NetIQ VigilEnt Policy Center

Version 5.6 Service Pack 5

Release Notes

Date Published: May 2013
 

 

What's New?

System Requirements

Installing This Version

Verifying the Service Pack Installation

Known Issues

Additions to Documentation

Previous Releases

Contact Information

Legal Notice

 

 

This service pack improves usability and resolves several previous issues. Many of these improvements were made in direct response to suggestions from our customers. We thank you for your time and valuable input. We hope you continue to help us ensure our products meet all your needs. You can post feedback in the VigilEnt Policy Center forum on Qmunity, our community Web site that also includes product notifications, blogs, and product user groups.

For more information about this release and for the latest release notes, see the VigilEnt Policy Center Documentation Web site. To download this product, see the VigilEnt Policy Center Product Upgrades Web site.

What's New?

The following section outlines the key features and functions provided by this version, as well as issues resolved in this release.

Enhancements and Software Fixes

This VigilEnt Policy Center service pack includes software fixes that resolve several previous issues.

For the list of software fixes and enhancements in previous releases, see Previous Releases.

Includes VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 1 and Hotfixes 72390 and 72258

This service pack includes the enhancements and fixes in VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 1, including Hotfix 72390 and Hotfix 72258. For more information, see Previous Releases.

Includes VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 2 and Hotfix 73354

This service pack includes the enhancements and fixes in VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 2 and Hotfix 73354. For more information, see Previous Releases.

Includes VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 3

This service pack includes the enhancements and fixes in VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 3. For more information, see Previous Releases.

Includes VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 4

This service pack includes the enhancements and fixes in VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 4. For more information, see Previous Releases.

Denying Manage Folder Permissions Still Allows Subfolder Creation

Permissions for adding documents to a folder are now separate from other folder management operations. Users without Manage Folders permissions can no longer change the names of folders or create or delete subfolders. (ENG258922)

Deleting an Incident History Deletes the Entire Incident

Administrators can now delete an incident history inside an incident report without VigilEnt Policy Center deleting the entire incident. (ENG324166)

Apache Tomcat Error 5.5.9 When Trying to Send an Email from a Report

VigilEnt Policy Center now allows administrators to send emails to multiple users from the Combination Exception - Compliance report without errors. (ENG274274)

License Count Does Not Increment Properly

VigilEnt Policy Center now corrects calculates license usage. (ENG251437)

Dashboard Combination Reports Do Not Finish Running

Dashboard combination reports for policies and quizzes now complete successfully as expected. (ENG326546)

Using Styles With HTML Documents in Internet Explorer 9

If you create a new HTML document using the VigilEnt Policy Center HTML editor in Internet Explorer 9, you can now change the formatting of text using the drop-down style list in the browser. (ENG324958)

Dashboard Reports Do Not Display Correct User Count In Some Versions of VigilEnt Policy Center

Dashboard reports now show the correct number of users for policies created in any version of VigilEnt Policy Center. (ENG324099)

Incident Report Start and End Date Are Auto-Populating in DD\MM\YY Format

VigilEnt Policy Center now formats Incident reports in the standard US MM\DD\YY format by default. (ENG310516)

Synchronizing With LDAP Does Not Work

VigilEnt Policy Center now synchronizes properly with LDAP. (ENG304442)

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System Requirements

This service pack is a complete installation and can be installed without any previous version of NetIQ VigilEnt Policy Center installed. You can also upgrade to this version of VigilEnt Policy Center from any of the following versions:

  • VigilEnt Policy Center 5.5 with Service Pack 2
  • VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6
  • VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 with Hotfix 72390 or Hotfix 72258
  • VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 with Service Pack 1
  • VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 with Service Pack 2, with or without Hotfix 73354
  • VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 with Service Pack 3
  • VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 with Service Pack 4

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Installing This Version

Complete the following steps to install VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 5.

