Release Notes

Product Description

CipherTrust Manager (formerly known as NextGen KeySecure) is a new implementation of SafeNet KeySecure Classic, designed to add the following capabilities:

• A RESTful interface

• A full-featured, remote CLI interface

• Removes dependencies on the underlying OS

• Can be deployed as a physical and virtual appliance

• Backward compatibility with the KeySecure Classic NAE-XML interface and the suite of existing connectors

Changes from SafeNet KeySecure Classic

• Key policies (time of day and rate limits) are no longer supported.

• RC4, 56-bit DES, 112-bit Triple DES, and 168-bit Triple DES in ECB mode (CBC mode is okay) are not supported.

• FPE is only supported with 256-bit keys. 128 and 192 are not supported.

• RSA Export formats supported are PKCS 1 and 8 only. Certificates are not supported.

Product Abbreviations

Release Description

This release brings a number of new features and enhancements. Refer to Release 2.1.0 for details. For the list of known issues, refer to Known Issues.

Features and Enhancements

Release 2.1.0

CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager

• Management of Azure cloud keys lifecycle operations using the GUI, API, and CLI. The supported operations are:

  • create

  • list

  • update

  • delete (soft/hard)

  • recover

  • upload

  • rotate

    Note

    To rotate Azure keys, CCKM Users require Add Key and Upload Key permissions.

• Azure authentication support for service principle with certificates and admin consent.

• Scheduler to perform key synchronization, rotation, and expiry operations.

• Ability to back up and restore Azure keys.

• Ability to search keys by:

  • tags

  • key operations

  • key expiration time

• Access control lists to manage user permissions on Azure accounts.

Platform

• Support for DPoD's newest HSM service client package, which uses JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication. This client was introduced in DPoD Release 1.16.

Resolved Issues

This table lists the issue resolved in release 2.1.0.

Release 2.0.0

Major Release

This is a major update to the product. It includes these new product lines:

• CipherTrust Transparent Encryption Suite

  • CipherTrust Transparent Encryption

  • CipherTrust Transparent Encryption UserSpace

• CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager

Platform

• Product rename! NextGen KeySecure has been renamed to CipherTrust Manager. Some utilities, such as ksctl and kscfg retain the KeySecure (or ks) name for backward compatibility.

• NAE crypto audit logging. An option is provided to enable detailed audit logging for NAE crypto operations. Enabling this feature will have an impact on performance. It is recommended to disable NAE crypto audit logging in performance-critical environments.

• GUI For Key Rotation and Selective Backup.

• Enhanced Key Query in the Key UI.

• Trigger Notifications for Certificate Expiration: Configure record-based alarms to trigger email notifications for monitoring certificate expiration.

• Custom DNS Entries: You can now specify custom DNS entries instead of IP addresses.

• HSM Partition Labeling.

• Ability to Upload CTE Client Audit Logs/Records to CipherTrust Manager.

• Ability to Enable/Disable SSH, NAE, and KMIP Interfaces.

• Support for the Oracle Cloud.

• Network TCT HSM.

• Online CipherTrust Manager Deployment Guide.

Key Management

Added support for:

• Cloning of keys

• MUID and keyID for opaque objects

• UID in client certificates for NAE/KMIP interface

• New interface mode: Password is required in Auth header with certificate-only verification

CipherTrust Data Discovery and Classification

DDC, which has been rebranded as CipherTrust Data Discovery and Classification, brings you the following new features:

• Support for creating custom Infotypes

• Licensing updates

  • Trial license extension to 90 days

  • New 15 TB license

  • Data consumption displayed on the Licensing page

• General improvements

  • Hadoop configuration restricted to root domain (in multiple domain setups)

  • GUI responsiveness

  • More GUI error messages

CipherTrust Transparent Encryption

• Ability to encrypt data on AIX, Linux, and Windows clients.

• Deployment of Cloud Object Storage (COS), Standard, and Live Data Transformation (LDT) policies. COS policies are supported for Amazon S3 buckets.

• Agent log upload to the CipherTrust Manager and Syslog over TLS.

• Learn Mode to test policies by tracking how rules are evaluated, without enforcing the policy.

• Health checks of CTE Agents.

• Support for AES-128, AES-256, ARIA-128, and ARIA-256 keys.

• CTE key metadata feature.

• Licensing for CTE and LDT clients. The LDT feature is provided as an add-on license. To use the LDT feature, you need a CTE base license activated on the CipherTrust Manager.

