Re: GNU Gatekeeper 4.0 released

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Hi,

I have just released an updated version 4.0.1 which fixes a few bugs
that have been found in the 4.0 release, notably one that sometimes
enables Q.931 message authentication even its not activated in the
config.

http://www.gnugk.org/h323download.html

Regards,
Jan

-- 
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Website: http://www.gnugk.org
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Jan Willamowius wrote:
> 
> I am pleased to announce the release of GNU Gatekeeper 4.0.
> It is now available from http://www.gnugk.org/h323download.html.
> 
> This release includes source code suitable for Linux, Windows, MacOS X,
> FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Solaris and executables for Linux.
> 
> GnuGk 4.0 includes many new features as well as some important bug
> fixes, but remains fully compatible with your previous configuration
> files.
> 
> Whats new ?
> 
> - rewrite of the H.235 password authentication - much better
>   interoperability and much more secure (it is high time to get ride of
>   MD5 based authentication!)
> 
> - IP authentication for all RAS and Q.931 messages
> 
> - important IPv6 updates and fixes
> 
> - support for TCS0 call transfers ("reroute") that can be initiated from
>   applications
> 
> - better NAT traversal support for unregistered endpoints
> 
> - better blocking of spam calls using SQLAuth
> 
> - per endpoint codec filtering
> 
> - DisplayIE rewriting
> 
> - more secure handling of status port passwords (only hash stored)
> 
> - important fix for ODBC database driver
> 
> - CalledPartyNumber IE rewriting for better Polycom interoperability
> 
> - bug fixes
> 
> Some of the new 4.0 features are discussed in more detail this blog
> post:
> http://blog.gnugk.org/2015/11/gnu-gatekeeper-40-features.html
> 
> The full change log is appended below.
> 
> Regards,
> Jan
> 
> -- 
> Jan Willamowius, Founder of the GNU Gatekeeper Project
> EMail  : jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Website: http://www.gnugk.org
> Support: http://www.willamowius.com/gnugk-support.html
> 
> Relaxed Communications GmbH
> Frahmredder 91
> 22393 Hamburg
> Geschäftsführer: Jan Willamowius
> HRB 125261 (Amtsgericht Hamburg)
> USt-IdNr: DE286003584
> 
> 
> Changes from 3.9 to 4.0
> =======================
> - [...PasswordAuth] CheckID switch is now deprecated, use [H235] CheckSendersID instead
> - provide vendor informations from ARQ or Setup as %{Vendor} in SQLAuth CallQuery
> - prepend timestamp to events in status port backlog
> - BUGFIX(Routing.cxx) remove newlines from vendor string before sending out  RouteRequest to virtual queue
> - BUGFIX(gksql_odbc.cxx) fix DSN initialization when having multiple DSNs at the same time
> - new switch: [RoutedMode] UpdateCalledPartyToH225Destination=1 to always rewrite the CalledPartyNumberIE
>   in Setup to the first E.164 of the H.225 destinationAddress
> - BUGFIX(ProxyChannel.cxx) fix crash on shutdown
> - new settings for [RoutedMode] ScreenDisplayIE=: 'Calling', 'Called', 'CallingCalled' to set the DisplayIE
>   to the (rewritten) caller ID
> - new switch: [RoutedMode] AppendToDisplayIE= to add a string to the DisplayIE when ScreenDisplayIE= is on
> - changed default: H.460.18 keep-alive in traversal zone between neighbors now defaults to 19 sec (was 29)
> - new switch: [RoutedMode] H46018KeepAliveInterval=
> - BUGFIX(ProxyChannel.cxx) better port detection for H.239 when IgnoreSignaledPrivateH239IPs=1
> - BUGFIX(gkacct.cxx) %{caller-port} and %{called-port} now default to "0" instead of the empty string
>   when not available (eg. in direct mode) to avoid SQL errors when they are stored in a numeric column
> - BUGFIX(RasSrv.cxx) fix additive registration with parent gatekeeper
> - BUGFIX(ProxyChannel.cxx) fix IPv6 dual-stack proxy on Linux and Windows
> - dump file descriptor usage on USR2 signal (Linux only)
> - new switch [RoutedMode] DisableFastStart=1
> - support for H.235.1, incl. setting and checking tokens in all RAS and Q.931 messages
> - extend SimplePasswordAuth and FileIPAuth to all RAS and all Q.931 messages
> - store only PBKDF2 hash for [GkStatus::Auth] password in config, not a recoverable password
> - BUGFIX(ProxyChannel.cxx) fix crash when receiving message without UUIE
> - new switch [EP::] DisabledCodecs=
> - much improved TCS0 3rd-party call transfer using 'Reroute' command on status port
> - BUGFIX(Routing.cxx) add field for destination alias in ARQ if missing and a dynamic routing policy sets it
> - BUGFIX(ProxyChannel.cxx) fix crash in H.235 Media for endpoints with more than 64 capability entries in TCS
> - new switch [Proxy] AllowSignaledIPs= to skip to skip auto-detect for network when IgnoreSignaledIPs=1

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