To install this version:

  1. Log on to the VigilEnt Policy Center computer with a local administrator account.
  2. Run the Setup.exe file.
  3. Follow the instructions in the wizard until you have finished installing the service pack.
  4. If you want to execute the database cleanup script that is included in this service pack, complete the following steps:

    5. Notes

    • If you are installing this service pack as a completely new installation or in a new installation of VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6, you do not need to run this database cleanup script. The script is intended only for existing customers whose database may require some cleanup.
    • The database cleanup script typically needs to be executed only once. For example, if you installed VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 2 or later and then ran the cleanup script, you should not need to run the cleanup script again. For more information about the cleanup script, see Includes Database Cleanup Script.

    1. Ensure that you are logged on to the VigilEnt Policy Center computer with the same account that you used to install the service pack.
    2. Stop the VigilEnt Policy Center services.
    3. Start SQL Server Management Studio and execute the following SQL script:
      VPC Installation Path\database\cleanup\VPCSP2Cleanup_Script.sql
    4. Start the VigilEnt Policy Center services.

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Verifying the Service Pack Installation

Complete the following steps to verify that the service pack installation was successful.

To check the installed service pack version:

  1. Log on to the VigilEnt Policy Center computer with a local administrator account.
  2. Log on to the Administration Site.
  3. On the Home page under System Info, verify that the Version field displays 5.6 SP5.

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Known Issues

NetIQ Corporation strives to ensure our products provide quality solutions for your enterprise software needs. The following issues are currently being researched. If you need further assistance with any issue, please contact Technical Support.

Data Is Not Synchronized Over an SSL Connection to an LDAP Server

When trying to synchronize an external VigilEnt Policy Center repository over a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection to an LDAP server, no data is synchronized. The VPCSyncDebug Log reports errors, indicating that VigilEnt Policy Center is unable to access the socket. (ENG299149)

If you want to use the SSL option and the Active Directory server is correctly configured with SSL, import the certificate to VigilEnt Policy Server as described in the following procedure. This procedure is required only once per VigilEnt Policy Server installation. If you have different certificates for different Active Directory servers, import each certificate to VigilEnt Policy Server. If you change domain controllers, you do not need to import the Active Directory certificate unless the certificate has changed.

To synchronize an external repository with the VigilEnt Policy Center server using an SSL LDAP configuration:

  1. (Conditional) If the Active Directory server already has a Certificate Authority (CA), it is not necessary to create a new one. Go to step 4, but instead of using client.crt as the example does, use the Active Directory CA.
  2. (Conditional) If the Active Directory server that will be synchronized does not already have a Certificate Authority (CA), create a CA on the Active Directory server.
  3. Once the CA is created, export it as follows:
    1. Open a command prompt with administrator permissions, and set the path to the location where the CA will be saved. For example, C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\test.
    2. Execute the following command: certutil -ca.cert client.crt
    3. Verify that the folder contains a CA named client.crt.
  4. Copy the client.crt CA.
  5. Go to the VigilEnt Policy Center server and paste the CA client.crt. (For example, C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\test\client.crt)
  6. To import the CA, open a command prompt and execute the following command:

    7. C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\test>"%JAVA_HOME%/bin/keytool" -import -file client.crt –keystore "%JAVA_HOME%/lib/security/cacerts" -alias adserv

    Note
    JAVA_HOME is a environmental variable that was created in System Properties > Advanced > Environmental Variables > System Variables. JAVA_HOME = C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6. When you create this variable, verify the path of the Java installation.

  7. Enter the keystore password and press Enter. By default, the password is changeit.
  8. At the prompt to trust the certificate, select Yes and press Enter. The following message appears: Certificate was added to keystore.
  9. Restart the VigilEnt Policy Center Service.
  10. Open the VigilEnt Policy Center Administration Site.
  11. On the Repository tab, click Add Repository to synchronize the external repository that has the same CA that you imported to the VPC server computer.
  12. In the LDAP configuration area:
    1. Select the Use SSL check box.
    2. In the LDAP URL field, specify ldaps://IP or name:636 (for example, ldaps://10.31.176.69:636).
  13. Synchronize the external repository.

