Tom Sawyer Licensing

Release 2.0.4

Overview

This release updates some third-party libraries and supported operating systems.

New

• None

Improvements

• Fixed vulnerabilities by using new versions of some third-party libraries

System Requirements

• Added support for Apple macOS 12.6
• Added support for Microsoft Windows 11
• Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2019
• Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2022
• Added support for Oracle Linux 8.4
• Added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4
• Dropped support for Apple macOS 10.15
• Dropped support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012
• Dropped support for Microsoft Windows Server 2016
• Dropped support for Oracle Linux 7.4
• Dropped support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6
• Dropped support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and later

Fixes

• Fixed vulnerabilities by using new versions of some third-party libraries

Issues

• The documentation must be opened in Google Chrome.
• The Uninstall utility does not fully remove all directories and files for installations on Windows 10. You can safely delete the remaining directories and files.

Release 2.0.3

Overview

This release updates a supported operating system and includes various quality improvements.

New

• None

Improvements

• Eliminated the auto-launch of the sign-in page after installing Tom Sawyer Licensing
• Improved the user experience for first-time access of the sign-in page
• Added descriptive text to the register page for the administrator user and improved the placement of the password tooltip

System Requirements

• Added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6
• Dropped support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4

Fixes

• None

Issues

• The documentation must be opened in Google Chrome.
• When installing Tom Sawyer Licensing on Microsoft Windows 10, you may receive the following warning: "Windows protected your PC: Windows Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting. Running this app might put your PC at risk." We confirm that our installer is signed with a valid Tom Sawyer Software digital certificate, and you can safely click the "Run anyway" button to install the software.
• The Uninstall utility does not fully remove all directories and files for installations on Windows 10. You can safely delete the remaining directories and files.

Release 2.0.2

Overview

This release updates the supported operating systems and application servers and includes various quality improvements.

New

• None

Improvements

• Improved support for long license names

System Requirements

• Added support for Apple macOS 10.15
• Added support for Apache Tomcat 9
• Added support for OpenJDK 11
• Dropped support for Apple macOS 10.14

Fixes

• Fixed License Server errors that occurred with certain Linux and UNIX network configurations
• Resolved problems when re-adding an invalidated license
• Resolved an exception seen when logging out of the License Dashboard
• Assured that multiple licenses in the same hostpath do not have the same name

Issues

• The documentation must be opened in Google Chrome.
• Due to security setting updates in Apple macOS 10.15, installation of Tom Sawyer Licensing on macOS may not be able to proceed normally. To install Tom Sawyer Licensing, right-click the installer and click Show in Finder when the "can't be opened" dialog displays. Right-click the installer again and click Open when the "can't be opened" dialog redisplays.

Release 2.0.1

Overview

This release includes many enhancements including additional documentation to support Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), an improved license upgrade process to retain users across multiple changes to a license, centralized custom port configuration, simplified logging configuration, and improved support for Microsoft Windows installations. This release also updates the supported operating systems.

New

• None

Improvements

• Updated the documentation for enabling SSL
• Made specifying custom ports easier
• Improved the license upgrade process to retain users across multiple changes to a license
• Improved the license upgrade process to retain existing licenses
• Simplified logging configuration
• Added scripts to start server as an automatic service on Windows, macOS, and Linux
• Added scripts to simplify resetting administrator user credentials
• Upgraded the licensing console dashboard
• Added a newly designed header to the user interface

System Requirements

• Added support for Apple macOS 10.14
• Added support for Oracle Linux 7.4
• Added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4
• Dropped support for Apple macOS 10.13
• Dropped support for Microsoft Windows 7
• Dropped support for Oracle Linux 7.2
• Dropped support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2

Fixes

• Resolved issues related to the download flow process
• Installation now occurs correctly regardless of whether Java is already installed

Issues

• If you currently use Tom Sawyer Licensing, Release 2.0.0, and you update to Tom Sawyer Licensing, Release 2.0.1, any custom port, SSL, or authentication settings will need to be reapplied. If you notice unexpected behavior, contact Support for a resolution.
• If you are upgrading your license server from Tom Sawyer Licensing Version 2.0, you need to uninstall Version 2.0, restart your machine, then install the latest version in the same directory.
• The documentation must be opened in Google Chrome.

Release 2.0.0

Overview

Tom Sawyer Licensing, Release 2.0.0 features a completely new design. New technologies were implemented in order to support a larger number of end users and improved scalability and performance. With a new graphical reporting feature created with Tom Sawyer Perspectives, you can visualize the usage of a license over time, allowing for better management of your end-user community. A redesign of Tom Sawyer Licensing Administration, driven by our customers' feedback, provides better support and an improved user interface.

License usage tracking has been completely renovated with new functionality for end-user management. Now you can better control who uses your Tom Sawyer products by fine tuning product access, such as blocking specific end users or making them permanent. We have also included a powerful Tom Sawyer Perspectives dashboard to help you visualize how your end-user community uses your Tom Sawyer products.

New

• New Licensing Administration console
• Dashboard built with Tom Sawyer Perspectives to visualize product usage
• Ability to block specific end users
• Ability to sort by end-user names
• Ability to make specific end users permanent
• SSL support
• LDAP and Active Directory login support
• Ability to search for specific end users
• Ability to search for specific licenses
• License usage data collection
• End users in use limit warning

Improvements

• Improved logging messages
• Ability to support a large number of end users

System Requirements

• These operating systems have been added:
  • Apple macOS 10.13
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.2
• These operating systems have been dropped:
  • Apple OS X 10.11
  • Apple macOS 10.12
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008
  • Oracle Linux 6.8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
• Added support for JRE 9.0

Fixes

• Fixed problem of blocked end users if the same browser session was used
• Fixed long waiting period for deleted end users
• Fixed grace period validation for offline end users