RDS-Knight Changelog

v6.7 - 2024/07/03

RDS-Knight 6.7 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions
Firewall: performance improvements
Homeland: performance improvements
Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2024/07/08) Hacker IP: added Dynamic Honeypot IP Detection source
(2024/07/08) added support for TLS 1.3 for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022
(2024/07/08) updated Hacker IPs database

Event: fixed missing status for Bruteforce events related to HTML5 connections
(2024/07/08) Uninstall: fixed firewall rules take a long time to remove
(2024/07/08) AdminTool: fixed "It seems that this product has been hacked" message box
(2024/07/25) Event: fixed private client IP address displayed in logon event instead of public IP address

v6.6 - 2024/01/09

RDS-Knight 6.6 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions
Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2024/02/01) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2024/03/13) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2024/03/13) Firewall: added advanced settings for built-in firewall
(2024/04/17) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2024/04/17) Firewall: added "refreshipprotection" command line to refresh IP protection
(2023/05/07) Updated Chinese translations
(2023/05/07) Completing existing translations
(2023/06/19) Working hours: added 2 advanced settings to set title and to enable/disable logo on "Working hours end" form
(2023/06/19) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database

Firewall: fixed built-in firewall is used instead of Windows firewall and blocks all network traffic
Firewall: fixed whitelisting IP address when editing an existing automatically blocked IP address
(2024/02/07) Service: fixed time inconsistencies between logon events in Advanced Security and Event Viewer
(2024/03/13) Ransomware: added new trusted signing certificates
(2024/03/13) Ransomware: fixed mail configuration failing when using office365 SMTP server
(2024/03/13) Firewall: fixed built-in firewall blocks all connections
(2024/03/13) Firewall: Fine-tuned the check for the status of the Windows Firewall service after installation
(2024/04/04) Firewall: fixed block and unblock commands do not update Windows firewall
(2024/04/04) Email configuration: fixed test email displaying date in UTC instead of server timezone
(2024/04/17) Service: fixed service cannot start due to file load exception
(2024/06/19) Ransomware: fixed whitelisted PowerShell script triggers a false positive detection
(2024/06/19) Firewall: fixed IP range blocking, when blocked manually through the interface

v6.5 - 2023/11/02

RDS-Knight 6.5 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions
Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2023/11/14) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2023/11/27) Firewall: improve built-in firewall performance
(2023/12/18) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database

Firewall: prevent users from selecting an Homeland detection mode not compatible with an active third party firewall
(2023/11/03) Ransomware: fixed failed to validate SMTP settings from application
(2023/11/14) Homeland: fixed Homeland does not block incoming connections
(2023/11/27) Ransomware: fixed library not found when validating SMTP settings
(2023/12/04) Firewall: fixed removing blocked IP feature
(2024/01/09) Firewall: fixed built-in firewall is used instead of Windows firewall and blocks all network traffic
(2024/01/09) Firewall: fixed whitelisting IP address when editing an existing automatically blocked IP address

v6.4 - 2023/01/11

RDS-Knight 6.4 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions
Working Hours: performance improvement
(2023/02/20) Updated Chinese translations
(2023/02/20) Added command line to add whitelisted programs
(2023/02/20) Bruteforce: improve Bruteforce reactivity during bruteforce attacks
(2023/02/20) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2023/02/20) Ransomware: improved performance while analyzing events
(2023/02/20) Improved overall performance when writing to the database
(2023/03/01) Improved Chinese translations
(2023/03/01) Setup: added Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, Arabic and Farsi translations
(2023/04/17) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2023/04/17) Events: create a Windows Events entry when a client is blocked from Endpoints or Bruteforce features
(2023/05/03) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2023/06/07) Licensing: added rehost date in licence status for rehosted computers
(2023/06/07) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2023/06/07) Improve overall performance
(2023/06/07) Setup: added signature on uninstall program
(2023/07/19) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database

