Security Explorer 6.x Version History (SL2921)

Security Explorer 6.x Version History 

6.6 (with SQL Server Support) (19-Nov-07)

• ENH:Support for managing security on local users and groups

• ENH:Searching for local users

• ENH:Managing and cloning user permissions

• ENH:Resetting passwords, including bulk passord resets

• ENH:Support for managing security for Microsoft SQL Server databases.

• ENH:Copying permissions from one database to another

• ENH:Copying users between databases

• ENH:Cloning database user permissions

• ENH:Backing up and restoring user permissions for SQL Server databases

• ENH:Searching for blank or weak passwords

6.5.1 (07-Aug-07)

• FIX: SharePoint Security now supports restoring if the object has sub-objects

6.5 with SharePoint Support (01-Aug-07)

• ENH: Support for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 07) and Windows SharePoint Services v3 (WSS3)

• ENH: Ability to search, manage and edit SharePoint permissions

• ENH: Support for editing SharePoint users and groups

• ENH: Ability to backup and restore SharePoint permissions

• ENH: NTFS module now supports filtering by search results by whether a folder is protected

• ENH: Services and Tasks module contains extended user activity logging

• ENH: Add support in the list of computers to show if each computer is a workstation or server

• ENH: Options dialog now has enabled by default the option to "highlight workstations and servers when browsing domains"

• ENH: Right-click menu navigation now includes an option to 'Reload current path'

• ENH: Computer lists show whether each is classified as a server or a workstation

• FIX: Task Management module now supports creating local tasks on a domain controller

6.0.1 (12-Mar-07) 

• ENH: The export dialog is now available on the shares module.

• ENH: New "Save Search Results" option added to all modules (missing SXP5 functionality).

• ENH: In the services module, the “Active Service Accounts” dialog no longer includes local user accounts.

• ENH: Restrict the maximum number of errors that we display (5000).

• FIX: Windows Explorer context menus now work correctly for both Windows Vista and 64 bit Windows operating systems.

• FIX: Correctly identify Windows XP 64-bit as workstation instead of a server OS.

• FIX: “Invert results set” option on search tabs did not return results.

• FIX: Ability to add an AD forest, organizational unit or container as a search scope item for the services and tasks modules.

6.0 (29-Jan-07)

• ENH: Modular product to allow for future additional plug-in management modules

• ENH: Re-worked and updated user interface with Outlook 2003-style management scope selection, combining the best UI features of Security and Service Explorer, including enhanced browsing; Search, Result and Browse tabs, Search Scopes, save/load searches, and tree view of all management scopes

• ENH: Caching during browing, performance optimizations, and ability to stop many long operations

• ENH: On XP and Vista, Security Explorer uses the colors from the system Theme

• ENH: Service and Task management included from Service Explorer

• ENH: Licensing model recognizes 2 license types: Server and Workstation licenses. Server licenses allow similar functionality to security Explorer 5 on named, licensed servers. "Workstation" licenses float, and provide similar functionality to Service Explorer 2 on both servers and workstations

• ENH: Detection of broken inheritance in NTFS files and folders, with option to automatically repair

• ENH: SXPRestore.exe command line restores security from backups

• ENH: SXPRevoke.exe command line revokes unknown and deleted NTFS permissions

• ENH: Command line tools now return error codes to help with batch file scripting

• ENH: User descriptions are displayed in Members dialog

• ENH: Backup files and folders but not subfolders (familiar to SXP 4.x users)

• ENH: Type a path to backup (familiar to SXP 4.x users)

• ENH: Print button on Members dialog (familiar to SXP 4.x users)

• ENH: Management of file shares on server clusters

• ENH: Multiple selection of users and groups in search results

• ENH: Properties dialog for services shows advanced options and changes to multiple services

• ENH: Option to show disabled users with a different icon

• ENH: Browse All Users and Groups shows enhanced user properties (familiar to ESR 2.x users)

• ENH: Allow enterprise scopes of the same name for different management types

• ENH: Uses .NET 2.0 run-time environment

• ENH: Free mode gives a limited preview of Security Explorer to workstation users

• ENH: Domain controllers are highlighted when browsing domains

• ENH: Setting a password for Service accounts automatically sets it on all services

• ENH: SXP6 now supports 64 bit operating systems

• ENH: Cluster file shares have been expanded to include functionality to search, clone, backup, restore or manage (i.e. create and delete)

• ENH: Task security module has been enhanced to support tasks refresh and added copy/paste functionality (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V)

• FIX: Invalid pointer error in backup security window

• FIX: Backup Name textbox on Schedule a Backup and Edit Schedule a Backup windows

• FIX: Read-only textboxes on Export Permissions window

• FIX: Owner icon is shown when 'Show Permissions' is unchecked

• FIX: Logon accounts for services now supports changing passwords for the currently logged on user, as well as domain users

• FIX: Minor improvements to services module to enhance workflow when searching and managing services

• FIX: Windows2000 now allows viewing group memberships for non-empty domain groups

• FIX: Several minor items with searching and NTFS share permissions have been resolved, including editing and viewing search scopes

• FIX: Windows Explorer context menus are configurable and off by default in Windows Vista