CipherTrust Transparent Encryption UserSpace

• Licensing for CTE UserSpace clients.

• Ability to encrypt data on clients running a supported platform. CTE UserSpace supports Linux, Oracle Linux (UEK and RHCK), and SLES platforms.

CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager

• Management of AWS cloud keys using the GUI, API, and CLI. The supported operations are: create, list, delete, update, upload, and rotate.

• Ability to search AWS keys by tags.

• Scheduler to perform key synchronization, rotation, and expiry operations.

• Ability to back up and restore AWS keys.

• Access control lists to manage user permissions on AWS accounts.

• Licensing support for cloud units.

• Reporting of cloud keys using the CLI and REST API.

CipherTrust Database Protection

• Product rename! SafeNet ProtectDB has been renamed to CipherTrust Database Protection.

• Rebranded GUI, API, CLI, and product documentation.

General Note

The k570 appliance contains a FIPS-approved HSM. However, the HSM is not in FIPS mode by default. To put the HSM into FIPS mode, refer to the Luna PCI documentation, or contact Thales Customer Support.

Resolved Issues

This table lists the issues resolved in release 2.0.0.

Release 1.10.0

Platform

• Base Platform Upgrade: The base OS of NextGen KeySecure has been upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 to support the latest security patches and upgrades.

• Key Rotation Support: Keys can be automatically rotated using CRON like syntax. Any set of keys can be rotated based on a query.
  In this release, this feature is supported using the CLI and API. Support for the GUI will be added in a future release.

• Scheduled Backup Support: Backups can be scheduled and rotated automatically.
  In this release, this feature is supported using the CLI and API. Support for the GUI will be added in a future release.

• Client certificate-based login to the NextGen KeySecure GUI.

• Client certificate revocation check through CRL/ OCSP for NAE/ KMIP interface.

• Ability to download System logs using the GUI and the CLI.

• Sorting of records by the "By" column.

Data Discovery and Classification

• Native scanning support for common types of data stores and data locations

• Analysis of structured and unstructured content

• Possibility to perform classification based on a large variety of data types

• Classification templates for main regulations

• Scheduled scans to automate execution of discovery tasks

• Advanced reporting to provide all the insights from the discovered data

• Remote proxy and/or Agent-based scans

• Run specific scans to improve the performance

KMIP

• Ability to change KMIP log level using the CLI.

• Ability to pick username from other certificate fields.

• Support for Certificate Objects, Wrap/Unwrap, Sign/SignV and Device Credentials.

ProtectFile

SafeNet ProtectFile now supports the Multiple Domains feature of NextGen KeySecure appliances.

General Notes

• Upgrades are supported from versions 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 1.9.0, 1.9.1, and 1.10.0-ddc.

• Due to the OS upgrade support, downgrading from version 1.10 is not supported.

• The k570 appliance contains a FIPS-approved HSM. However, the HSM is not in FIPS mode by default. To put the HSM into FIPS mode, refer to the Luna PCI documentation, or contact Thales Customer Support.

• ProtectV functionality has not changed since 1.9.1, therefore ProtectV customers are recommended to not upgrade to NextGen KeySecure 1.10.

Resolved Issues

This table lists the issues resolved in release 1.10.0.

Release 1.10.0-DDC

Data Discovery and Classification

The NextGen KeySecure appliance now supports discovery of sensitive data in different Data Stores: Linux and Windows local storages, SMB/CIFS shares, NFS shares, Oracle databases, Microsoft SQL databases, DB2 databases, and Hadoop HDFS. The classification can be done using the several provided Classification Profiles as GDPR or by creating your own. Reports for the scans will provide you a clear view on the state of your Data Objects.

Release 1.9.1

This release fixes the below issues. No new features or enhancements are provided.

Release 1.9.0

Platform

• Multiple Domains
  The k170v/k470/k570 NextGen KeySecure appliances now support Multiple Domains. This allows keys and other resources to be isolated from each other within an enterprise. Refer to the API playground for details.

  ProtectFile does not support the Multiple Domains feature.

• License Revocation
  Licenses (except default trial licenses) can now be removed from the system.

• Secure Support Access
  The ability to gain root access to the system now requires an interaction with Thales Customer Support.

• E-mail Notifications
  The system can be configured to send e-mail notifications to specific addresses when system alarms are triggered. In this release, this feature is supported for alarms configured by users.

• Syslog Improvements

  • Alarm functionality is added to indicate unreachable Syslog servers. If a Syslog server is unreachable, an alarm will be raised on the system. This feature is supported for Syslog servers configured over TLS only.