Ransomware: fixed report not saved in database
Ransomware: fixed snapshot file path displayed as "0"
Builtin Firewall: fixed error on initialization while Windows starts
(2023/04/17) Bruteforce: fixed Bruteforce IP correlation with Windows Server 2012
(2023/04/17) Bruteforce: fixed issue preventing to stop service
(2023/04/17) Bruteforce: fixed IP addresses not blocked when failed attempt threshold limit was reached
(2023/04/17) Ransomware: fixed freeze occurs when a session is opened
(2023/05/03) Ransomware: fixed failure to check if program is whitelisted
(2023/05/03) Ransomware: fixed freeze while login session
(2023/05/03) Homeland: fixed Microsoft public IP addresses are blocked
(2023/06/07) Ransomware: fixed failure to check if program is whitelisted
(2023/07/19) Hacker IPs: fixed malicious IP addresses refreshed automatically while prevented by advanced setting

v6.3 - 2022/06/08

RDS-Knight 6.3 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions
Add new Hacker IP protection feature
Events: improved user interface and added one click actions on selected event
Events: add a new event when connection is denied for already blocked IP addresses
Homeland: add a new Homeland protection implementation leveraging the built-in firewall
(2021/07/25) Updated Chinese translations
(2022/07/25) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2021/08/01) Updated Portuguese translations
(2022/08/01) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2022/08/24) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2022/09/09) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2022/10/10) Secure Desktops: added Remove This PC, Recent Files and Quick Access
(2022/10/10) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2022/11/03) Volume Licensing: added /renewsupport command to extend existing support
(2022/11/03) Updated Spanish translations
(2022/11/03) Added command line to add whitelisted IP addresses
(2022/11/03) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2022/11/23) Added command lines to add and remove blocked IP addresses
(2022/11/23) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database

Homeland: fixed homeland issue with reverse proxy configuration
IP addresses: fixed removing an entry from the list fails
IP addresses: fixed sorting by date was sometimes incorrect
Groups: fixed only 1000 domain groups were retrieved from AD
(2022/06/16) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2022/06/16) Homeland: fixed built-in firewall mode for Homeland shows high CPU usage
(2022/07/25) Events: fixed logon event shows private IP address of remote client
(2022/08/24) Advanced Security crashes when started
(2022/08/31) Brute Force: fixed potential error when request's country is undefined
(2022/09/09) Brute Force: fixed wrong IP matching for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2
(2022/10/10) Ransomware: fixed total snapshot file size was never reduced
(2022/11/03) Events: fixed Blocked Connection event is displayd as informational
(2022/11/03) Hacker IP: fixed whitelisted IP address was still blocked by Hacker IP

v6.2 - 2022/03/15

RDS-Knight 6.2 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions
Add implicit SSL support for email notifications
Updated Chinese translation
Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2022/04/07) Ransomware: allow custom script to run as non administrator
(2022/04/20) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2022/05/17) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database

Homeland: fixed homeland blocking Let's Encrypt request to create/renew certificate
Permissions: fixed error when displaying Printers list
(2022/04/07) Homeland: fixed failed to enumerate event providers
(2022/04/07) Log: fixed logging is activated by default following install
(2022/04/07) Working Hours: fixed feature not accessible in Essential edition
(2022/04/08) License: fixed support subscription is required to update
(2022/04/20) Ransomware: fixed English and French translations
(2022/04/20) Homeland: fixed unauthorized IP adresses not being blocked
(2022/04/20) Ransomware: fixed session freezes unexpectedly
(2022/05/03) Ransomware: fixed unhandled exception when testing email settings

v6.1 - 2022/01/04

RDS-Knight 6.1 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions
Lite mode: added Korean and improve Polish translations
(2022/01/17) Setup: automatically download prerequisites for Windows 7 SP1
(2022/01/17) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2022/02/08) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database

Ransomware Protection: fixed email settings not being refreshed once configured, and not considered configured when not using credentials
(2022/02/08) Event viewer: fixed username research
(2022/02/08) Event viewer: fixed search bar issue
(2022/02/10) Event viewer: fixed pagination regression in previous version

v6.0 - 2021/11/30

RDS-Knight 6.0 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions
RDS-Knight 6 has a brand new setup with a modern look and feel
RDS-Knight 6 admin tool provides a new "lite" user interface to help new users getting started
(2021/12/14) Lite mode: improved Russian translations
(2021/12/14) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database

