This release improves stability and security. For more information on the security improvements in this release, see: Vulnerabilities reported in Sophos Web Appliance.
| Work Order # | Description |
|---|---|
| DEF85665 | Resolved an issue where some HTTP headers were not properly preserved when connecting to a trusted site. |
| SUG83206 | Added the ability to cache user authentication after a reboot. This will resolve an issue where HTTPS homepages could be associated with an incorrect policy. |
| SUG82404 | Added an alert to notify if the appliance is hitting the limit of available connections. |
| DEF86437 | Resolved an issue where some Windows 7 clients were being detected as UNKNOWN by the appliance. |
| DEF89515 | Resolved an issue where the captive portal login page would not work if the password contained an apostrophe. |
| DEF91952 | Resolved an issue where the LDAP Base DN setting was not working properly in the Active Directory setup. |
| DEF91978 | Updated the Captive Portal page to resolve a problem with client IP addresses that end in .255 |
| WKI192642 | Resolved an issue with some HTTP headers that were not RFC compliant (including www.netflix.com). |
| DEF92626 | Resolved an issue where, when using both Endpoint Web Control and browsing through the appliance, some connections would be terminated prematurely. |
| DEF93294 | Improved OS X and iOS detection. |