Audit Log Not Displaying Double-Byte Languages Properly

A known issue existed in VigilEnt Policy Center 5.5 where the audit log did not display special characters and double-byte languages properly. VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 includes a conversion utility that provides special support features for these languages. This utility creates a backup of the audit log and then converts the existing audit log text from unicode to UTF 8. The utility affects only the current vpc-audit.log and vpcDebug.log files and does not apply to the daily backups. For more information about running the converter utility, see NETIQKB72158. (ENG284358, ENG283215)

Note
To resolve the double-byte language issue, immediately after you upgrade to VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6, you must run the converter utility on the same day. If you do not run the utility on the day of the upgrade, data for that day will display special characters incorrectly. The utility takes a day to start working properly after you upgrade, but you can run a command to collect data correctly for that one missing day. If you are not using double-byte languages in your VigilEnt Policy Center environment or if you are installing VigilEnt Policy Center for the first time, you do not need to run this utility.

Sorting of Documents on User Site

Selecting the Published Date option for sorting of documents on the User Site does not result in consistent sorting of documents on the User Site. Policies are sorted based on the Published Date field, but quizzes are sorted based on the Last Modified Date.

Enabling Sync Logging Before Synchronizing Does Not Update Sync Log

If you upgrade to VigilEnt Policy Center 5.5 Service Pack 2 from Service Pack 1 and synchronize the repository, and then enable sync logging and synchronize the repository again, VigilEnt Policy Center does not register the updated information in the sync log. The sync itself is unaffected. To register the newly synchronized information in the log, restart the VigilEnt Policy Center service.

Searching for Text in Tables

When searching for text in VigilEnt Policy Center, if the text for which you are searching is in a table, the search does not find the specified text. (DOC246741)

Tutorial References to User Site Linking Outdated

User Site linking has been modified for this release. The references to User Site linking in the tutorials describe how the functionality worked in a previous release. (DOC239758)

Using Anonymous Bind

If you want to use Anonymous Bind to attach to your repository, you must configure your LDAP server to allow anonymous queries. In addition, your user and group objects must have anonymous permission. (DOC220007)

Uploading Images When Using Netscape 7.1

Using Netscape 7.1, you cannot upload an image when editing an HTML policy document. (ENG218943)

Issues With Displaying or Reporting Results

Inaccurate Results During Extended Processing
The message "Processing, please wait" may not appear when VigilEnt Policy Center performs some processes for more than three seconds per page. If you continue to use VigilEnt Policy Center before completing the process, you may receive inaccurate results. To work around this issue, perform the activity again, this time waiting for a longer period of time before continuing to use VigilEnt Policy Center. (ENG218357)
Cancelled Changes Saved in Access Control Logs
The Cancel button on the By User tab on the ACL page actually saves your changes. To work around this issue, manually update the information, click Save, and then verify that VigilEnt Policy Center displays the appropriate information. (DOC217220)
Additional Access with Add Incident Report Permission
Users who have the Add Incident Report permission also have the ability to view, change, and delete incident reports. (DOC219541)
Importing HTML Documents Imported from Microsoft Word
Vector Markup Language (VML) is not supported in the HTML editor. To import HTML documents from Microsoft Word, save them as "Web Page, Filtered (*.htm, *.html)" prior to importing them into VigilEnt Policy Center. (DOC210600)
Error Message When Closing a Root Folder
VigilEnt Policy Center displays an error message when you close a root folder. You can work around this issue by leaving the root folder open when managing your folders. (ENG209447)
Deleted Characters in Exported Incident Reports
When exporting incident reports, VigilEnt Policy Center deletes commas (,), double quotation marks ("), and semi-colons (;). You can work around this issue by creating incident reports that do not include these characters. (ENG194487)
Document Sorting and Display on the User Site
The Publish Date document sort option sorts according to the published date only for published documents. Because documents in the Review state do not have publish dates, VigilEnt Policy Center sorts these documents based on the date of the last update. A quiz does not have a publish date and therefore VigilEnt Policy Center sorts quizzes based on the last modified date. (DOC218944)
Document Search Limitation on the User Site
If you search on the User Site for a document containing a semi-colon (;) in the title, the search feature returns any found documents, but then cannot search for another document. You can work around this issue by removing the semi-colon from the search phrase. (DOC219894)