Updated translations
Fixed IP addresses were unblocked before expiration
(2021/12/01) Ransomware Protection: fixed driver failed to install on Windows 7 SP1
(2021/12/01) Fixed a displayed feature disappears when its menu is clicked again
(2021/12/01) Updated and fixed English, French, Chinese, Spanish and German translations
(2021/12/01) Modern Setup: languages not yet translated are not listed anymore
(2021/12/01) Fixed set permissions selection issue
(2021/12/01) Fixed refresh license issue
(2021/12/01) Fixed exception occuring when inspecting LOCAL MACHINE registry
(2021/12/06) Fixed PIN code not required for "Lite" UI
(2021/12/06) Updated Spanish translation
(2021/12/06) Modern Setup: fixed minor issues
(2021/12/14) Fixed users with uppercase letters were not correctly whitelisted

v5.4 - 2021/10/20

RDS-Knight 5.4 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
Database: change of database engine (SQLite)
Permissions: added sypport for non system drives
Backup/Restore: added possibility to define backup directory and limit backups retention
Event viewer: added date time filter to search options
Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
Setup: improved compatibility with Windows 7 SP1
(2021/11/08) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database

Permissions: fixed unexpected exception when the current user is an Azure Active Directory user
(2021/11/08) Setup: clean snapshots directory when upgrading to this version
(2021/11/08) Secure Desktop: prevent conflict with existing policies following installation
(2021/11/08) fixed missing translations

v5.3 - 2021/01/27

RDS-Knight 5.3 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
License: repair invalid hardware identifier issue from License tab
(2021/03/04) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2021/03/15) Ransomware: enhanced detection engine
(2021/03/22) Updated Chinese translations
(2021/03/30) IP Addresses: added Country name column for ease of use
(2021/03/30) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2021/05/03) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2021/05/03) License: update unified licensing
(2021/05/03) Ransomware: advanced parameter to avoid displaying ransomware detection alert
(2021/05/03) Ransomware: setup program must require a reboot when driver is installed
(2021/05/03) Default data retention policy has been set to a month
(2021/05/18) Updated chinese translations
(2021/05/18) Bruteforce Defender: disable feature if Maximum Failed Logon Attempts setting equals zero
(2021/05/26) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2021/07/08) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2021/08/09) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2021/08/23) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2021/10/06) Event viewer: added pagination to be able to retrieve more event history

License: fixed no error dialog shown when migration fails
(2020/03/04) License: fixed System.ArgumentException: license does not contain data for model
(2021/03/15) Ransomware: fixed machine is frozen and must be rebooted
(2021/03/15) Ransomware: fixed machine is inaccessible even from administrative user
(2021/03/30) Fixed a new uninstall program is created at each installation
(2021/03/30) Fixed IP address filter not filtering displayed status
(2021/03/30) Working Hours: fixed always authorised not applying on groups when its hours are changed
(2021/04/07) IP Addresses: fixed date column sorting regression
(2020/04/07) Ransomware: fixed frozen application when the driver does no longer expect a reply (timeout)
(2020/04/15) Fixed unhandled exception when displaying the list of users and groups
(2021/05/03) Fixed IP address status and description displayed in wrong colomn after being edited
(2021/05/03) License: fixed invalid hardware inventory for virtual machines
(2020/06/03) License: fixed license is invalidated when scaling Amazon hosted virtual machines
(2020/06/22) Uninstall: fixed uninstall fails when run silently
(2020/07/08) License: fixed Cloud Id retrieval issue in edge cases
(2020/07/08) License: fixed failed to migrate flexible licensing instances
(2021/07/19) Bruteforce Defender: fixed prevent logging a bruteforce attack from local logon API services
(2021/07/29) Homeland: fixed IP address un-blocked cache issue when unblocking using right click on event viewer
(2021/08/23) Endpoint: fixed exception while adding a group
(2021/10/06) Endpoint: fixed Web portal client name are suggested as a previous endpoints

v5.2 - 2020/10/13

RDS-Knight 5.2 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
Added multi-selection for permission management
Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2020/11/02) Added advanced view to add and manage users and groups from every accessible domains
(2020/11/16) Added configuration of email alerts when activating Ransomware Protection
(2020/12/22) Updated Chinese and Turkish translations
(2020/12/22) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2020/12/22) Volume License: added command to update edition
(2020/12/22) Added command lines to backup and restore data and settings
(2021/01/05) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database

Permissions: fix change permissions was denied when item owner is NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller
License: fix license migration fails to generate logs
(2020/10/16) Fixed TSplus Web portal requests were not watched by Homeland on WIndows Server 2019
(2020/10/16) Fixed Endpoint Protection event displayed with empty username
(2020/10/16) Fixed Homeland failed to block previously unblocked IP address
(2020/11/16) Fixed PIN code did not accept alphanumerical characters
(2020/11/16) License: fixed invalid hardware identifier error for cloud hosted machines

v5.1 - 2020/08/07

RDS-Knight 5.1 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
Updated German translations
(2020/09/03) Added Volume Licensing activate, enable and disable commands
(2020/09/03) Ransomware Protection: added restore for quarantined programs
(2020/09/03) Ransomware Protection: added select folder to programs allow list

