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      Linux agent 8.1.0.778

      Nov 23rd, 2023

      Currently under gradual rollout to all customers.

      Enhancements:

      • Deprecated IKEv2 protocol as a method of agent connection and removed it from the agent UI.

      Resolved Issues:

      • P81-24634, P81-26185 - Agent is stuck while connecting
      • P81-26613 - Connection takes too long
      • P81-27881 - Agent disconnects and connects constantly
      • P81-27963 - Agent crashes after 8 hours
      • P81-28239 - Unable to connect to network until restarting helper service + crashes
      • P81-29403 - Agent is failing to launch on Fedora 38
      • P81-28797 - When returning from sleep, agent does not reconnect to VPN
      • P81-34181 - Issue when updating UI to latest version on RHEL

      Linux agent 8.0.4.735

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      Resolved Issues:

      • P81-16355 - Permission denied while trying to write a log file
      • P81-18631 - The startup icon disappears after upgrading, on Ubuntu 20.04
      • P81-18780 - A black screen is displayed upon return from Quit option to to Settings/Networks, on Fedora
      • P81-19535 - The agent is stuck on connecting when moving from a private to a public network while connected via IKEv2 protocol
      • P81-19562 - The agent is unable to connect to network with Wireguard protocol, on RHEL
      • P81-19758 - The user is not logged back in after performing an upate using apt-get install
      • P81-22823 - The agent is stuck on connection. Once connected, it displays the public IP of the ISP instead of the Gateway IP

      Linux agent 8.0.4.719

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      New Features:

      • The agent can now remain connected while P81 SDP backend is restarted/offline, for better connection stability

      Enhancements:

      • Refactored VPN module and SDP connection for better connection stability.
      • In the Protocols section, relabeled 'Automatic' protocol to 'Default'
      • Improved mechanism for fetching Public IP

      Resolved Issues:

      • P81-8414 - Issue refreshing SWG Web Filtering rules
      • P81-15126 - Error events are sent without build version
      • P81-16235 - Agent does not connect back to Active gateway after trying to connect to Inactive one
      • P81-17086 - Agent can't connect to network via ikev2 protocol
      • P81-17087 - Getting JS error while trying to connect to network via OpenVPN protocol
      • P81-17337 - Managing user's active devices - after 'log out' for a specific active session, console gives an error and Internet connection is not working
      • P81-17621 - Daemon error in terminal while disconnecting from the network
      • P81-17622 - Fixed round robin logic for SDP IP manager
      • P81-18391 - Running docker compose causes the network to disconnect
      • P81-18468 - Ubuntu - After update the agent doesn't seem logged in to the tenant
      • P81-18471, P81-18474 - Error while trying to connect to network
      • P81-18505 - perimeter81helper.log is missing from the /var/log/ folder
      • P81-18536 - The app doesnt start on startup with AntiVirus enabled on startup
      • P81-18800 - SWG certificate installed even though SWG was not enabled
      • P81-18914 - Agent Tray logic isn't resolved properly on ubuntu os
      • P81-19025 - Agent is not working on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Stuck on loading screen)
      • P81-19139 - Disconnecting the agent from the network on a physical device causes the internet connection to stop working
      • P81-19229 - Stopping and restarting wifi, the agent network is stuck on connecting
      • P81-19417 - Agent stuck on reconnecting when changing to wired connection

      Linux agent 8.0.3.654

      New features:

      • Added 'Quit' button to the agent's quick-UI for easier access
      • Added 'Reset Agent' button to the loading screen if it does not connect within 60 seconds
      • Added 'Reset Agent' button to the full UI (under the Support tab) to provide the ability to reset the agent at any time

      Enhancements:

      • Agent version is now displayed before login, for easier troubleshooting
      • P81-13068 - Refactored Round Robin logic when connecting to internal SDP sockets, resulting in a more stable agent
      • P81-12930 - Agent SWG library improvements, resulting in more stable agent

      Resolved Issues:

      • P81-13422 - resolve.conf reverts back to local DNS after disconnecting from client
      • P81-13263 - Possible command injection vector via DPC

      Linux agent 8.0.2.628

      New features:

      • Agent sign-out brute-force prevention

      Enhancements:

      • P81-7848, P81-7849, P81-7850, P81-7851, P81-7852 - Internal logging improvements

      Resolved Issues:

      • P81-12211 - SWG: Rules do not block traffic
      • P81-11533 - SWG: Fixed handling of invalid certificates from server
      • P81-12518 - Agent logged out after machine shut down
      • P81-12794 - Agent 'Collect Logs' button fails to collect logs
      • P81-13328 - Wireguard protocol issues on Redhat / Fedora distributions
      • P81-11883 - Agent crashed on Ubuntu 22.04 running proprietary nVidia drivers
      • P81-12283 - Failure to lunch agent on Ubuntu 18.04 and lower

      Linux agent 8.0.1.592

      New features:

      • Added support for Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
      • Disable Sign-Out (enforce Always On) - this feature is being gradually rolled out and will be available to all customers in a few weeks. Requires this version of the agent and above.
      • The Quit button has been re-added to the agent extended UI, allowing users to shut down the agent application and the Perimeter 81 service in case they need to.