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Additions to Documentation

Supported Products

The VigilEnt Policy Center documentation contains a number of topics that refer to older versions of third-party software that are no longer supported in this release. In addition, the documentation has not been updated to include newer versions that are now supported.

VigilEnt Policy Center no longer supports the following versions:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express
  • Netscape 7.0
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.0 through 3.0

This release includes support for the following versions:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 9
  • Mozilla Firefox 4.0
  • Mozilla Firefox 5.0
  • Mozilla Firefox 6.0

VigilEnt Policy Center also supports the following versions of Java:

  • Java 7 Update 5 to Update 17
  • Java 6 Update 11 to Update 43. (Java 6 Update 11 is installed with VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6.)

Note
Java 7 is supported only with VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 3 or later versions. Installing Java 7 after installing one of these VigilEnt Policy Center versions can cause an issue where the VPC Service fails to start. For more information about this issue and its workarounds, see NetIQ Knowledge Base article NETIQKB7011358. This issue does not occur with VPC 5.6 SP4 or SP5 and Java 7 in Windows Server 2012 environments.

For the most recent information about third-party software requirements, see the VigilEnt Policy Center Supported Versions page at https://www.netiq.com/support/vpc/supportedproducts/default.asp.

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Previous Releases

This service pack also includes enhancements added in VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 1, Hotfix 72390, Hotfix 72258, VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 2, Hotfix 73354, VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 3, and VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 4.

VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 1

VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 1 includes the following enhancements and resolved issues.

Resolves a Cross-Site Scripting Issue

VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 1 addresses a cross-site scripting issue that allowed users to execute malicious code on the VigilEnt Policy Center Administration Site or User Site. VigilEnt Policy Center now includes a filter for both sites that detects user attempts to introduce malicious code in any text entry field. When the filter detects malicious code, VigilEnt Policy Center forces the user to log out of the site and displays the login page again.

The filter no longer allows the use of angle brackets (<>) in either the title or the properties of a policy document, whether you are creating or importing a document. If you try to enter new data containing angle brackets in any field, VigilEnt Policy Center will log you out of the site. In addition, if you are using the VPC Policy Editor to create a new .xml policy document and you introduce angle brackets anywhere in the document, including the body of the document, VigilEnt Policy Center will log you out of the site. However, you can still use angle brackets within the body of a policy document that is in .doc, .html, or .pdf format.

If you have existing custom properties containing angle brackets in your VigilEnt Policy Center environment, after you apply this service pack you will be able to continue creating and working with policies in any format, including .xml files in the VPC Policy Editor. However, if you attempt to edit or add anything to an existing custom property containing angle brackets, such as a detailed description, VigilEnt Policy Center will require you to modify the custom property so it no longer contains angle brackets. Similarly, if you attempt to add a new value containing angle brackets for a custom property, even if the custom property name already includes angle brackets, VigilEnt Policy Center will log you out of the site.

VigilEnt Policy Center logs events for attempts to execute malicious code in the vpcDebug.log file, using wording similar to the following: (ENG292411)

2010-09-16 13:26:16,890:FATAL malicious code execution was attempted: text of script detected (pentasafe.util.XSSfilter [http-8080-Processor25])

Note
You cannot disable this kind of log message.

