Customer Release Notes Available for SafeNet ProtectFile Windows and Linux v8.1

Customer release notes for SafeNet ProtectFile v8.1 for Windows and Linux are now available for download. These are maintenance releases that include the following enhancements:

SafeNet ProtectFile Windows v8.1

  • Network attached storage (NAS) support
  • Full drive encryption support, i.e., D:\ or E:\
  • Microsoft cluster support
  • Access control expanded to include “Encrypt Only” permissions
  • Extended platform support to Windows 2012 R2
  • Other internal product enhancements

Download Customer Release Notes and other information.* 

SafeNet ProtectFile Linux v8.1

  • Ability to prevent rogue administrator access to sensitive data
  • Interoperability between ProtectFile Windows and ProtectFile Linux
  • AES-256 keys for encryption
  • Expanded platform support to Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) 12.04 & 14.04
  • Implementation of Automation Helpers 2.0 migration that improves performance and is common to all variants of Hadoop and Linux
  • Expanded ecosystem to include the following tested and verified integrations: DB2, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, MySQL, MySQL (MariaDB), IBM Hadoop (IBM InfoSphere BigInsights)
  • Other internal product enhancements

Download Customer Release Notes and other information.*

Please review the Advisory Notes and the Resolved and Known Issues sections of the release notes for any limitations and/or restrictions.

*Note: Registered users may access the documents via the SafeNet Support Portal. Should you need assistance logging in, please contact the SafeNet Support team at 800-545-6608 (US customers) or +1 410-931-7520 (International customers).