Release Notes for Snare Epilog Agent v5.7.0

Owned by Svetlana Sheptiy
Last updated: Jan 27, 2023
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Snare Epilog Agent v5.7.0 was released on 27th January 2023.

Security Updates

  • 3rd party libraries upgraded: 
    • OpenSSL upgraded to version 3.0.7
    • Boost upgraded to version 1.79.0
  • Windows certificate handling was updated to use more secure certificate keys handling method
  • Event Checksum, appended to events if enabled, was changed from MD5 to SHA3-512 hash

Customers, who have event checksum enabled, may need to adjust their event integrity validation tools to use SHA3-512 instead of MD5. 

New Features and Enhancements

  • Self-signed certificates generated by Snare Agent on demand will now be named "Snare Agent"
  • More detailed debug logging for when Snare Service receives a signal from OS

Bug Fixes

  • OS Version is now displayed correctly for Windows 11 on the Agent status page
  • Epilog Installer fixed to respect pre-configured Checksum configuration setting when installing with INF file