[Infrastructures] ISconf 4.2.8: HMAC

[Steve Traugott]

Hi All,

I've posted ISconf 4.2.8 as the latest stable release:

    http://trac.t7a.org/isconf/pub/isconf-4.2.8.201.tar.gz

This version includes HMAC authentication of all messages on the wire.
It's still UDP-based, but has fine-grained controls over network
topology, multiple subnets, shutting off broadcast, and so on.  See
the man page for how to use all of this.  For detailed information of
what's changed, this query will give you the timeline of bugs and
fixes back to the previous stable release:

    http://trac.t7a.org/isconf/timeline?from=12%2F08%2F05&daysback=90&ticket=on&changeset=on&milestone=on

The 4.3.1 work, starting now, will focus on the TCP mesh code.  This
will give us the ability to retire UDP, simplify firewall rules, and
provides the foundation we'll need later for reporting, asset
management, and monitoring.  Look for 4.3.2 as the stable release of
this next version.  For the long-term roadmap, see:

    http://trac.t7a.org/isconf/roadmap

I'm completely sure that there are bugs which will need to be fixed in
the 4.2.8 series -- while this version passes regression tests across
several test nodes, I don't yet have large-scale test cases built
(working on this, using Xen; should be in place before 4.3.2).  Please
beat up on it and let me know what you find.

Thanks,

Steve
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Stephen G. Traugott  (KG6HDQ)
UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC
stevegt@TerraLuna.Org 
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