Page last updated on January 3, 2008
The following is a list of recent changes and improvements made to ScreenSafer/400. Most
changes are made as the direct result of a customer request. If you have changes you would like
to see made to ScreenSafer/400, send E-mail to us by clicking here
Index:
ScreenSafer/400 Updates:
ScreenSafer/400 has now been upgraded so that it will run under the new release of
i5/OS which is coming soon from IBM. This upgrade is NOT available as a PTF and
must be ordered for direct install from CD for current customers. For new customers,
any release level of ScreenSafer/400 starting with release level 3.03 is compatible
with this new OS release from IBM.
Current customers should contact Kisco Information Systems offices to obtain a new
install CD.
Earlier versions of ScreenSafer/400 did not work correctly when the active screen at
timeout event time was a wide screen display. The display session would not be
frozen and a security exposure would end up with the display session.
With this version, Release 3.02, there is limited support for applications that use
wide screen formats of 27 x 132. For this support to work correctly, the user in
question MUST be enrolled with the *BLANK Saver Name. If the user is enrolled with
any other Saver Name, it will not work.
To use this new feature, a new PTF from Kisco Information Systems must be installed or you
must have Release 3.02 of ScreenSafer/400 installed. If you have an earlier version, contact
Kisco to get a copy of the new PTF. The PTF you should request is SFPTF302.
Based on a customer request, we have added an option to let you select an alternate location
on the screen for the password prompt. The alternatives are for a prompt at the center of
the screen (the default) or a prompt at the top left corner of the screen. For certain devices,
having the prompt at the top left corner is desirable.
To use this new feature, a new PTF from Kisco Information Systems must be installed or you
must have Release 3.00 of ScreenSafer/400 installed. If you have an earlier version, contact
Kisco to get a copy of the new PTF. The PTF you should request is SFPTF301.
OS/400 now optionally supports long, complex passwords. When the system password level is set to
two or three, these 128 character passwords can be used. ScreenSafer/400 has been updated to
allow these passwords to be used.
To get this new feature, current customers must request an upgrade install CD for ScreenSafer/400
Release 3.
Several customers expressed their requirement that they have a way to turn the secondary
timeout feature off on their system. We have now implemented an optional feature which
allows this to be done.
To use this new feature, a new PTF from Kisco Information Systems must be installed or you
must have Release 2.06 of ScreenSafer/400 installed. If you have an earlier version, contact
Kisco to get a copy of the new PTF. The PTF you should request is SFPTF207.
At the request of a customer, we have added the ability to end the ScreenSafer/400 background
job on request. This job locks a data area on the system and can interfere with a normal system
backup process. The new commands lets customers stop the background job before starting a
system backup thereby avoiding potential problems.
To use this new feature, a new PTF from Kisco Information Systems must be installed or you
must have Release 2.05 of ScreenSafer/400 installed. If you have an earlier version, contact
Kisco to get a copy of the new PTF. The PTF you should request is SFPTF205.
A new feature has been added to Release 2 of ScreenSafer/400 will force the end of a terminal session
when it has been inactive for a set period of time. The primary use of ScreenSafer/400 is to secure an
inactive terminal session when it has been left inactive for a short period of time. By adding this new
feature, the terminal session will be further protected when it is inadvertently left inactive for a long
period of time.
To use this new feature, a new PTF from Kisco Information Systems must be installed or you
must have Release 2.04 of ScreenSafer/400 installed. If you have an earlier version, contact
Kisco to get a copy of the new PTF. The PTF you should request is SFPTF204.
A new feature has been added to Release 2 of ScreenSafer/400 that allows any terminal operator
to intentionally secure their terminal session on demand. This feature lets someone who is
working with sensitive information disable their terminal session on demand so that they will not
have to wait for the screen timeout to expire before their session is secured.
To use this new feature, a new PTF from Kisco Information Systems must be installed or you
must have Release 2.02 of ScreenSafer/400 installed. If you have an earlier version, contact
Kisco to get a copy of the new PTF. The PTF you should request is SFPTF202.
Once the correct version of ScreenSafer/400 has been installed, you can activate
ScreenSafer/400 security from your terminal session by entering the following six keystrokes:
When you invoke this set of keystrokes, ScreenSafer/400 will immediately take over your
terminal session, rendering the contents unreadable by anyone until you return and unlock the
session using your password.
This new release includes the following features:
Release 2 update available as of July 31, 2002.
Phone: (518) 897-5002 Fax: (518) 897-5003
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ScreenSafer/400 Recent Changes Log
Be sure to include the space between the L' and S' characters. The [SysReq] refers to the key
that the OS/400 System Request function is currently mapped to. On many systems, this is the
Shift-Esc key.
[SysReq]5L S[Enter]
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