We are pleased to announce Astaro Security Linux V5.1! Updates/Bugfixes Upgrade to SpamAssassin 3.01 with the following powerful extensions: + Razor2 (online database spam check) + DCC (online database spam check) + SURBL (spam realtime blocklist) Backend bugfixes for backup converter/licensing/logging/reporting Overall system performance increase new kernel with bugfixed conntrack code New Features Additional features for better junk mail control: + Greylisting (Advanced spam blocking method) + BATV reverse path signing (Block virus and spam backscatter) + Checking SPF records (Joe-Job/Phishing protection) SNMP trap support Bandwidth monitoring capabilities with notifications if bandwidth usage exceeds/below defined percentage Improved Proxy Content Manager Daily proxy content manager digest sent by email for every user Backup files from ASL V5.027 will work on ASL V5.1, backup files from the public BETA will work on the final V5.1 too.
ASL V5.1 BETA available (named "ASL 5.050")
We are pleased to invite you to test the public BETA of Astaro Security Linux V5.1 For testing purpose we named the test image ASL 5.050, it includes the following: Updates/Bugfixes Upgrade to SpamAssassin 3.01 with the following powerful extensions: + Razor2 (online database spam check) + DCC (online database spam check) + SURBL (spam realtime blocklist) Backend bugfixes for backup converter/licensing/logging/reporting Overall system performance increase new kernel with bugfixed conntrack code New Features Additional features for better junk mail control: + Greylisting (Advanced spam blocking method) + BATV reverse path signing (Block virus and spam backscatter) + Checking SPF records (Joe-Job/Phishing protection) SNMP trap support Bandwidth monitoring capabilities with notifications if bandwidth usage exceeds/below defined percentage Improved Proxy Content Manager Daily proxy content manager digest sent by email for every user We do not recommend to use the BETA on larger production servers (even if we already use it to filter our own mail – and it works great) The public BETA ISO image carry the version number 5.050.
Pre-announcement of ASL V5.100
We are pleased to invite you to test the upcoming public BETA of Astaro Security Linux V5.100 Updates/Bugfixes Upgrade to SpamAssassin 3.01 with the following powerful extensions: + Razor2 (online database spam check) + DCC (online database spam check) + SURBL (spam realtime blocklist) Backend bugfixes for backup converter/licensing/logging/reporting Overall system performance increase New Features Additional features for better junk mail control: + Greylisting (Advanced spam blocking method) + BATV reverse path signing (Block virus and spam backscatter) + Checking SPF records (Joe-Job/Phishing protection) SNMP trap support Bandwidth monitoring capabilities with notifications if bandwidth usage exceeds/below defined percentage Improved Proxy Content Manager Daily proxy content manager digest sent by email for every user We are planning to publish the public BETA ISO image on Friday, November 19th, on our download servers and mirros. It will be announced here.
[Middle] Up2Date 4.025
Urgency: Middle (low, Middle, HIGH) Size: 3MB ( 2,818,536 bytes) md5sum: a2b192d648c41abfe1d8700759f6aabb Up2Date 4.025 Remarks Required previous version is 4.024 Existing configuration will not be changed Active VPN connections will be restarted MiddleWare will be restarted Bugfixes ID1828 Too much rules in FIX_CONNTRACK table Download Information All Up2Dates are GNUPG-signed! The Astaro Up2Date technology makes it easy to upgrade your installed Astaro Security Linux to the latest version. There are three ways to apply an Up2Date package to the system: Log on to WebAdmin, navigate to “System -> Up2Date Service” and start a “Update now” in “System Up2Date. An extra browser window will show the progress of the Up2Date process and the System Administrator will receive a notification email once the Up2Date process has finished successfully.
[Middle] Up2Date 5.027
Urgency: Middle(low, Middle, HIGH) Size:27MB (27,347,507 bytes) md5sum: c57ab1a335b70a8d082d2a14654a24e7 Up2Date 5.027 Remarks Required previous version is 5.026 Existing configuration will not be changed !! Firewall will reboot after Up2Date !! New/Changed/Improved Added new kernel with a lot of bugfixes Added extra e100/e1000 drivers with NAPI support (the new intel modules are 'optional' which means they are not used by default.
[Low] Up2Date 4.024
Urgency: low (low, Middle, HIGH) Size: 3MB (3,867,824 bytes) md5sum: 0b0188c2c850924cacb901ccc611e380 Up2Date 4.024 Remarks Required previous version is 4.023 Existing configuration will not be changed Active VPN connections will be restarted MiddleWare will be restarted Bugfixes ID1763 PPTP server gives out information about its version ID1727 Firewall replies to SYN-FIN packets Download Information All Up2Dates are GNUPG-signed! The Astaro Up2Date technology makes it easy to upgrade your installed Astaro Security Linux to the latest version.
[High] Up2Date 3.222
Urgency: HIGH (low, Middle, HIGH) Size: 0.1MB (1,917 bytes) md5sum: 43b92c049470f746c08c1225fd29ba29 Remarks Required previous version is 3.221 Existing configuration will not be changed Notice Regarding Possible Discontinuance of Support: Astaro Security Linux V3.2. Customers should be aware that technical support and the Up2Date service for Astaro Security Linux V3.2 may be terminated on June 30, 2005. Sales of Astaro Security Linux V3.2 were discontinued at the end of June 2002, three years prior to this date
[Low] Up2Date 2.036
Urgency: low (low, Middle, HIGH) Size: 0.1 MB (1962 Bytes) Remarks Required previous version is 2.035 Existing configuration will not be changed Discontinuance of Support Announcement Astaro Security Linux V2 This notice announces that technical support and the Up2Date service for Astaro Security Linux V2 will be terminated on December 31, 2004. No additional support requests will be accepted after that date. Sales of Astaro Security Linux V2 were discontinued at the end of 2001, three years prior to the end of support announced in this notice.
[Middle] Up2Date 5.026
Urgency: Middle(low, Middle, HIGH) Size:16MB (16,714,106 bytes) md5sum: 80a5b7a9cadc206b8d83f361d4d8e6b1 Up2Date 5.026 Remarks Required previous version is 5.025 Existing configuration will not be changed Middleware will be restarted Active IP and VPN connections will be restarted Depending on the speed of the CPU the Up2Date installation will take a few minutes New/Changed/Improved Addressed HTTP Proxy performance issues Bugfix (please refer to the known issue list on http://docs.astaro.org ) ID1442 Virtual IP addresses don't work in mixed L2TP/non-L2TP environments ID1552 FTP with username and password not working ID1607 HTTP Virus Scanning fails Windows Update ID1756 Packetfilterrules may not be set correctly after MiddleWare restart Download Information All Up2Dates are GNUPG-signed! The Astaro Up2Date technology makes it easy to upgrade your installed Astaro Security Linux to the latest version. There are three ways to apply an Up2Date package to the system: Log on to WebAdmin, navigate to “System -> Up2Date Service” and start a “Update now” in “System Up2Date. An extra browser window will show the progress of the Up2Date process and the System Administrator will receive a notification email once the Up2Date process has finished successfully.
End of life announcement: ASL 2
Discontinuance of Support Announcement: Astaro Security Linux V2 This notice announces that technical support and the Up2Date service for Astaro Security Linux V2 will be terminated on December 31, 2004. No additional support requests will be accepted after that date. Sales of Astaro Security Linux V2 were discontinued at the end of 2001, three years prior to the end of support announced in this notice