System information

C613-10501-01-REV B Software Release Note AlliedWare Plus Version 5.3.4-0.1 5
Strong Passwords
This feature enables the implementation of a high security password policy that can control
password definition, password expiry date, and account lockout options upon login failure.
This feature introduces new commands that use the password security rules to specify a
password lifetime, either to force a user to change an expired password at the next login, or to
specify that a user is not allowed to login with an expired password, set the number of previous
passwords unable to be reused, and specify password minimum length and categories.
BGP Authentication
This feature enables the receipt of selected routing information, enhancing the security of
network traffic. When BGP authentication is enabled on a peer, the peer verifies the packet it
receives by exchanging a password that is configured on both sending and receiving peers.
SDHC Support
This release supports the use of both SD cards and SDHC cards to upload and backup files.
RIP, RIPng, OSPF, BGP Graceful Reset and Graceful Restart
The graceful restart feature for RIP, RIPng, OSPF, and BGP session reset is used so that any
changes in network configuration do not affect packet forwarding. Using RIP, RIPng, OSPF, and
BGP graceful restart and graceful reset, the switch can continue to process and forward packets
even after failover without traffic loss.