  • A new column, domain_id, is added to logs redirected to Syslog servers. This column indicates the domain associated with the log message.

• Records Improvements

  • The Lineage column has been renamed as Client on the Records page of the UI.

  • The Lineage column has been replaced with Client IP in API and CLI.

• Support for CCKM
  Added support for CCKM as a key repository. This allows transfer of NextGen KeySecure keys to AWS KMS, Azure KeyVault, or Salesforce Shield.

• UI Improvements
  An App Launcher is introduced to open applications. The App Launcher contains Keys & Access Management, Admin Settings, ProtectDB, ProtectFile, ProtectV, ProtectApp, and KMIP applications.

ProtectDB

• Session Management
  Added functionality to configure whether to receive prompts for database credentials when accessing tables for the first time in a GUI session.

• Error Replacement Support for MSSQL Server
  Error Replacement feature is supported for MSSQL Server.

• Upload of SSL Certificate from GUI
  Option to upload SSL certificates for Oracle and DB2 databases is added to the NextGen KeySecure GUI.

• Handling of Non-supported Data Types
  Encryption property for non-supported data types can no longer be configured on NextGen KeySecure.

ProtectV

ProtectV supports the Multiple Domains feature of NextGen KeySecure appliances.

KMIP Improvements

• KMIP Client Registration: Added registration enforcement for existing and new KMIP clients.

• Anonymous Login: Added anonymous login functionality to achieve support for global keys. Only certificate will be validated, username is not required.

• New Cryptographic Operations: Added support for cryptographic operations Encrypt, Decrypt, Mac, and MacV.

• New Attributes: Added support for new attributes Alternative Name, Digest, Cryptographic Usage Mask, and Fresh.

• Wildcard for KMIP Locate: Added wildcard support for the Locate operation.

Resolved Issues

This table lists the issues resolved in release 1.9.0.

Release 1.8.1

This is a critical patch for customers using the Data Protection on Demand service HSM on demand as a Root of Trust. Other customers can ignore this patch.

Applying the Patch

To apply the patch:

1. Download the patch file, ks_patch_1.8.1.tar.gz.gpg, from the Customer Support Portal.

2. Copy the file to all NextGen KeySecure instances.

   scp -i <my-ssh-key> ./ks_patch_1.8.1.tar.gz.gpg ksadmin@<keysecure-ip>:

3. Log on to NextGen KeySecure.

   ssh -i <my-ssh-key> ksadmin@<keysecure-ip>

4. Apply the patch.

   sudo /opt/keysecure/ks_upgrade.sh -f ks_patch_1.8.1.tar.gz.gpg

If the NextGen KeySecure appliance is using the DPoD HSM, the KeySecure services will restart.

Resolved Issues

This table lists the issues resolved in release 1.8.1.

Release 1.8.0

KeySecure

• Multi Domain Support Preview
  NextGen KeySecure supports the concept of “Domains” as a way to segregate the data a specific user is capable of accessing. Domains can be created using the ksctl command, and then specific requests can be scoped to a Domain. To create and use domains, refer to the CLI help for ksctl domains. This is a preview of this new feature, so there are these limitations:

  • No UI Support - only ksctl and API are supported.

  • Limited user configuration - users must be assigned to a domain when it is created.

  • Not all resources supported - only Keys resources have been validated. ProtectFile, ProtectV, and ProtectApp resources are not yet supported.

• Login Banner
  A pre-authentication and post-authentication login banner are supported via the API, CLI and GUI.

• In-place Cluster Upgrades
  A cluster can now be upgraded in-place to release 1.8.0. The only supported version that can be upgraded in-place is version 1.7.0. For further details, go to the Advisory Notes > In-place Cluster Upgrade.

• Cluster Operations via the GUI
  In addition to the CLI, you can now perform normal cluster operations using the GUI.

• Audit record based Alarms
  Support for Alarm generation based on Audit record conditions.

• NAE - Added support for

  • UUID

  • MUID

• KMIP

  • A new implementation of KMIP Server. Supported operations are in accordance with spec br1.4.

  • Multiple KMIP ports

  • Multiple local and external CA for KMIP

  • TLS-1.0 for KMIP; the default is TLS-1.2

  • Re-keying of key pairs

  • Usability of 'KMIP created keys' over the NAE interface

  • KMIP Licensing:
    If unlicensed, KMIP operations will stop working after the 90-day trial period.
    If you are upgrading from NextGen KeySecure version 1.6.0 or earlier, you must contact the Customer Support Portal to obtain a KMIP license.

