19 April 2007

NuFW 2.2.0-rc2

NuFW 2.0.2-rc2 is available. This new release contains heavy improvements other previous release candidate.

The main improvements are:
 Complete compatility with 2.0 configuration file and with nufw and client using 2.0 protocol.
 A new module mark_field which is able to use some bits on the mark field following application name or os name.
 Implementation of a bofh option in the mysql logging module: all connections from a user are closed when user client disconnect.

The full changelog is as follows:
 nuauth: add declaration of thread_pool_push
 ldap: optimize filter
 NuFW is now compatible with automake1.10
 nufw: fix problem for host with libnetfilter_queue but without the latest iface related modifications.
 nutcpc: add option -a to specify nuauth DN in certificate.
 log_mysql: set protocol information in compatibility mode
 libnuclient: restore some interesting features of 2.0 API
 NuFW: fix certificate authentication
 tests: new system for doing unitary tests on NuFW
 log_mysql: add mysql_admin_bofh option to destroy user connections when session finished
 mark_field: set mark on packet with glob matching on packet fields
 nuauth: fix possible problem on nufw disconnect on busy systems
 nuauth: can now have mandatory per-certificate authentication
 ldap module: add new option ldap_use_ipv4_schema to have compability with IPv4 tools
 nuauth: fix crash when nufw send concatenated requests
 nuauth: improve debugging messages