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Software Release Announcement
Security
Add a User ID to the Administrators Group During
Installation
A new installation dialog is provided to enable you to optionally add a user ID to the BIS
Administrators group. More information about this feature can be found in the Business
Information Server for Microsoft Windows Installation Help (7850 2671) and the
Business Information Server Windows Administration Help (7846 0284).
BIS-to-BIS Network Security
Encryption of user or application data is added to the BIS-to-BIS networking interface.
BIS administrators can now indicate that encryption of user or application network data is
either preferred or required. A site level setting defines the minimum network security
requirement for all inbound and outbound BIS-to-BIS connections. A new field in the
Network Configuration Report allows outbound security settings on a per-destination
basis.
Additionally, application designers can indicate minimum security requirements on a
per-connection basis through the Network Sign-on (@NET) script statement. An
application setting can increase but not lower the minimum security settings already set
by the BIS administrator.
Note: The default site setting for BIS network security is changed to “Login
information preferred”. This means that BIS session establishment information is
encrypted when sent over a network. If the peer site does not support encryption, the
information is sent in clear text. In BIS 10, the default setting was “None preferred”,
which sends login information in clear text. When upgrading an installation to BIS 11, the
network security settings of each existing BIS site is changed to the new default, if its
current setting is “None preferred”.
Developer Workshop Data and Network Security
The Developer Workshop is enhanced to use network data encryption when
communicating with BIS. A new connection property is provided to enable network data
encryption on a per-connection basis. This property is optional and can be selected if
encryption is required. A global Developer Workshop setting is also added to allow
elevating a debug session to use network data encryption regardless of the BIS server
network data encryption settings.
GI-BIS Network Session Data Encryption
The GI-BIS network interface is enhanced to support encryption of session data. This
feature allows BIS administrators and/or GI-BIS users to ensure that information
exchanged between a GI-BIS client and a BIS server is secure. This enhancement is
similar to the BIS-to-BIS network security enhancement.
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