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What's new in SecureBlackbox 7.0

In this major release we introduced numerous changes and improvements into networking and basic cryptography modules and into PKI, SSH/SFTP, PDF and XML packages. The most significant additions and improvements are listed below. Besides these major additions and improvements we have made many other changes, compatibility improvements and fixes. Complete change list is available in <SecureBlackbox>\changes.txt file (the file is located in the folder, to which you installed SecureBlackbox, and is also available as a separate download from SecureBlackbox web pages).

1. General changes:
   • PKIBlackbox was split into two parts with basic part being included to all packages, and advanced part (see release notes for the list) moved to a separate PKIBlackbox package. PKIBlackbox is available as a separate package or as a part of Transports, Data Security, Standard and Professional packages.
     
     
   • IPv6 address support has been added to the components that include sockets or that operate with IP addresses. Direct support for IPv6 allows easy use of the components in IPv6 networks without necessity to wrap IPv6 packets into IPv4 network.
     
     
   • VCL edition includes official support for Unicode VCL and new IDEs from CodeGear: RAD Studio 2009, Delphi 2009 and C++Builder 2009.
     
     
   • ActiveX edition now includes only controls with new (v6/v7) interfaces. Old interfaces, inherited from SecureBlackbox 5 and before, are not supported by SecureBlackbox 7. See release notes for detailed instructions.
     
     
2. PKI components:
   • Added implementation of GOST family of algorithms (namely R34.10-1994, R34.11-1994, R34.10-2001, 28147-89)
     
     
   • Added support for CRLs to PKCS#12 messages
     
     
   • Operations can be performed in FIPS compliant mode on Windows (in this mode FIPS-certified Windows CryptoAPI modules are used)
     
     
   • Added support for signed TSP requests
     
     
   • PKCS#11 support has been completed to make it possible to use hardware devices for symmetric cryptography. Such support allows more effective use of the hardware modules.
     
     
   • PKCS#11 can now notify the application about token insertion and removal.
     
     
   • CryptoAPI cryptographic provider now supports symmetric algorithms.
     
     
3. SSH and SFTP protocols:
   • Added support for multiline server identification strings
     
     
   • Communication can be performed in FIPS compliant mode on Windows (in this mode FIPS-certified Windows CryptoAPI modules are used)
     
     
   • Improved compatibility with various server and client software and hardware devices.
     
     
4. PDF components:
   • Added AES256 encryption algorithm to the list of symmetric algorithms, supported during cryptographic opreations on PDF files.
     
     
   • Opernations can be performed in FIPS compliant mode on Windows (in this mode FIPS-certified Windows CryptoAPI modules are used)
     
     
5. XML components:
   • Opernations can be performed in FIPS compliant mode on Windows (in this mode FIPS-certified Windows CryptoAPI modules are used)
     
     

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