• Syslog
  Added support for the new Syslog formats, RFC-5424, CEF, and LEEF. The default format is RFC-5424.

• Records
  Added severity, source, and lineage columns to the Records page. All fields support sorting and filtering.

ProtectV

• SafeNet ProtectV Licensing
  SafeNet ProtectV is offered through the following licensing models:

  • Trialware: Provides the fully-functional SafeNet ProtectV solution for free for 90 days with pre-installed trial license.

  • Term Licensing Model: Provides the fully-functional SafeNet ProtectV solution for a prepaid charge for a specific period of time, for a specific number of clients. This license comes with a grace period of 90 days.

  • Perpetual Licensing Model: Provides the fully-functional SafeNet ProtectV solution for a prepaid charge with no time limit, for a specific number of clients.

A NextGen KeySecure appliance administrator can install the SafeNet ProtectV license. Refer to the SafeNet ProtectV Server Administrator Guide for details.

ProtectDB

• Support for New Databases
  This release adds support for management of database operations on following databases:

  • DB2: Following operations can be performed on the NextGen KeySecure:

    • Adding database connections

    • Managing user mappings

    • Configuring column-level properties

  • MSSQL Server: Following operations can be performed on the NextGen KeySecure:

    • Adding database connections

    • Managing user mappings

    • Configuring column-level encryption properties

  • Teradata: Following operations can be performed on the NextGen KeySecure:

    • Adding database connections

    • Managing user mappings

• Support for SSL Based Connections
  This release adds support for SSL-based connections for Oracle and DB2 databases. The upload of SSL certificate is allowed only through the NextGen KeySecure API Playground.

Resolved Issues

This table lists the issues resolved in release 1.8.0.

Release 1.7.0

KeySecure

• NIC Bonding
  NIC bonding is supported via the command line utility nmcli. Bonding provides redundancy and performance improvements by aggregating two or more network interfaces into a single logical network interface.

• kcstl changes

  • The ksctl utility now will display a version number. Note that this version number is different from the server version.

  • ksctl now supports a "login" command which provisions the user with a token valid for 30 days. This removes the need to keep a password in the config.yaml file.

• SNMP Support

  • Standard MIBs are supported (SNMP v1, v2c, v3)

  • Internet Standard MIBs are supported

  • The Host Resources MIB is supported

  • The Distributed Management MIB is supported

• System Start with Missing Root of Trust
  If the HSM Root of Trust is not available, the system will come up and present a message to the user.

• HKDF Support
  HKDF is a simple key derivation function (KDF) based on a hash-based message authentication code (HMAC).
  Use Hash Algorithm for key generation using HKDF. Default is hmac-sha256. The Options are:

  • hmac-sha1

  • hmac-sha224

  • hmac-sha256

  • hmac-sha384

  • hmac-sha512

• KMIP/NAE: NAE Updates:

  • XML support is added for Certificate and CA requests, Group/policy for local mode,

  • Support for PKCS#12 format,

  • AES-GCM PKCS5 Padding,

  • HKDF Support.

• Added System Reset as kscfg command
  System Reset performs a hard reset of the k170(v).

  Warning

  System Reset is a destructive operation and wipes all data on the k170(v). It should be used with care.

• Network Configuration Utility
  Supports configuration of multiple network interfaces and bonding these interfaces to achieve redundancy and performance improvements.

ProtectFile

• SafeNet ProtectFile Licensing

  SafeNet ProtectFile is offered through the following licensing models:

  • Trialware: Provides the fully-functional SafeNet ProtectFile solution for free for 30 days. This license does not require activation during the trial period. After the trial period expires, SafeNet ProtectFile configurations on the NextGen KeySecure appliance become read-only. A trialware SafeNet ProtectFile license comes bundled with the NextGen KeySecure appliance.

  • Term Licensing Model: Provides the fully-functional SafeNet ProtectFile solution for a prepaid charge for a specific period of time, for a specific number of clients. The NextGen KeySecure appliance console starts showing a notification about the remaining license time. The license renewal can be ordered before the license expires. Functionality will not be immediately disabled at time of license expiry. Maintenance and Support Fees are included within the term license.

  • Perpetual Licensing Model: Provides the fully-functional SafeNet ProtectFile solution for a prepaid charge with no time limit, for a specific number of clients. Customers will be invoiced on a predetermined interval for Maintenance and Support.

