The following is installed with the Pragma SSH Client package and the information on this page is also available in the "readme.txt" file. These are notes on the fixes and enhancements that have been added to Pragma SSH Server 4.0 since it's initial release.
Some of these enhancements may not be documented in the Help files or in the manual. Report problems and your feedback via email to support@pragmasys.com or by visiting our web site for support. You can obtain the latest product or evaluation copies by contacting us via any of the following means : Postal Address :Highlights on what's new in this release:
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Release Date 03/14/07
Enhancements:
- NONE.----------------------- Build 9 End -------------------------------
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Release Date 05/30/06
Enhancements:
- username added to error message for failed logon due to security restrictions.Fixes:
- FIX: Session hanging if canceled during remote printing
- PROB: members of domain sub groups not always recognized as valid user,
when using "Allow Only Configured Groups"
- FIX: "localhost" capability returned
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Release Date 11/09/05
Enhancements: None!
Fixes:
- FIX: Scrolling in console application in Advanced Console mode
- FIX: SFTP Received message too long - was given when actually user access was disallowed. Fix is in sshd server code.
- FIX: Some user logon failure message in the Event log had domain name in username spot.
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Release Date 10/07/05
Enhancements:
- GSSAPI support is now available in Pragma SSH server. This allows
any client supporting GSSAPI to authenticate to Pragma SSH Server via Kerberos
or Windows NTLM. Works from GSSAPI supported clients in Windows and Linux/Unix.
- GSSAPI support is available in Pragma ssh command line clients like
ssh.exe, sftp.exe, scp.exe.
- Event logs generated now differentiate between SSH, SFTP and SCP logons
to allow enterprises to better monitor access to their servers.
- Session Manager program differentiates between SSH, SFTP and SCP sessions.
- Console Management program displays to larger window size.
Fixes:
- PROB: sftp client sets file times to source file times in upload & downloads
- PROB: sftp-server sets file received time to source file time if client asks
- PROB: Cursor left at end of screen after redraw
- PROB: Installation on certain machines always fails due to CPU licensing
- PROB: lines not highlighted in Full Console monochrome session
- PROB: garbage data sent to client if unknown terminal emulation negotiated
- FIX: Advanced console works correctly in CYGWIN Windows environment
- FIX: Server session exits if client closed during printing
- FIX: Original console returns after exiting certain wrapped applications
Known Issues:
- GSSAPI logon cannot be made to redirected "localhost" connection. The client
must connect using machine name or ip address.
- A ssh client, using GSSAPI authentication, must use the client's interactive desktop
user context, i.e. the user id
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Release Date 06/10/05
Enhancements:
- Improved SFTP client with status output
- Speed improvement in sftp and scp file transfers
- New higher performance code allows taking advantage of gigabit network
- Interoperability tested with all major SSH server and client providers
like SSH communications Tectia, WRQ Reflexion Secure IT and OpenSSH.
- PragmaMgr can manage remote machine's settings. Launch it with a remote host name.
Fixes:
- PROB: File uploaded is all lower case
- PROB: Paths with trailing slash not recognized by server
- PROB: scp file transfer over 2 gigabytes now works. 64 bit offsets allows
practically any size file to be transferred via scp and sftp.
- PROB: sftp client windowing bug fixed to work with Vandyke Vshell sftp server
- PROB: scp and sftp-server did not exit if scp or sftp client terminated abruptly.
- PROB: edlin.com editor shipped with windows runs fine in Advance Console mode
- PROB: scp sets group and world permissions correctly for files and directories.
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Release Date 04/05/05
Enhancements:
- New Advanced Console
- Virtual SFTP directories
- Sessions can be limited by username
- SFTP Server logging
Fixes:
- PROB: Control modifier not detected by server
- PROB: Shift key modifier not detected by server in 16-bit applications
- PROB: Print dialog clears system local port monitor
- PROB: SFTP file transfer of over 2GB files fails
- FIX: Remote port forwarding using ssh2 protocol
- PROB: Packets bigger than negotiated max packet size were send by sshd.
- PROB: sftp put in certain client conditions used to fail to our sftp server.
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Release Date 08/23/04
Enhancements:
- Public keys can be automatically stored in the registry or in an authorized key file
Fixes:
- FIX: InetD Registry Handle leak
- FIX: Logging records readable information
- FIX: Correct error reporting on client disconnections
- FIX: Configurations by Group
- FIX: Non-English locales generate correct key codes
- FIX: Stream Mode echo occurrences
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Release Date 06/09/04
This is a brand new product. Any problems found in this build will be fixed in Build 3.
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Release Date 05/24/04
Pre-release Version.
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