Serv-U File Server 15.1.1 Release Notes
Release date: June 3, 2014
These release notes describe the new features, improvements, and fixed issues in Serv-U File Server 15.1.1. They also provide information about upgrades and describe workarounds for known issues.
If you are looking for previous release notes for Serv-U File Server, see Previous Version documentation.
- Serv-U no longer supports Internet Explorer 7.
- SSLv3 and SSLv2 are now disabled in Serv-U.
New features and improvements in Serv-U
Serv-U v15.1.1 includes the following new features and improvements:
- Improved user experience in SSH2 encryption
The SSH key fingerprint associated with private keys is now displayed on the user interface.
- Easy access to the thwack community
The Serv-U Management Console now provides direct access to the thwack community.
- Enhanced file sharing
Serv-U now supports specifying the valid file sharing sources of outgoing file shares, and the expiration state of the share is displayed in the file share's detailed page.
- Redesigned Serv-U Login page
The default Serv-U login page now comes in enhanced design.
- Improved logging and security
Serv-U now contains IP address logging at the group level, and additional HTTP response headers to mitigate security scan warnings.
Fixed issues
Serv-U 15.1.1 fixes the following issues.
| Case Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 634256 | Upgrading the Serv-U Gateway overwrites the Accept-Public-IP-CIDRs.txt file. |
| - | OpenSSL libraries were updated from 0.9.8x to 0.9.8zb. |
| 669740 | The $IP variable did not work in the User Password Change event. |
| - | The file sharing passwords did not handle number signs (#) and percent signs (%) correctly. |
| 680515 | SSH public keys specified at the group level were not applied to members of the group. |
| 621917 | Serv-U Gateway did not bind properly to port 20 for outbound FTP data connections. |
| 629536 | Erroneous whitespaces in IP access rules caused slowness in user logins. |
| - | Macros did not work correctly in the SSH public key path. |
| - | Fixed an FTP Voyager JV issue where it was not possible to navigate through the local and remote List Panes by using keyboard buttons. |
| - | Fixed a potential security issue where the version of OpenSSL used could render Serv-U vulnerable to MITM attacks. |
| - | Fixed an issue which caused false security scan alarms to be issued. |
| - | Variables in email templates were replaced only once. |
| - | Memory allocated by OpenSSL was not copied to SSH buffers and was not freed appropriately. |
| 540310 | An Upload Complete event was fired after every 2 GB when uploading files from FTP Voyager JV or Web Client Pro. |
| - | Fixed an issue where browsers froze while Web Client Pro was being loaded. |
| - | Fixed an issue where the Export/Import browse dialog did not show the directory path during navigation. |
| - | When Web Client Pro is enabled and it is resized, dragging and dropping items in the file listing of the Web Client does not work correctly. |
| - | The user interface did not reflect whether it was the owner or a guest accessing an expired file share. |
| - | The Serv-U dashboard failed to load in certain versions of Internet Explorer. |
| - | Fixes to issues with the user interface. |
| - | Fixes an issue where Web Client Pro failed to launch. |
| - | Added validation to make sure data entered in Serv-U event descriptions is under the maximum varchar length of the database table column. |
| - | Right-clicking on a database user raised an error. |
| - | Fixed an issue where Serv-U did not check for browser version when the Management Console was launched from the Serv-U Tray. |
| - | FTP Voyager JV did not properly list the Libraries folder on Windows Vista and later. |
| - | Exporting a user did not export SSH public keys. |
| - | Fixed an issue where the link to a file share was editable in the Request file share confirmation window. |
| - | Searching in file shares did not work as expected. |
| - | It was not possible to change the password for anonymous file shares. |
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