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
Compatibility with VMware NSX-V 6.4.8.
The requirements for the Security Server OVA image have changed as follows:
RAM: from 2 to 6 GB
vCPU: from 2 to 4 cores
For more information on how to adjust the resources, refer to Adjust the OVA resources for Security Server for VMware NSX.
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.