Enhancements

This release of the product includes these enhancements.

Enhancements in SMC version 7.0

Enhancement Description
Action options are now configurable in the Inspection Situation Tree Action options can now be configured for situations directly in the inspection policy's Inspection tab where the global inspection situation tree with Permit and Terminate actions are configured.
Blacklist and Whitelist terminologies are not used in customer views The old terminologies "Blacklist" and "Whitelist" are replaced with "Block List" and "Allow List" respectively.
Inspection categories have been renamed Inspection categories have been renamed to provide clear and concise naming convention, and unify the category names for better user experience.
Usability improvements The SMC user interface has been enhanced to provide better user experience. The following are some of the enhancements done in this release:
  • Improved the appearance of SMC user interface.
  • SMC populates both internal and external interfaces while creating a new single firewall.
Enhancement of Backup Task Properties dialog box The Backup Task Properties dialog box has been enhanced to add the following:
  • A custom destination path where the files generated by backup tasks are stored.
  • The log server triggers Script to Execute After the Task script after completing a task.
For more information, see Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Product Guide.
Allow multiple names in domain element You can now set multiple names in the Domain Name network element. For more information, see Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Product Guide.
4096 bit RSA key support for Browser Based User Authentication (BBA) Browser Based User Authentication (BBA) HTTPS settings now support generating 4096 bit RSA key certificate request for the BBA server component.
Policy changes are installed faster for remote NGFW Engines With policy refresh only files with configuration changes are uploaded to the NGFW Engine. Rules alone are now stored on their own configuration file reducing amount of data to be uploaded to NGFW Engine with just a policy change. As result policy refresh for remote engines behind slow throughput Internet connection is faster.

Enhancements in SMC version 7.0.1

Enhancement Description
Block files with SHA256 Forcepoint NGFW allows you to block files based on SHA256 hash using the file SHA256 Hash situation contexts in the inspection policy. For more information, see Knowledge Base article 18551.
Advanced Malware Detection & Protection Sandbox Type The engine uses the Advanced Malware Detection & Protection cloud service for sandbox analysis and file reputation scan.
Note: This is a licensed service which requires a subscription to use.