Kiwi Syslog Server 9.8.

1 Release Notes
Release date: February 15, 2022

These release notes describe the new features, improvements, and fixed issues in Kiwi Syslog Server
9.8.1. They also provide information about upgrades and describe workarounds for known issues.

If you are looking for previous release notes for Kiwi Syslog Server, see Previous Version
documentation.

New features and improvements

Kiwi Syslog Server 9.8.1 offers new features and improvements compared to previous versions of
Kiwi Syslog Server.

New ASLR security support

Kiwi Syslog Server now offers support of the ASLR (address space layout randomization) security
technique. ASLR provides users with an even more secure environment and prevention of exploitative
attacks.

New TLS 1.3 protocol support

Kiwi Syslog Server now offers support of the TLS 1.3 connection protocol for incoming messages.
TLS 1.3 benefits users by providing faster service and reduced latency between connections.

New customer installation

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For information about installing Kiwi Syslog Server, see the Kiwi Syslog Server Installation Guide.

After installation, see the Kiwi Syslog Server Getting Started Guide for implementation and
troubleshooting guidelines. The guide walks you through common configuration tasks to help you get
up and running quickly.

How to upgrade
If you are upgrading from an earlier version, use the Kiwi Syslog Server Upgrade Guide to plan and
implement an upgrade to Kiwi Syslog Server 9.8.1.
Fixed issues in KSS 9.8.1
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KSS 9.8.1 fixes the following issues.

Case Number Description

N/A The issue with users enabling anonymous authentication has been
resolved.
00933027 The issue where Kiwi Syslog Server Web Access throws a status code 500
error while filtering messages with <> tags has been resolved.
00426205 The issue with exporting incomplete settings to .INI files has been
resolved.
00344705 The issue where the Kiwi Syslog Server installer terminates after
unpacking has been resolved.
00056256, 00330427, An issue with emails using HTML that are received as basic text has been
00397060, 00477346, fixed.
00301780, 00056256
00533772, 00616919, An issue with installing Kiwi Syslog Server Web Access due to a missing
00674194, 00773505, DLL has been resolved.
00626150, 00624897,
00937153, 00924894,
00944622
00905736, 00936217, The MIB database has been updated.
00869274, 00897152,
00900551, 00893841,
00893841, 00927293
00884679, 00967338 In Kiwi Syslog Server Web Access, the issue with Account Maintenance
forms only displaying up to 10 users has been resolved.
00923874, 00923874, An issue where an ActiveSkin trial dialogue popup appears after selecting
00937841 a skin has been fixed.
00954730 The issue where Kiwi Syslog Server crashes while setting up a TLS
certificate has been resolved.

End of life
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versions and EoL announcements for all SolarWinds products, see Currently supported software
versions.

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