  A NextGen KeySecure appliance administrator can install the SafeNet ProtectFile license.

• Migration of Clusters from KeySecure Classic

  This release supports migration of SafeNet ProtectFile clusters from the SafeNet KeySecure Classic to the NextGen KeySecure appliance.

• Progress Reporting

  The NextGen KeySecure appliance now shows the progress of cryptographic operations being performed by SafeNet ProtectFile on a path under a rule. Reason of failed rules is also displayed.

• Configurable Polling Interval

  This allows configuring optimal polling interval value that best suits customer environments.

ProtectV

• Rekey

  SafeNet ProtectV includes automatic key renewal, also known as key rotation or rekey. Rekey is the process of re-encrypting partitions with a new encryption key. The rekey feature is disabled by default. This feature can be helpful in meeting regulatory requirements concerning the change of encryption keys.

  A SafeNet ProtectV administrator can configure the feature on the NextGen KeySecure appliance console.

  When configuring the feature, specify the number of days after which encryption keys should be changed automatically. If enabled on the NextGen KeySecure appliance console, the default rekey interval is 180 days.

• In-transit Key Wrapping

  SafeNet ProtectV supports encryption of keys while they are moving between the NextGen KeySecure appliance and ProtectV clients. This is referred to as in-transit key wrapping.

  Enable in-transit key wrapping to protect KEKs against TLS attacks. The KEK is wrapped with a public key by the NextGen KeySecure appliance. By default, this feature is disabled. A SafeNet ProtectV administrator can enable this feature on the NextGen KeySecure appliance console.

• Windows Auto Protection

  SafeNet ProtectV includes the Windows Auto Protection option to configure automatic encryption behavior of Windows client images on registration. By default, encryption of a Windows image starts as soon as it is registered with the NextGen KeySecure appliance.

  A SafeNet ProtectV administrator can disable this configuration. When disabled, encryption of newly registered Windows images does not start immediately. This allows selecting specific Windows partitions for encryption for the first time. Encryption of selected partitions starts automatically within an hour as the NextGen KeySecure appliance is contacted between 5 and 60 minutes continuously. Alternatively, reboot the client image to start the encryption of selected partitions immediately.

• Global Autoscaling

  Autoscaling refers to whether new clones of images will be granted keys automatically. Previous release supported autoscaling of individual ProtectV client images.

  This release includes an option to configure autoscaling for all SafeNet ProtectV images. This is called global autoscaling. A SafeNet ProtectV administrator can configure global autoscaling.

  By default, global autoscaling is turned off. New clones will not be granted keys automatically. When global autoscaling is turned on, encryption keys will be granted to new clones of SafeNet ProtectV client images that will be created in future.

• Auto Keys Deletion

  An option is included to configure automatic deletion of encryption keys on deletion of the associated ProtectV Client virtual machines.

  By default, this option is disabled. In this case, the keys with which an image’s partitions are encrypted will not be deleted if the image is deleted. However, when the option is enabled, deletion of the encrypted image will automatically delete the linked encryption keys.

• Migration from KeySecure Classic

  Support is added to migrate encrypted SafeNet ProtectV clients from the SafeNet KeySecure Classic to the NextGen KeySecure appliance.

ProtectDB

GUI support provided for the following operations for the Oracle database type:

• Add, delete, or modify database connection.

• View the list of existing database connections.

• Add, delete, or modify user mapping for a database (NAE user mapped with the database user).

• View the list of user mappings for a database.

• Configure the column level encryption properties including error replacement feature.

• View the list of encrypted tables for a database.

Resolved Issues

This table lists the issues resolved in release 1.7.0.

Release 1.6.1

This release resolves known issues listed in section: Resolved Issues. No new features or enhancements are provided.

Resolved Issues

This stable lists the issues resolved in release 1.6.1.

Release 1.6.0

• Physical Appliance Installation ISO

  An ISO Image is available for existing customers to upgrade their k450/k460 appliance with the k170 software. Refer to the SafeNet NextGen KeySecure Deployment Guide for instructions.

• Multi NIC Support

  Multiple NICs can be configured for Physical and Private Cloud images using the kscfg utility.

  kscfg can only be used to configure interfaces on a Physical Appliance or in a Private Cloud, VMware vSphere, and HyperV etc. It cannot configure interfaces in public clouds, AWS,

  Note

  and Azure etc.

• Downgrade Support

  Downgrade support has been added in release 1.6.0. This means that future releases will be able to downgrade but not to a version earlier than release 1.6.0.

• Backup Encryption Changes

  Beginning with release 1.6.0, backups are encrypted when they are created, rather than when they are downloaded. This is more secure, and simplifies management of backups.

  Note

  During an upgrade, any existing backups are encrypted using the default backup key.

• Backups and Backup Keys Retained

  Backups and Backup Keys are retained, even if a system is reset.

• GUI Backup Support

  Backups and Backup Keys can be managed via the GUI

• Debug File Rotation Improvements

  Debug file rotation has been improved. Debug files are rotated once they reach 1GB in size, and a maximum of 30 files are retained. Additionally, all but the last two debug log files are compressed.

• Local Audit Log Disable

  Logging Audit records to local store (database) can be disabled via the CLI and the API - audit logs are still forwarded to syslog. Clusters that support a large number of transactions should be configured with local audit logging disabled. This significantly reduces cluster wide traffic and disk usage. This is a cluster wide setting and needs to be set on only one node in the cluster. Use the ksctl 'properties' command to disable audit logging.

• ProtectV Support (BETA)

  ProtectV is supported via the CLI, API and GUI. An updated client is required to use ProtectV with the NextGen KeySecure. This is a BETA feature - migration of existing ProtectV clients is not yet supported and certain features may not be available.

• New API Playground (BETA)

  A new API playground is included with improved formatting and performance. This is a BETA feature and in addition to the existing one.

• Multiport Support for NAE Server

  Multiple instances of NAE Server can be instantiated on different ports and network interfaces.

• Key States Support

  Key States support is added over NAE-XML. The key states are compatible with corresponding states on KeySecure Classic.

Release 1.5.0

• Migration for KeySecure Classic

  The NextGen KeySecure now supports importing a backup file from KeySecure Classic (k450, k460 and k450v) to assist users with the upgrade process. All Keys, Users and LDAP connections are imported into NextGen KeySecure. For details, refer to: "SafeNet KeySecure k170v Deployment Guide > Migrating from KeySecure Classic".

• Static IP Configuration

  Static IP can now be set via a command line utility "kscfg". SSH into the system as "ksadmin" and type kscfg net interfaces modify -h command for details.

• Private Cloud Image Disk Size Increase

  The size of the Private Cloud Image Disk was increased from 16 GB to 30 GB. It can also be set to a larger value and will re-size automatically.

  Note

  An encrypted instance cannot be resized.

• NAE and KMIP Certificate Separation

  NAE and KMIP certificates are now separate and can be managed individually.

• Backup Chunking Support

  Very large backup files can be optionally uploaded in chunks to support restart and to work around size limits.

• SEED and ARIA algorithms are now supported.

• ECC algorithm is now supported.

• LDAP Group Support

  Groups from and LDAP connection can be mapped to a local group for authorization control.

• The maximum number of nodes in a cluster has been increased from 6 to 10.

• New Crypto API

  There is a new REST Crypto API for simpler encryption and decryption. Go to the API Playground for details.

• Secret Object Support

  Secret Objects are supported via the KMIP interface. There is also a REST interface for managing text and opaque secrets.

• Support for SafeNet Data Protection On Demand (DPoD) root of trust HSM.

  See https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/encryption/data-protection-on-demand/marketplace/ to sign up for DPoD.

  Refer to DPoD service setup configuration.

Release 1.4.0

New Features and Enhancements

• Added support for SafeNet ProtectFile

  The SafeNet Virtual KeySecure k170 version 1.4.0 extends support for encryption of local file system using SafeNet ProtectFile 8.7.10. This release provides CLI, REST API, and GUI to create and manage the following types of policies:

  • Access Control and Encryption

  • Access Control Only

• Added Alarm support

  • API lists available alarms

  • Alarm events are sent to syslog

  See Alarms for details.

• Added TLS/SSL certificate provisioning for web interface.

• Added a “user friendly” name can now be set for each NextGen KeySecure instance.

• Interface certificates are now automatically issued when a new node joins a cluster.

• “beta” has been removed from the API path; existing applications that use "v1beta" in the API path will continue to work.

Release 1.3.0

• Support for IPv6 configuration

  Added the ability to configure IPv6 to either 'dhcp' or 'auto’ via cloud-init. The default is “auto”.

  Note

  For IPv6 to operate correctly in AWS, this should be changed to “dhcp” in the startup cloud-init script. Refer to the Deployment Guide for details.

• AWS CloudHSM

  Added support for AWS CloudHSM (Cavium).

• Password History Policy

  Added support for Password History Policy that retains the user's password history to prevent users from reusing their previous passwords.

• Hybrid HSM Support

  Although it is the most secure configuration, nodes in a cluster are no longer required to be connected to the same HSM. Each node can be now connected to a different supported HSM partition, or to no HSM. Refer to Hardware Security Module for details and security considerations.

• Support for a “status” API

  There is a new API called services/status that returns the status of the NAE-XML and KMIP interfaces, as well as an overall status. This can be used to determine if system is ready to accept connections.

• New System Defined Groups

  A number of new System Defined Groups are now created by default, which give granular permissions to users. A user must be in one or more of these groups to have access to resources in the system. This is different from previous releases where all users had key access by default. If an upgrade is performed from 1.1.0 or 1.2.0, existing non-admin users must be placed in the “Key Users” group for them to have appropriate access. Refer to Groups for details on these new groups.

• Disk Encryption Performance Improvements

  Encrypting a k170v instance now takes significantly less time. Try it!

• Elliptical Curve Key Support

  The API now supports creation of EC keys. Encryption/Decryption operations coming soon.

• New Deployment Guide

  A Deployment Guide is now available as part of the documentation set, describing how to deploy k170v in various environments.

Release 1.2.0

• Support for Luna HSM HA Groups

  Multiple Luna HSMs can now be configured in an HA group. Updates to the API and CLI support this configuration.

• Initial Password Changes

  The initial admin password now defaults to "admin" and must be changed on first login. A random initial password can be generated optionally - requires a cloud-init configuration, and must be retrieved via SSH.

• Force Password Change

  A user can be forced to change their password on their next login attempt.

• Password Expiration

  An expiration policy can be set for local system passwords. Users will be forced to change their passwords after expiration.

• Updates to Interface Settings

  Various authentication options can be set for the NAE interface. See API documentation for details. GUI support is also added.

• Changes to Key UUID format

  To be compatible with SafeNet KeySecure Classic, the UUID format for Keys has been changed to be a 64-byte string.

• IPv6 Support

  IPv6 addresses will be configured automatically if available.

• NTP Support

  Multiple authenticated NTP servers can be configured via the API, CLI, or GUI.

• Google Compute Support (Preview)

  Google Compute is supported as a preview. Contact Thales Customer Support directly to evaluate a Google Compute image.

• Hyper-V Support

• Configurable root ca (via cloud-init)

• API Support for system Reset and Restart.

• KMIP Register Operation Support

Advisory Notes

This section highlights important issues you should be aware of before deploying the CipherTrust Manager.

System Downgrade

CipherTrust Manager 2.1.0 can be downgraded to 2.0.0. For release-specific upgrade/downgrade information, refer to the release notes for your release.

System Upgrade

Supported Releases

System upgrades have been tested from releases 1.9.x, 1.10.x, and 2.0.0.

To apply a system upgrade

System upgrades are supplied in the form of a signed archive file available from the Support Portal.

1. Before proceeding, ensure there is at least 12 GB of space available (not including the upgrade file).

2. Create and download a backup with corresponding backup key, in case there are any problems.

3. scp the archive file to the CipherTrust Manager:

   $ scp -i <identity_file> <update file name> ksadmin@<ip>:.

4. ssh into the CipherTrust Manager as ksadmin and run the following command:

   $ sudo /opt/keysecure/ks_upgrade.sh -f <~/filename>

The signature of the archive file is verified and the upgrade is applied.

Restoring a Backup from a Previous Version

Restoring a backup from release 1.5.0 or later is supported; however, restoring a newer backup to an older version is never supported.

In-place Cluster Upgrade

A cluster can be upgraded in-place since version 1.9.0. The upgrade is generally limited to one minor version at a time, for example, from 1.9.0 to 1.10.0; from 1.10 to 2.0.0; or from 2.0.0 to 2.1.0. The exception is that you can upgrade directly from 1.10 to 2.1.0. Be aware of the following considerations when performing an in-place cluster upgrade.

• The node being upgraded will be inaccessible during the upgrade. This may be as long at 10 or more minutes. Clients must be able to handle this outage.

• There will be a brief period of time (under 30 seconds) where the database will be locked while upgrading the first node. This affects all nodes at the same time, and some nodes may give error responses during this time.

• All nodes in the cluster should be upgraded as soon as possible - nodes running different version of the firmware will behave differently, potentially causing problems with applications.

To perform an in-place cluster upgrade, do the following:

1. Before doing any upgrade operation, ensure that you have a backup, and that you have downloaded the backup and associated backup key.

2. Ensure all nodes in the cluster are up and operating normally. Resolve any issues (like removing any obsolete nodes) before performing the upgrade.

3. Perform a system upgrade on each node, one at a time. Ensure the upgrade of each node is complete and that the node is operating normally, before proceeding to the next node.

Alternative to In-place Cluster Upgrade

To upgrade a cluster using the cluster remove/rebuild method:

1. On one of the cluster nodes, create and download a backup with corresponding backup key, in case there are any problems.

2. Remove all nodes from the cluster except one.

3. Perform the upgrade on that remaining node.

   1. Ensure there is at least 12 GB of space available (not including the upgrade file) before proceeding.

   2. scp the archive file to the CipherTrust Manager:

      $ scp -i <identity_file> <update file name> ksadmin@<ip>:.
      

   3. SSH into the CipherTrust Manager as ksadmin and run the following command:

      $ sudo /opt/keysecure/ks_upgrade.sh -f <~/filename>
      

   The signature of the archive file is verified and the upgrade is applied.

4. Rebuild the cluster by creating a new cluster on this node.

5. Perform the upgrade on all other removed nodes.

   Note

   If a previously used node is to be re-used, the cluster must first be deleted from that system.

6. Join new instances to the cluster.

Clusters with a Large Number of Transactions

Clusters that support a large number of transactions should have audit logging disabled and only syslog should be used for capturing audit logs. This significantly reduces cluster wide traffic and disk usage. This is a cluster wide setting and needs to be set on only one node in the cluster. Use the ksctl properties command to disable audit logging.

To disable local audit logging

Set the property ENABLE_RECORDS_DB_STORE to false using the ksctl command:

$ ksctl properties modify -n ENABLE_RECORDS_DB_STORE -p false

If configured, Audit logs will be still be sent to a syslog server.

Cluster Synchronization

Correct cluster synchronization relies on all nodes in a cluster having the same time. It is strongly advised to use NTP to set the time in a new node before it joins a cluster. NTP settings are not copied between nodes - they must be set individually for each CipherTrust Manager server.

Protect the ksadmin Private SSH Key

The private SSH key for the ksadmin account is critical to system security and must be carefully protected. Failure to do so could allow an attacker to compromise the system.

TLS/SSL Must be Enabled in a Production System

As it may be useful for troubleshooting, it is possible to disable TLS/SSL for the NAE interface. This will lead to an insecure system. Therefore, TLS/SSL should always be enabled for a production system.

Compatibility

This section documents known compatibility topics to be considered before deploying the CipherTrust Manager.

TLS Compatibility

This table identifies the supported TLS versions for each of the CipherTrust Manager interfaces. The default minimum value reflects the default minimum_tls_version setting. This setting controls the lowest acceptable TLS version allowed for connections to the interface.

Client Platforms

The following client Platforms are supported by the CipherTrust Manager.

CipherTrust Application Data Protection

• ProtectApp JCE: minimum version 8.6.1

• ProtectApp .NET: minimum version 8.11.0

• ProtectApp ICAPI: minimum version 8.10.0

• ProtectApp Oracle TDE: minimum version 8.9.0

• ProtectApp SQL EKM: minimum version 8.3.2

CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager

Minimum version 1.6.3.20532

CipherTrust Database Protection

• ProtectDB Oracle: minimum version 8.8.0

• ProtectDB SQL: minimum version 8.9.0

• ProtectDB DB2: minimum version 8.7.0

• Transformation Utility: minimum version 8.4.3

CipherTrust Transparent Encryption

Minimum version 7.0.0

CipherTrust Transparent Encryption UserSpace

Minimum version 9.0.0

CipherTrust Vaulted Tokenization

• Tokenization Manager: minimum version 8.7.1

• Vaultless Tokenization Manager: minimum version 8.8.0

CipherTrust Batch Data Transformation

Minimum version 2.2.0.2816

CipherTrust Tokenization

Minimum version 2.5.2.19

CipherTrust Teradata Protection

Minimum version 6.4.0.12

ProtectFile

Minimum version 8.10.11

ProtectV

Minimum version 4.7.3

Known Issues

This section lists the issues known to exist in the product at the time of release.

CipherTrust Manager

CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager

CipherTrust Database Protection

CipherTrust Data Discovery and Classification

ProtectFile