Just got this from Ish:
(Edited)
The beta release will be available for download on May 6 at the following links:
- Astaro FTP server: ftp2.astaro.de
- Astaro HTTP server: download2.astaro.de
- via BitTorrent (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bittorrent)
Highlights of the beta release include:
o-- Transparent Firewall Mode
Packets can traverse the firewall without modifying any of the source or destination information in the IP packet header (acting like a layer
2 switch or bridge). There is no need to reconfigure IP space from currently assigned addresses. (Previously a subnet had to be split in at least two different subnets in order to put ASL in between). It is easy to pull a firewall out of the loop to diagnose network problems and to accurately map problem IP addresses.
o-- Time-Based Packet Filter and Surf Protection Configuration
You can apply configuration options for packet and URL filters for specified time periods. For example, you can enable a set of firewall rules that allows a specific group access to specific servers only on Monday through Friday, from 8:00AM to 5:00PM.
o-- Support for the Linux Kernel 2.6
Astaro Security Linux V6 utilizes the new Linux kernel 2.6. Benefits
include:
- Support for S-ATA disks
- Increased performance for multithreaded applications (e.g. the content filter) via use of new thread library and support of Hyper-Threading Technology. This enables a single physical processor to execute two or more separate code streams (threads) concurrently.
- Support of new hardware and new devices
o-- Policy-Based Routing
Traffic can be forwarded and routed based on source IP address, source port and destination port (in addition to normal routing, which is based on the destination IP address). With this feature traffic can be spread over multiple Internet uplinks to improve application performance, improve the use of bandwidth, and control costs.
o-- SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) Proxy
The SIP Proxy increases flexibility, security and performance when supporting Voice over IP (VoIP) communications. SIP software clients (like kphone, xlite) and SIP hardware clients (Voice over IP phones which are SIP-compatible, such as those from Cisco, Grandstream or
Snom) can work behind an IP masquerading firewall or NAT router.
o-- Anomaly-Based Intrusion Protection
Increased protection against "zero-day-attacks" (malicious threats that attack enterprise networks before signatures have been developed). To guard against these early attacks, Astaro Security Linux analyzes the behavior of "normal" traffic and identifies anomalies that indicate a possible new attack, for example, new services, previously unseen hosts, and unusual amounts of traffic.
Limitations
With the provided Beta there will be some limitations as well as some features missing. A detailed list will be included in the provided release. With the beta release there will be no manual and online help finalized.
HW requirements
Astaro minimum recommendation for V6 Beta installations:
Intel Pentium III 900 MHz, 256MB RAM, 10 GB hard disk drive and above.
Best performance results running on:
Dual Xeon or Athlon, 512MB/1GB RAM, 10 GB SCSI hard disk drive and above.
Resources and Links
During V6 Beta phase the latest release of the beta software will be available at the download links listed above.
A hardware compatibility list and a known issues list for the beta release will be available at:
http://docs.astaro.org
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