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v7.8.3 Release Notes for Websense® Web Security : New in Websense Web Security v7.8.3
New in Websense Web Security v7.8.3
Topic 50672 | Release Notes | Web Security Solutions | Updated 19-May-2014
Applies to:
Websense Web Filter, Web Security, Web Security Gateway, and Web Security Gateway Anywhere, v7.8.3
In this version, Websense Web Security solutions are available in English only.
The Web Security Help, however, is available in both English and Japanese. Select your Help system language on the TRITON Settings > My Account page in the TRITON console.
Security
In some previous versions, a vulnerability in OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to expose sensitive data, possibly including user authentication credentials and secret keys, due to incorrect memory handling in the TLS heartbeat extension. Version 7.8.3 of Websense Web Security does not contain the vulnerability (known as CVE-2014-0160 or Heartbleed).
 
Logon application support
Logon Agent communicates with the logon application (LogonApp) on client machines to identify users as they log onto or off of Windows domains.
Support for the following operating systems has been added for the logon application:
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Mac OS X 10.9.2 (64-bit)
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Microsoft Windows 8.1 Update 1 (32-bit and 64-bit; Windows 8.1 RT is not supported)
For more information about Logon Agent and the logon application, see the Using Logon Agent for Transparent User Identification white paper.
Compressed file analysis
If user traffic passes through Websense Content Gateway, requested files are analyzed to define their type when all of the following are true:
1. A user requests a URL in a permitted category.
2. File type blocking is enabled for the category in the active category filter.
3. There is no file extension match in a blocked file type
A new feature has been added that will analyze the contents of a compressed file, if compressed files are permitted and a compressed file is selected for download. For example, if compressed files are permitted, but executable files are blocked, when a user attempts to download a compressed file, the contained files are analyzed. If the compressed file contains an executable file, the download is blocked based on the executable file type. Or if the compressed file contains a file that is determined to be malicious, the download is blocked.
 
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Note 
The .xz compressed file format is not supported.
Third-party platform and product support
This version introduces support for:
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Firefox 28
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Chrome 33 and 34
Note that installing Web Security components on Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 requires Microsoft .NET Framework v3.5. Install .NET Framework v3.5 before running the TRITON Unified installer.

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