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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">The BigFix team is pleased to announce the release of version 10 Patch 1 (10.0.1) of the BigFix Platform.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">The main features in this release are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Discover and report cloud assets, now also from Google Cloud Platform<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">With this feature, you can discover and manage visibility of your cloud resources on Google Cloud Platform by using the Plugin Portal and plugins technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">To install the BigFix client on your discovered cloud resources, use the WebUI or BES Console.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">For details, see <a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Config/c_managing.html">
Extending BigFix management capabilities</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Get more from audit logs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">The audit log service now provides more details about logging in and out of the BigFix Server, and information on the IP addresses that the clients use to access the server.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">For details, see <a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Installation/r_logfiles.html">
Server audit logs</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Enhanced security of TLS connections with support for Forward Secrecy</span></b><span lang="EN-IN">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">You can now leverage on the ephemeral Diffie-Hellman (DHE) and ephemeral elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDHE) for key exchange to increase the level of security of your deployment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">For details, see <a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Config/c_dhe_ecdhe.html">
Using the DHE/ECDHE key exchange method</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Mitigate network impact and bandwidth requirements with clients connected through VPN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">You can now configure BigFix Client to download payloads directly from the internet based on a configurable list of sites. This helps you mitigate the network impact and bandwidth requirements associated with BigFix Relays
that serve BigFix Clients connected through a VPN. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">For details, see <a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Config/r_client_set.html">
List of settings and detailed descriptions</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Use Microsoft Office 365 as the email server for Web Reports<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">In the earlier versions of BigFix Platform, Web Reports could only contact email servers by using the basic authentication over SMTP. In this release, you can schedule the sending of reports by using Office 365 email
server with OAuth 2.0 and client credentials grant flow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">For details, see <a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Web_Reports/c_setting_up_email.html">
Setting Up Email</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Other enhancements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-IN">Modified the installer to remove the setup of SQLServer2016SP1-Evaluation from the options of the BigFix Evaluation installation.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-IN">For details, see
<a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_server_installation_eval.html">
Performing an evaluation installation on Windows</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-IN">Enhanced serviceability of PeerNest and BES Client debug log with more information and the possibility to rotate and set a maximum size.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"> <span style="color:#002060">
</span>For details, see <a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Config/r_client_set.html">
List of settings and detailed descriptions</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-IN">Improved Client Deploy Tool (CDT) wizard: Simplified the installation process for clients that are discovered by cloud plugins.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-IN">For details, see
<a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Config/t_cdbrd_install_agent.html">
Installing the BigFix Agent on discovered resources</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-IN">Upgraded the following external libraries: libcurl to version 7.69.1, Codejock to version 19.2.0, jQuery to 3.5.1<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-IN">Fixed DAs and defects. For details, see the technical specification section below.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-IN">Fixed security vulnerabilities. For details, see the technical specification section below.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IN">References<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-IN">See the full technical
<a href="https://support.bigfix.com/bes/changes/fullchangelist-100.txt">changelist</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Pre-Upgrade Considerations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-IN">This release includes all the BigFix Platform components. It also includes the Plugin Portal that enables the Multicloud and Modern Client Management capabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-IN">Upgrade paths to BigFix 10 begin with v9.5.10 or later. For details, see
<a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrade_paths.html">
Upgrade paths</a> (Windows) and <a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrade_paths_linux.html">
Upgrade paths</a> (Linux).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-IN">For detailed information on the specific changes to minimum supported versions of operating systems and databases for BigFix 10, see
<a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_spcr_platform.html">
Detailed system requirements</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-IN">BEFORE getting started with the upgrade process, stop any active application that is connected to the BigFix database (such as Web Reports, WebUI, BigFix Inventory, or BigFix Compliance).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IN">Useful links</span></b><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-IN"><a href="https://support.bigfix.com/bes/release/10.0/patch1/">BigFix downloads and release information</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-IN">BigFix 10 documentation
<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3"><span lang="EN-IN"><a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/index.html">Home page</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3"><span lang="EN-IN">Upgrade considerations
<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="square">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level3 lfo3"><span lang="EN-IN"><a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1.html">Windows</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level3 lfo3"><span lang="EN-IN"><a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_upgrading1_linux.html">Linux</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3"><span lang="EN-IN"><a href="https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/platform/Platform/Installation/c_spcr_platform.html">Detailed system requirements</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">Upgrade Fixlets are available in BES Support version 1438 (or later).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN">Discuss this on the <a href="https://forum.bigfix.com/t/bigfix-10-0-patch-1-is-now-available/35131">
forum</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">-- The BigFix Platform Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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