Documentation forKiwi Syslog Server NG

KSS 9.7.1 release notes

Release date: December 3, 2020

These release notes describe the new features, improvements, and fixed issues in Kiwi Syslog Server 9.7.1. They also provide information about upgrades and describe workarounds for known issues.

If you are looking for previous release notes for Kiwi Syslog Server, see Previous Version documentation.


New customer installation

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For information about installing Kiwi Syslog Server, see the Kiwi Syslog Server Installation Guide.

After installation, see the Kiwi Syslog Server Getting Started Guide for implementation and troubleshooting guidelines. The guide walks you through common configuration tasks to help you get up and running quickly.

How to upgrade

If you are upgrading from an earlier version, use the Kiwi Syslog Server Upgrade Guide to plan and implement an upgrade to Kiwi Syslog Server 9.7.1.


Fixed issues in KSS 9.7.1

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KSS 9.7.1 fixes the following issues.

Case Number Description
00589979 Kiwi Syslog Server can now prevent cross-frame scripting.
00589979 Standard users can no longer escalate their own privileges.
00614561, 00617255, 00616417, 00621717, 00447855, 00617245, 00610362, 00613883, 00618056, 00620395, 00621657, 00622596, 00622783, 00625192

Kiwi Syslog Server now properly receives SNMP traps in the correct OID order.

00589979 The .NET framework for Kiwi Web Access and Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX are updated to the latest versions to prevent cross-site scripting.
00589979 Kiwi Syslog Server can now prevent blind SQL injections.
N/A Kiwi Syslog Web Server now contains a robots.txt file to prevent public indexing.
00589979 Kiwi Syslog Server now contains the Secure attribute for Kiwi cookies in encrypted SSL sessions.
00589979 Kiwi Syslog Server now protects against cross-site request forgeries.
00589979 SSL pages in the web application can no longer be cached.
00528978 Custom format values in milliseconds now include functional zero padding.
N/A Kiwi Web Access users can now highlight the Host Name and Message Text fields.
00629296, 00640482, 00622783, 00625192 Custom variables are now recognized and passed properly.
00618225, 00644010, 00645734, 00625477 Kiwi Web Access users with Windows in non-English languages no longer receive MicrosoftAjax errors. As a result, the Highlighting and Filters options now function properly.
N/A Log files are no longer locked by the KSS_Service or KSS_Manager processed.

End of life

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See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product lifecycle phases. For supported versions and EoL announcements for Kiwi Syslog Server, see KSS release history.


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