      Enhancements:

      • Better handling of SAN field in certificates via new SDP endpoint
      • Changed MTU for Wireguard to 1380 to improve connectivity in low-MTU scenarios

      Resolved Issues:

      • P81-8118 / P81-8118 / P81-2265 Agent disconnects unexpectedly
      • P81-4038 Agent disconnects as helper tool does not load
      • P81-7809 Failed to connect after a device restart - Wrong packet length
      • P81-6362 Agent stuck on connecting and is unable to connect
      • P81-5621 User unable to connect with Ubuntu
      • P81-4792 Connection delay after the sleep period
      • P81-3727 Improved message when the session ends and the user is logged out
      • P81-7565 Events filling up Syslog
      • P81-7502 Sign in button isn't clickable
      • P81-4872 Mass amount of phantom 'IP monitor' Processes
      • P81-2269 Linux agent deployment on Arch Linux distribution
      • P81-3977 Remove legacy Collect Logs action
      • P81-3286 P81 When there are no available licenses, no error message is shown when attempting to login
      • P81-6864 Logs export - log file doesn't have 100MB limit

      Linux agent 8.0.1.520

      Enhancements:

      • Added support for Secure Web Gateway (SWG)

      Resolved Issues:

      • P81-8118 / P81-8118 / P81-2265 Agent disconnects unexpectedly
      • P81-4038 Agent disconnects as helper tool does not load
      • P81-7809 Failed to connect after a device restart - Wrong packet length
      • P81-6362 Agent stuck on connecting and is unable to connect
      • P81-5621 User unable to connect with Ubuntu
      • P81-4792 Connection delay after the sleep period
      • P81-3727 Improved message when the session ends and the user is logged out
      • P81-7565 Events filling up Syslog
      • P81-7502 Sign in button isn't clickable
      • P81-4872 Mass amount of phantom 'IP monitor' Processes
      • P81-2269 Linux agent deployment on Arch Linux distribution
      • P81-3977 Remove legacy Collect Logs action
      • P81-3286 P81 When there are no available licenses, no error message is shown when attempting to login
      • P81-6864 P81 Logs export - log file doesn't have 100MB limit

      Linux agent 0.2.28

      Fixed issues:

      • OpenSSL 1.0.2g used in Linux client binaries P81-1614
      • Linux Agent deb. DPC. DPC error still exists even if we log in with positive DPC rules and then logout P81-2793
      • Linux Agent deb. DPC. DPC error message isn’t changed when we change DPC rule. P81-2794
      • Linux Agent deb. TWN. The agent doesn’t connect to VPN when we move from Trusted Network to Untrusted. P81-2807
      • Linux Agent deb. TWN. Web client. Disabling the main toggle of TWN doesn’t trigger the agent to use AlwaysOn mode P81-2808
      • Linux Agent deb. AlwaysOn reconnects Wifi<->4G Ikev2 protocol. The agent doesn’t connect to VPN while connected to 4G hotspot via Ikev2 protocol. P81-2809
      • Linux Agent deb. Ikev2 protocol. Agent can’t connect to VPN when we disconnected and then reconnected to network P81-2810
      • Linux Agent deb. Wireguard/IKeV2 protocol. Agent can’t connect to VPN when we move from WIFI connection to Wired one. P81-2816
      • Linux Agent deb. TWN. Moving from Untrusted network to Trusted does not trigger TWN feature and the agent is still in AlwaysOn mode P81-2827
      • P81 Linux deb. Update. Without an Internet connection, the agent should show a proper error message. P81-3031
      • Linux Agent deb. TWN. Agent disconnects from VPN after awake from sleep mode. P81-3114
      • P81 Linux deb. Networks. English correction and Description fixes P81-3271
      • P81 Linux deb. Always-On hover text. Fix the hovered text of Always-On. P81-3272
      • P81 Linux deb. Add text description on hovering the ‘Always-On VPN’ lock. P81-3273
      • P81 Linux deb. No Error message shown to Azure AD user attempting to log in with agent if there no available licenses in web P81-3286
      • Add BI events for latency measurements when connected to GW P81-3292
      • P81 Linux deb. Application Upgrade. Forcing the upgrade, the agent starts to download .rpm version. P81-3418
      • P81 Linux deb. There is no Description tooltip for almost all ‘Setting’ attributes as on Win Agent P81-3509
      • Linux Agent Fedora - agent fails to start after install manually latest version above outdated P81-3617
      • Linux Agent Fedora - Private DNS - Private DNS not works P81-3646
      • Linux Agent Fedora - The Public IP of the previous network displayed to user P81-3647
      • Linux Agent Fedora - DNS filtering - DNS filtering not works P81-3653
      • Linux Agent Fedora - Connect On Lunch does not work P81-3658