Includes Hotfix 72390

VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Hotfix 72390 resolves an issue where VigilEnt Policy Center displayed an error when customers tried to upload new policy documents. This issue occurred in VigilEnt Policy Center environments where customers had installed Java 6 Update 20. After you apply this hotfix, VigilEnt Policy Center allows you to upload policy documents without errors. (ENG290115)

Includes Hotfix 72258

VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Hotfix 72258 resolves the following issues and provides the following enhancements:

  • Resolves an issue with Incident Reporting. Before you apply this hotfix, when an anonymous user submits an Incident Report, VigilEnt Policy Center identifies that user by name and IP address in the audit log and event log. After you apply this hotfix, the audit log and event log do not provide any identifiable information for an anonymous user who submits an Incident Report. (ENG286680)
  • Resolves an upgrade issue. Before you apply this hotfix, when you upgrade your environment to VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6, the product displays descriptions of old Incident Reports submitted before the upgrade as if they were encrypted, though new Incident Reports are correctly displayed. After you apply this hotfix, VigilEnt Policy Center displays all Incident Reports correctly. (ENG287811)
  • Provides enhancements to the Phone Number and Fax fields on the Incident Reporting window. After you apply this hotfix, you can enter a greater number of characters in these fields than previously allowed. In addition to standard numbers (such as 1, 2, or 3), you can use special characters such as the following: period (.), parentheses, space, forward slash (/), plus sign (+), letters, hyphen (-), asterisk (*), pound sign (#), or tilde (~). If you have any other international symbols available on your phone, you can enter them in these fields also. (ENG276468)

VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 2

VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 2 includes the following enhancements and resolved issues.

Disables Cross-Site Scripting Filter by Default and Adds Option to Enable

With this service pack, the cross-site scripting filter that was added in VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 1 is now disabled by default, but you have the option to enable it any time on the Administration Site and the User Site as needed for your environment. Cross-site scripting is a type of computer security vulnerability typically found in Web applications that enables attackers to inject client-side script into Web pages viewed by other users. A cross-site scripting vulnerability may be used by malicious users to bypass access controls such as the same origin policy.

You can replace the default web.xml configuration file to enable or disable the cross-site scripting filter in your environment. (ENG292411, ENG312239, ENG313570)

To enable or disable the cross-site scripting filter:

  1. If you want to enable the cross-site scripting filter on the User Site, complete the following steps:
    1. Log on to the VigilEnt Policy Center computer with a local administrator account.
    2. Copy the VPC Installation Path\xss\policy\web_xss_enable.xml file to VPC Installation Path\server\webapps\policy\WEB-INF\web.xml.
    3. Change the web_xss_enable.xml file name to web.xml to replace the old web.xml configuration file.
    4. Restart the VigilEnt Policy Center services.
  2. If you want to disable the cross-site scripting filter on the User Site, complete the following steps:
    1. Log on to the VigilEnt Policy Center computer with a local administrator account.
    2. Copy the VPC Installation Path\xss\policy\web_xss_disable.xml file to VPC Installation Path\server\webapps\policy\WEB-INF\web.xml.
    3. Change the web_xss_disable.xml file name to web.xml to replace the old web.xml configuration file.
    4. Restart the VigilEnt Policy Center services.
  3. If you want to enable the cross-site scripting filter on the Administration Site, complete the following steps:
    1. Log on to the VigilEnt Policy Center computer with a local administrator account.
    2. Copy the VPC Installation Path\xss\VpcAdmin\web_xss_enable.xml file to VPC Installation Path\server\webapps\VpcAdmin\WEB-INF\web.xml.
    3. Change the web_xss_enable.xml file name to web.xml to replace the old web.xml configuration file.
    4. Restart the VigilEnt Policy Center services.
  4. If you want to disable the cross-site scripting filter on the Administration Site, complete the following steps:
    1. Log on to the VigilEnt Policy Center computer with a local administrator account.
    2. Copy the VPC Installation Path\xss\VpcAdmin\web_xss_disable.xml file to VPC Installation Path\server\webapps\VpcAdmin\WEB-INF\web.xml.
    3. Change the web_xss_disable.xml file name to web.xml to replace the old web.xml configuration file.
    4. Restart the VigilEnt Policy Center services.

