Technical Notes

New Features in Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server 7.0 and Release Notes
Technical Note 2273
Last Reviewed 21-Mar-2008
Applies To
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server version 7.0
Summary

Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server 7.0 has been redesigned using the most current tools and practices for secure software development. This technical note outlines the new features available in this release, as well as product release notes.

Note: If your environment requires support for PKI, SecurID, Radius, IPv6, group or user restrictions for allow/deny, or host or user subconfiguration files do not upgrade to 7.0. Current plans include reintroducing these options in a future product release.

Redesigned Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server 7.0

Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server version 7.0 was designed and written by Attachmate using the most current tools and practices for secure software development. The most important changes are internal to the product, but there are significant visible improvements in the 7.0 feature set.

This note includes the following information:

Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server 7.0 New Features

In addition to new architecture, version 7.0 offers the following new features:

• GSSAPI/Kerberos user and host authentication simplifies user and host key administration.
• Windows domain authentication enhancements eliminate the need to enter domain administrator credentials in the server's administration utility.
• Improved documentation includes context-sensitive help, and both PDF and HTML versions of the user guide (see http://support.attachmate.com/manuals/sshdocs.html).
• Improved user interface makes it easy for administrators to configure server settings.
• Enhanced logging capabilities include increased customization of diagnostic and event data collection, which provides more flexibility for troubleshooting and server activity monitoring.
• Additional key-exchange algorithms enable administrators to fine-tune security and connection startup performance.
• IP Blocking feature allows a temporary block of connections from any IP address that has exceeded a specified number of failed login attempts.
• Native 64-bit Windows support for x64 hardware.
• SCP1 compatibility with OpenSSH clients.
• Uses OpenSSH format public keys. The Reflection for Secure IT server can read keys created by OpenSSH clients. You don't need to modify the key format.

Obtaining Your Product Upgrade

If you already obtained your product upgrade, disregard this section.

Maintained customers are eligible to download the latest product releases from the Attachmate Download Library web site: https://download.attachmate.com/Upgrades/.

You will be prompted to login and accept the Software License Agreement before you can select and download a file. For more information on using the Download Library web site, see Technical Note 0200.

Installing or Upgrading to Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server 7.0 References

For information about installing Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server 7.0, see the Installing topic in the User Guide: http://docs.attachmate.com/reflection/rsit-ssh/7.0/winserver/en/help/rsitserver_install_ch.htm.

For information about upgrading to version 7.0, see Technical Note 2283.

Related Technical Notes

0200	Using the Attachmate Download Library (FAQ)
2283	Migration and Upgrade to Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server 7.0
2340	Upgrading Reflection for Secure IT from an Evaluation Copy to a Licensed Copy