      Linux agent 0.2.28

      Fixed issues:

      • Linux Agent rpm - Session Expiration - Wrong Error and device displayed as logged in P81-2002
      • Handling for ERR_EXPIRED_ADDON SDP error code
      • Agent can’t be closed when it can’t find used tenant P81-2423
      • Fixes for often reconnects of the agent
      • Remove python dependency
      • Fixes for rarely happening exceptions

      Linux agent 0.2.26

      • Redesigned UI
      • Automatic silent updates
      • Linux Agent rpm - The internal IP displayed in agent is same as Public IP P81-874
      • Linux Agent rpm - disabling Always On VPN - Wireguard - connection aborted and not attempt to reconnect when disabling Always On VPN in enforced state in Web P81-904
      • Linux Agent rpm - Public/Private - The gateway location displayed wrong in agent P81-872
      • Linux Agent rpm - Ikev2 - Reconnect with no end - General Not able to connect P81-1225
      • Linux Agent rpm - Ikev2 - User unable to disconnect from VPN P81-868
      • Linux Agent rpm - Enabling and enforcing AlwaysOn VPN on Web - Wireguard - Fail to Connect - connection switches between “connecting...” - “connect” P81-1258
      • Linux Agent - Ikev2 - Notification of disconnection from network “user switches to” displayed when user change network while connected P81-1356
      • IKEv2 reconnecting P81-1377
      • Linux Agent rpm - After Autoupdate the app not restarts and stuck P81-1195
      • Linux Agent - Ikev2 - No internet access while connected P81-1227
      • Linux Agent - Ikev2 - No “Connecting” state when change network while connected P81-1351
      • Linux Agent - AlwaysOn - WireGuard - Switching from WIFI to 4G/vise versa - after user change network agent stuck in connection P81-1355
      • Linux Agent - AlwaysOn - Ikev2 - Switching from WIFI to 4G - incorrect agent behavior P81-1357
      • Linux Agent rpm - Enabled and enforced AlwaysOn VPN on Web and Enforced upgrade - agent not connected P81-1446
      • Linux Agent - Error after logout with code P81-1448
      • Linux Agent - Ikev2 -Real location displayed and No internet access while connected P81-1451
      • Linux Agent - 4g - Ikev2 - Spontaneous reconnects without end P81-1477
      • Linux Agent rpm - Disabling Always On VPN - Ikev2/OpenVPN - connection aborted and not reconnects back P81-1493
      • Linux Agent rpm - After Autoupdate the app shows “reconnecting” in UI while actually connected P81-1677
      • Linux Agent Redesigned - Quit/Sign Out with code - Pressing “Enter” does nothing P81-1683
      • Linux Agent Redesigned - First Run - The Private network selected is not first in Alpabetical order P81-1728
      • Linux Agent rpm - Upgrade while connected P81-1729
      • Linux Agent Redesigned - OpenVPN - Connection not Restored after Split Tunneling Activated/disactivated for network agent was connected to P81-1731
      • Linux Agent RPM - Changes in workspace - Logged in user Connects after changes in workspace P81-1735
      • Linux Agent Redesigned - Always On VPN- OpenVPN - Agent not reconnects to available network after network deleted P81-1750
      • Linux Agent Redesigned - Always On VPN- User not able to Enable Always On in App while he connected P81-1751
      • Linux Agent rpm - Automatic WIFI security - logged out user - On connecting to unsecured wifi no notification with “protect me” button shown P81-1754
      • Linux Agent rpm - Automatic WIFI security - User Connects back after he manually disconnected from VPN P81-1755
      • Linux Agent Redesigned- OpenVPN - Agent reconnects all the time P81-1776
      • Linux Agent Redesigned - No “DNS filtering” icon present on Network having DNS filtering enabled P81-1788
      • Linux Agent RPM - OpenVPN - Split Tunneled Network - The public IP displayed in agent is not real, but VPNed P81-1795
      • Linux Agent rpm - Upgrade while connected - WireGuard - Always ON - Auto Login Fails (internet blocked) P81-1825
      • Linux Agent RPM - WireGuard/Ikev2/OpenVPN - Switching from WIFI to 4G/vise versa - after user change network connection while disconnected agent stuck in “connectiing” on attempt to connect P81-1831
      • Linux Agent rpm - Automatic WIFI security - After user logged in in app the VPN connection not Auto-Established P81-1839

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