Hello,
Cisco is pleased to announce the General Availability (GA) of a new major release of AsyncOS 7.0.0-819 for Web to all customers. This release applies to all our Web Security Appliances (S-Series).
Please be advised that AsyncOS 7.1 for Web is expected to be available shortly. This release will contain all the functionality contained in 7.0 plus support for advanced reporting and tracking as well as support for centralized management of 7.0 features using a Cisco IronPort Security Management Appliance (M-Series). If you are using a M-Series device to manage your Web Security Appliances, you may want to wait for the availability of AsyncOS 7.1 for Web.
New Features and Enhancements in AsyncOS 7.0.0-819 for Web
- New Feature: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility
- New Feature: Application Visibility and Control
- New Feature: Safe Search and Site Content Rating
- New Feature: Bandwidth Control for Streaming Media
- New Feature: HTTP Instant Messaging Controls
- New Feature: SaaS Access Control
- New Feature: Sophos Anti-Virus Scanning
- New Feature: Transparent User Identification for Novell eDirectory
- New Feature: Outbound Malware Scanning
- New Feature: Application Scanning Bypass
- New Feature: WBRS Threat Details
- New Feature: What’s New In This Release
- Enhanced: Per Identity Authentication Settings
- Enhanced: PAC File Hosting
Partial list of defects fixed in AsyncOS 7.0.0-819 for Web
- Fixed: Access log entries are not written when custom fields use incorrect syntax [Defect ID: 72682]
- Fixed: Gateway Timeout errors occur for certain websites when HTTPS Proxy is enabled [Defect ID: 70547]
- Fixed: AsyncOS does not send compressed access logs to a remote server using FTP or SCP [Defect ID: 68332]
- Fixed: Web Proxy does not query all LDAP groups in some cases [Defect ID: 65977]
- Fixed: Web Proxy performance is slow with some complex configurations [Defect ID: 54720]
- Fixed: Application fault occurs when accessing an Access Policy with a non-existent Identity [Defect ID: 54676]
- Fixed: Web Proxy creates invalid cookies for requests to hostnames belonging to some particular top-level domains in some cases [Defect ID: 49758]
For further information about this release, please refer to the attached AsyncOS Release Notes.
Thank you for choosing Cisco IronPort Security Products.
Best Regards,
Eduardo