Includes Database Cleanup Script

This service pack includes a SQL database cleanup script to ensure that all existing users have the documents that they have read correctly assigned to them in the VigilEnt Policy Center database. The script also cleans up unused privileges of deleted groups, ensuring that groups are correctly assigned to documents and preventing errors when displaying documents to users. This script is saved to the VigilEnt Policy Center computer when you install the service pack, but is not automatically executed. If you have a small database or the documents in your database are already correctly assigned to users, the script will take a short time to execute. However, if your database is large, the script could take up to five hours to execute. You should first install the service pack and then run the script at night or another convenient time when users do not need access to VigilEnt Policy Center. For more information about running the database cleanup script, see Installing This Version. (ENG303729)

Note
If you are installing this service pack in a new installation of VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6, you do not need to run this database cleanup script. The script is intended only for existing customers whose database may require some cleanup.

Adds New Quizzing Web Service

This service pack adds a new quizzing capability in the Web Services area. For more information, see the VigilEnt Policy Center Web Services Guide. (ENG300493)

Adds New Incident Reporting Web Service

This service pack adds a new incident reporting capability in the Web Services area. For more information, see the VigilEnt Policy Center Web Services Guide. (ENG300733)

Resolves Performance Issues

This service pack resolves various performance issues with the Administration Site, the User Site, and Web Services. (ENG302661, ENG304041, ENG311266, ENG311310, ENG311411)

Resolves an Issue With Duplicate Links to Policies

This service pack resolves a issue where VigilEnt Policy Center was displaying duplicate links to policies following the application of a performance fix. (ENG309775)

Resolves an Issue With Missing Report Dates

This service pack resolves an issue where a published report on a policy that had been read prior to the last repository sync was missing the report date after the repository sync. (ENG303729)

Resolves an Issue With Editing ACLs

This service pack resolves an issue where existing access control lists (ACLs) could not be edited on the Administration Site, though new ACLs could be created. (ENG305138)

Resolves an Issue With Users Without Appropriate Permissions Seeing Policies

This service pack resolves an issue where, following the application of a performance fix, users were able to see the names of policies for which they did not have ACL permissions, though they were not able to actually open the policies. (ENG308524)

Resolves an Issue With Reported Number of Seats Occupied

This service pack resolves an issue where VigilEnt Policy Center was not accurately reporting the number of seats occupied for use of the product in a customer environment. (ENG309778)

Resolves a Search Issue on the Administration Site

This service pack resolves an issue where the Search function on the Administration Site did not return all expected results. (ENG300335)

Resolves an Issue With Editing From and To Dates for Policies

This service pack resolves an issue where the Available From and Available To dates could not be edited on the Edit Properties page for policies on the Administration Site. (ENG306434)

Resolves an Issue With Repository Sync

This service pack resolves an issue where the VigilEnt Policy Center repository was unable to perform a successful Active Directory sync. (ENG309517)

Resolves an Issue With Creating Quizzes

This service pack resolves an issue where VigilEnt Policy Center was unable to create a quiz or add a new question to a quiz after the custom property Contributors was deleted and another new custom property was created. (ENG313356)

Resolves an Issue With Missing Rows in Exported Reports

This service pack resolves an issue where exporting reports to Microsoft Excel resulted in missing rows in the exported report. (ENG313626)

VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 3

VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 3 includes the following enhancements and resolved issues.

Includes VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 1 and Hotfixes 72390 and 72258

This service pack includes the enhancements and fixes in VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 1, including Hotfix 72390 and Hotfix 72258. For more information, see VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 1.

