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MessageWay Web Client Maintenance Release

Maintenance Release Name:     mwweb-6.1.0-win32

Release date:    February 25, 2022

Prerequisite:     MessageWay 6.1.0 mr03 or later

Obsoletes Maintenance Releases : all prior maintenance releases.

Files:  This maintenance release contains the files listed below:

  Files contained in this Maintenance Release package,  mwweb-6.1.0-win32-install.zip:

    mwweb-6.1.0-win32-install.exe Install program
    MessageWay Web Client Installation and Configuration.pdf Web Client documentation
    DeleteWebClientServices.bat  To remove MR04 services
    Custom Branding Backups Pre-6.1.0 Web Client on Windows.pdf  KB Article
    Uninstalling Web Client MR04 on Windows.pdf  KB Article
    Workaround For Uninstalling Web Client Pre MR04 on Windows Server 2012+.pdf  KB Article
    mwweb-6.1.0-win32_readme.html This Readme file

  Files changed in previous Hotfixes and rolled into this Maintenance Release:
    None  

Installing the MessageWay Web Client Maintenance Release:

1) Download the Maintenance Release install zip file (mwweb-6.1.0-win32-install.zip).
2) Unzip the mwweb-6.1.0-win32-install.zip to a subdirectory called mwweb-6.1.0-win32-install
3) cd to the newly created mwweb-6.1.0-win32-install subdirectory.
4) No automated uninstall was provided with Web Client MR04.  To uninstall MR04, review and perform the instructions in Uninstalling Web Client MR04 on Windows.pdf (included in this package), skip next step 5 below (already covered in Uninstalling Web Client MR04 on Windows.pdf)  and proceed to step 6 below, ignoring section 'Uninstall the Web Client' in the MessageWay Web Client Installation and Configuration.pdf.
5) If you have rebranded Web Client, review and perform the instructions in Custom Branding Backups Pre-6.1.0 Web Client on Windows.pdf (included in this package), and ignore step 4 in section 'Uninstall the Web Client' in the MessageWay Web Client Installation and Configuration.pdf (referenced in step 6 below).
6) Review and perform the sections 'Pre-installation Tasks', 'Uninstall the Web Client' and 'Install the Web Client' in the MessageWay Web Client Installation and Configuration.pdf included in this package to manage the transition to this maintenance release.

INSTALL NOTE: Step 4 in section 'Uninstall the Web Client' in the MessageWay Web Client Installation and Configuration.pdf pertains to backing up branding files for Web Client 6.1.0 prior to the uninstall.  But existing Web Client customers will have pre-6.1.0 installed, and the backup procedures for branding files has changed.  So if you have rebranded Web Client, follow instructions in Custom Branding Backups Pre-6.1.0 Web Client on Windows.pdf (step 4 or step 5 above), and ignore step 4 in section 'Uninstall the Web Client' in the MessageWay Web Client Installation and Configuration.pdf (part of step 6 above).  You will still need to follow step 3 and step 5 in section 'Uninstall the Web Client' in the MessageWay Web Client Installation and Configuration.pdf.

INSTALL NOTE: As of this 6.1.0 release of Web Client, the branding instructions have changed, which may impact any custom branding or logos you may have.  If you need any help converting to the new branding instructions, contact MessageWay Technical Support.

( February 25, 2022 ) Issues closed in mwweb-6.1.0-win32

IMPORTANT NOTE about Security Updates for this release:
Web Client now includes Apache Tomcat 9.0.44.0, Java OpenJDK 11.0.10 and Gem 3.2.22.
Web Client now includes Puma Web Server 5.5.2, Ruby 3.0.2p107 and Ruby on Rails 6.1.4.1.
Web Client now includes the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.52 using OpenSSL 1.0.2zb and FIPS 2.0.16 releases.

MessageWay Web Client

Issue 5348 & 5352:
Update Web Client to latest version of Apache to resolve multiple CVE security issues.  Changes: Web Client is now using Apache HTTP Server 2.4.52 using OpenSSL 1.0.2zb and FIPS 2.0.16 releases.

Issue 5336:
Add version number to Web Client so customers can tell support what version they have installed.  Changes: This problem has been fixed.

Issue 5349:
Update Web Client to latest versions of Ruby and Ruby on Rails to resolve multiple CVE security issues and provide better performance.  Changes:
Web Client is now using Ruby version 3.0.2p107 and Ruby on Rails version 6.1.4.1.

Issue 5357 & 5377:
Provide a more secure and modern upload experience by replacing Java applet with WebSocket protocol.  Changes: A WebSocket Client (JavaScripts) on the browser now communicates with a WebSocket Server deployed in Tomcat on the server.

Issue 5361 & 5379:  
Provide a more secure and modern download experience by replacing Java applet with WebSocket protocol.  Changes: A WebSocket Client (JavaScripts) on the browser now communicates with a WebSocket Server deployed in Tomcat on the server.

Issue 5389 & 5436:
Fix security vulnerabilities encountered in Web Client during a security scan test as required by Progress' Security policy.  Changes: This problem has been fixed.

Issue 5404, 5422 & 5421:
Replace outdated Mongrel Web Server with the more secure and faster Puma Web Server.  Changes: Web Client now uses Puma Web Server for Ruby & Rack.

 
 

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