DAF 5.0 What's New

Platform

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6.0 native WPIM or IIS 5.0 isolation mode support

User Databases

• New user database stores supported: XML, LDAP, Remote DAF Server, NT User DB (SAM), HTTP Server
• Improved performence with ODBC data sources (Multiple connections, Connection pooling, SQL Server optimization...)
• Support of encryption algorythm RC4 and custom (via a private DLL)
• Improved Cache features
• Improved Local Copy features

User Session

• New user properties: number of concurrent accesses allowed and e-mail address
• Connection Time-out support
• Improved IP Filters

HTML Login form

• HTML login form using cookies
• HTML login form using a ID inserted in the URL (cookie free)
• Improved and simplified custom login form creation

ISP

• Configuration datas stored in XML files (one per web site).
• A configuration data set applies to a web site (vs a IP address host name configuration)
• Fast start up (on first demand per site)
• Each site owner can configure alone her/his site protection (no NT administrative rights needed.)
• If allowed by the server NT administrator, site owners may change their DAF configuration via a XML configuration file alone (no NT administrative rights needed.)

Web Farm

• Single sign-on (with limitations)
• Remote User Database server

Abuse protection

• New encryption options available
• Improved IP filtering features (Dictionary attack detection and prevention)
• Improved Concurrent Access Control enable/disable the DAF protection via a web interface

Troubleshooting

• Live log implemented via UDP messages
• New log options available
• Improved error notification by email

Miscelaneous

• New Configuration Tool
• Configuration per IIS Site rather than per IP Addresses and Host names.