Includes VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 2

This service pack includes the enhancements and fixes in VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 2. For more information, see VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 2.

Includes VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 2 Hotfix 73354

This service pack includes the enhancements and fixes in VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 2 Hotfix 73354. Hotfix 73354 resolves an issue where the Microsoft Word policy editor in VigilEnt Policy Center was unable to read, create, or edit Microsoft Word 2010 documents. (ENG299150)

Adds Option to Enable Display of Unpassed Quizzes on User Site Home Page

This service pack adds the option for administrators to enable the display of the Quizzes Not Passed section on the User Site home page. This option is disabled by default.

To enable this option:

  1. On the Administration Site, navigate to the Administration > User Site > Privileges tab.
  2. Select the Display unpassed quizzes section option.
  3. Click Update.

When you enable this option, the User Site home page displays the Quizzes Not Passed section for each user. This section lists all quizzes that the user took but did not pass, and also displays the user top score (based on the configuration of the Privilege tab).

Adds Horizontal Scroll Bar Where Policy Names Are Displayed

This service pack includes a new horizontal scroll bar where policy names are displayed on the Administration Site. Users who have the appropriate permissions over ACLs can now more easily view the full names of policies, quizzes, and news documents.

Published Documents Are Very Slow to Load for Power Users

When users who are members of the Power User's role login to the Admin site and load the Published documents, the list now loads quickly as expected. (ENG318549)

Default ACL Is Not Assigned to New Documents in New Installation

In a new VigilEnt Policy Center installation, when you set up a new ACL and configure it to apply to all new documents by default, VigilEnt Policy Center now correctly assigns this ACL to all new documents. (ENG277788)

My Documents Page Displays the Last Score Obtained Instead of the Top Score

On the My documents page, VigilEnt Policy Center now correctly displays the top score per quiz rather than the most recent score per quiz. (ENG319614)

VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 4

VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 4 includes the following enhancements and resolved issues.

Includes VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 1 and Hotfixes 72390 and 72258

This service pack includes the enhancements and fixes in VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 1, including Hotfix 72390 and Hotfix 72258. For more information, see VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 1.

Includes VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 2

This service pack includes the enhancements and fixes in VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 2. For more information, see VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 2.

Includes VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 3

This service pack includes the enhancements and fixes in VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 3. For more information, see VigilEnt Policy Center 5.6 Service Pack 3.

Adds Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012

This service pack adds support for the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system.

Adds Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2012

This service pack adds support for the VigilEnt Policy Center database running on Microsoft SQL Server 2012.

Adds Support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 9

This service pack adds support for the Internet Explorer 9 browser on the Administration Site and the User Site.

User Site URL Allows Access to Local File System

VigilEnt Policy Center no longer allows malicious users to gain access to the local file system or perform other malicious actions by modifying the User Site URL. (ENG324488)

Document Editor Does Not Release File Lock

When a policy document is opened and edited on the User Site, the Microsoft Word document editor now releases the file lock when the document is closed, allowing other users to open that document. (ENG321985)

Users with Passwords Longer Than 20 Characters Cannot Log In

The maximum number of characters that VigilEnt Policy Center allows for user passwords has been increased, so users can now log in with passwords containing up to 120 characters. (ENG314852)

Not All Incident Types Are Displayed

When you create a large number of incident types and add them to an Incident administrator, VigilEnt Policy Center now displays them all as expected under the administrator's responsibilities. (ENG295808)

Unable to Migrate User Data

VigilEnt Policy Center now successfully migrates compliance and ACL data for existing users to new user accounts. (ENG321566)

Pressing Enter Does Not Display Search Results

When you perform a search for policies on the User Site, VigilEnt Policy Center now displays search results as expected whether you press Enter or click Go in Internet Explorer. (ENG289379)

Available Documents and Selected Documents Lists Not Wide Enough

The width of the Available Documents and Selected Documents lists has been increased so these lists now display the full title of documents. (ENG322740)

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