(2020/09/03) Fixed Ransomware Protection false positive detection for AWS hosted servers
(2020/10/05) Fixed service not restarting due to database issue
(2020/10/05) License: fixed rehost was not possible when trial period has expired
(2020/10/05) License: fixed failed to assign computer id for recent computers
(2020/10/06) License: fix 0 day remaining when activating trial

v5.0 - 2020/06/14

RDS-Knight 5.0 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
Added new license management system
Ransomware protection: canary files are no longer required
(2020/06/18) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2020/06/19) License is refreshed when updating
(2020/07/13) Added Ransomware Protection learning period
(2020/07/13) Improved Ransomware Protection detection and mitigation for Sodinokibi ransomware
(2020/07/27) Updated Chinese translations

(2020/06/17) Fixed System.BadImageFormatException when loading driver
(2020/06/17) Fixed UnauthorizedAccessException when activating license in Windows 10
(2020/06/17) Fixed Ransomware Protection false positive detection
(2020/06/17) Fixed failed to delete non empty honeypot directories
(2020/06/17) Fixed English translations
(2020/06/18) Fixed failed to uninstall security service
(2020/06/18) Fixed failed to compare hardware inventory when CPU identifier is empty
(2020/06/19) Fixed system failure when updating ransomware protection driver
(2020/06/19) Fixed timeout when stopping security service
(2020/06/22) Fixed legacy license was deleted when migration failed
(2020/06/29) Fixed failed to compare hardware inventory for cloud-hosted virtual machines
(2020/07/07) Fixed failed to compare hardware inventory
(2020/07/13) Fixed failed to compare hardware inventory for cloud-hosted virtual machines
(2020/07/13) Fixed endpoint protection validates device name when reconnecting
(2020/07/27) Fixed ransomware protection was not disabled following update to v5
(2020/07/27) Fixed computer id is not reset for cloned virtual machines
(2020/07/27) Fixed permission event with invalid path should are displayed
(2020/07/27) Fixed software is not registered when refreshing license

v4.7 - 2020/01/28

RDS-Knight 4.7 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
IP Addresses: it is now possible to add multiple IP addresses/ranges at once
Update ActiveDirectoryObjectPicker package to v3.0.4

Fixed support for TLS 1.2

v4.6 - 2020/01/28

RDS-Knight 4.6 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
Added a "Read changelog" button in Home section
Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
Homeland: Added watched ports setting in advanced settings
(2020/02/10) Check and mitigate Bluekeep vulnerability (CVE- 2019-0708)

Event Viewer: Fixed date filtering
(2020/02/10) Bruteforce: Fixed failed login attempt ignored for Network logon type
(2020/02/25) Audit rules: Fixed Windows Firewall check rule when domain profile is used
(2020/02/25) Working hours: Fixed domain users not being logged off
(2020/04/28) UI: Fixed update button not working properly
(2020/04/28) Fixed bruteforce event duplication issue
(2020/04/28) Fixed checks for Bluekeep vulnerability fail for Windows Server 2012

v4.5 - 2019/11/04

RDS-Knight 4.5 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
Added Registry and Printers permissions management
(2019/11/07) Updated Chinese translations
(2019/11/13) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2019/11/20) Added data retention policy in advanced settings
(2019/12/02) Added automatic unblock service setting in advanced settings
(2019/12/05) Updated translations

Fixed Homeland high CPU consumption
(2019/11/11) Fixed Event Viewer takes a long time to display
(2019/12/02) Fixed built-in firewall memory leak
(2019/12/05) Fixed "Use Firewall" advanced settings moved to "Firewall" section
(2019/12/17) Fixed huge number of windows event being created: "Service command was processed successfully."

v4.4 - 2019/10/22

RDS-Knight 4.4 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
Added RDS-Knight built-in firewall

