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Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client and Server 8.5.0 Release Notes

December 2023

Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client and Server was released in December 2023 and is now available for new and maintained customers. This update addresses several security vulnerabilities, and several enhancements and software fixes.

What's New

Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client and Server includes several enhancements and new features.

  • For this release, and all subsequent releases, Reflection for Secure IT UNIX provides an RPM relocatable installer for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers.

  • Reflection for Secure IT UNIX is installed by default to /opt/microfocus/rsit.

  • Symbolic links pointing to Reflection for Secure IT UNIX executables are now used to avoid conflicting with the default installation of OpenSSH.

  • The arcfour, arcfour128, and arcfour256 ciphers have been removed. Arcfour has known weaknesses and should not be used.

  • Added support for rsa-sha2-512 and rsa-sha2-256 digital signatures.

Known Issues

  • Host keys are not preserved when upgrading from 8.4 to 8.5.

    After installation, manually copy the keys from /etc/ssh2 and restart the server.

  • GSSAPI key exchange is no longer supported in FIPS mode.

Installation

For instructions that show how to install this update, see the Installation section in the Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client and Server Documentation guide.

Supported Platforms for Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client and Server 8.5.0

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (64-bit)

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (64-bit)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (64-bit)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (64-bit)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64-bit)

Supported Platform Deprecation Notice

IBM AIX PowerPC, Oracle Solaris, and HP-UX platforms have been deprecated in this release. Contact Customer Support for more information on deprecated platforms.

System Requirements for Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client and Server 8.5.0

  • Network interface card

  • Any system that meets the minimum requirements for the UNIX/Linux operating system

  • For all Itanium systems, the library libunwind is required (Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server).

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