Using the vpn client, New features in release 4.0.5, Mutual group authentication – ISEKI CISCO SYSTEMS OL-5450-10 User Manual

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Release Notes for VPN Client, Release 4.0 through Release 4.0.5.D

OL-5450-10

New Features in Release 4.0.5

Using the VPN Client

To use the VPN Client, you need:

Direct network connection (cable or DSL modem and network
adapter/interface card), or

Internal or external modem, and

To connect using a digital certificate for authentication, you need a digital
certificate signed by one of the following Certificate Authorities (CAs)
installed on your PC:

Baltimore Technologies (www.baltimoretechnologies.com)

Entrust Technologies (www.entrust.com)

Netscape (www.netscape.com)

Verisign, Inc. (www.verisign.com)

Microsoft Certificate Services — Windows 2000

A digital certificate stored on a smart card. The VPN Client supports
smart cards via the MS CAPI Interface.

New Features in Release 4.0.5

Release 4.0.5 of the VPN Client software includes the following new features.

Mutual Group Authentication

Note

This feature addresses a VPN Client group password vulnerability identified in
the following Security Notice: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk583/tk372/
technologies_security_notice09186a0080215981.html (CSCed41329).

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