Fixed trial license activation issue
Fixed uninstall process runs multiple times
Fixed sorting IP addresses by date produces incorrect result
(2019/10/30) Fixed license is invalid following upgrade to version 4.4
(2019/11/06) Fixed license activation fails with error access denied

v4.3 - 2019/09/09

RDS-Knight 4.3 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
Added new permissions management feature
Added database to store events, IP addresses, ransomware attacks reports and programs whitelists
Added basic security checks in audit
Updated Chinese translation
(2019/09/11) Added Backup / Restore feature
(2019/09/22) Added DBLite repository performance
(2019/09/22) Added new IP address can be blocked from list of blocked IP addresses
(2019/09/24) Updated German translation
(2019/09/26) Improved Homeland performance by ignoring response packet
(2019/09/27) Added Endpoints setting: Allow connections from Web Portal
(2019/09/27) Updated Chinese translation
(2019/10/04) Added support of Telnet protocol for Homeland
(2019/10/16) Added TSplus Advanced Security brand

Fixed Homeland settings were not applied
Fixed Working Hours restrictions settings were not reset when activating Security Essentials license
Fixed Lockout events' dates were displayed as UTC
Fixed update edition's label when activating a license
(2019/09/18) Fixed Homeland does not detect inbound connection
(2019/09/23) Fixed internal whitelisted processes were ignored by Ransomware Protection
(2019/09/24) Fixed Events form crashes when loading
(2019/09/24) Fixed IP address blocked by Bruteforce Defender instead of Homeland
(2019/10/08) Fixed Bruteforce Defender fails to block local and private IP addresses

v4.2 - 2019/05/09

RDS-Knight 4.2 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
Working Hours: automatic disconnection at the end of the configured work time.
RDS-Knight can now be installed on Windows Server 2008.
(2019/05/14) Updated Chinese translation
(2019/05/16) Added advanced setting "Computer nickname" to define a more relevant computer's name in alerts.
(2019/05/16) Added right-click action "Block IP address" from the security event log.
(2019/05/16) Bruteforce Defender security events display the username when available.
(2019/05/23) Improved timezones selection's design in Working Hours
(2019/05/27) Added advanced setting "Computer nickname" to define a more relevant computer's name in alerts
(2019/05/27) Email settings tile in ransomware tab is now disabled when ransomware protection is disabled
(2019/05/27) Added right-click action "Block IP address" from the security event log
(2019/05/27) Bruteforce Defender security events display the username when available.
(2019/05/27) Homeland: updated IP / Countries database
(2019/05/27) Working Hours: replaced timezones selection listbox with a combobox dropdown list
(2019/05/27) Working Hours: replaced default timezone label with system zone instead of user timezone
(2019/05/30) Added new Homeland implementation (deactivated by default)
(2019/05/30) Added system audit
(2019/07/01) Activated new Homeland implementation by default
(2019/07/16) Updated Chinese translation

Replaced Republic of Lithuania with Lithuania in the list of Homeland Access Protection countries
Replaced Republic of Moldova with Moldova in the list of Homeland Access Protection countries
(2019/05/10) Fixed multiple application opening behaviour
(2019/05/13) Fixed Working Hours "always block" option
(2019/05/14) Fixed event id 4625 generation every minute
(2019/05/23) Fixed Working hours "always authorize" option
(2019/05/27) Fixed remove control panel option in Secure Desktops
(2019/05/27) Fixed Working Hours automatic disconnection at the end of the configured work time
(2019/05/27) Fixed Working Hours group settings
(2019/07/01) Fixed Working Hours "Always authorize" option display issue
(2019/07/01) Fixed Bruteforce when login with RDP client on Web server ports
(2019/07/01) Fixed system audit translations
(2019/07/12) Fixed Working Hours CPU usage
(2019/07/19) Fixed IP addresses list is emptied when updating
(2019/08/13) Fixed an error is displayed while filtering IP addresses list
(2019/08/26) Fixed users and group list not sorted in Working Hours and Secure Desktop

v4.1 - 2019/03/25

RDS-Knight 4.1 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
Add a registrar report for an IP address from the blocked IP addresses list.
Enable DEBUG level logging from the advanced settings.
Display the total number of blocked IP addresses from the blocked IP addresses list.
Display the latest time for each feature status in events logs.
Display monitored VNC ports in Bruteforce Defender, if VNC server is supported.
Update Chinese translations
(2019/03/27) Add log during IP addresses migration from older version.
(2019/03/29) Updated German translation
(2019/04/18) Add Homeland option to allow only whitelisted and private IP addresses

Fix uninstall program hungs.
Fix ransomware protection initialization failure is shown in events.
(2019/03/27) Fix homeland activation when log level is not debug.
(2019/03/29) Fix IP addresses migration to the new RDS-Knight v4 format
(2019/04/03) