16.4

NG Firewall 16.4 is a maintenance release with bug fixes and minor enhancements.

Bug Fixes & Updates

Improved reliability of Web Filter with updated Brightcloud daemon.
Added notification mechanism in admin UI to inform user of connectivity and license issues such as the inability to contact the licensing service.
Increased frequency of license update checks to 4 hours when online, and every 10 minutes when offline.
Updated app install behavior when no connection is detected. During initial setup, apps do not install until connectivity is detected.
Fixed - trials were starting when appliance was configured in offline mode. Trials now start when appliance becomes online.
Fixed - passwords for reports users were not successfully updated when edited.
Fixed - OpenVPN 2FA timeout is now configurable. The default behavior now does not have a timeout. The previous timeout was 1 hour.
Fixed - a trial license for the support app was not getting assigned during initial setup.
Fixed - shield feature was not initializing when appliance was configured in offline mode.
Fixed - resolved a clickjacking vulnerability in the admin web UI.
Fixed - IPsec bypass was always applied to tunnels regardless of the IPsec bypass option. Filtering is now applied if the bypass option is disabled.

Known issues:

Backups cannot be restored from prior versions - will be resolved in a patch release.