand Scan tasks covering multiple VMs.

Version 6.1.69.9309

Release date: 2019.11.22

Resolved issues

  • Since the previous update, password-protected files were reported as malware, causing alert floods.

Version 6.1.69.9288

Release date: 2019.11.20

Improvements

  • Enhanced support for vMotion. In progress On-Demand Scan tasks continue to run after moving the Security Server on another host.

  • Scan report improvements.

Version 6.1.68.8831

Release date: 2019.09.10

Resolved issues

  • Resolved the issues occurred since the previous update that were causing product crashes.

Version 6.1.68.8726

Release date: 2019.07.31

Improvements

  • Added support for update rings.

  • Cache sharing technology is now available for NSX-V environments. With this implementation, Security Servers will share scanning cache information with each other, leading to significant scanning speed and performance increase.

    Note

    This feature requires port 6379 enabled for the traffic between Security Servers.

Resolved issues

  • An issue with the Security Server was causing Empty Quarantine tasks to remain in Pending state. Meanwhile, Control Center was clearing the Quarantine page, even though the items still existed.

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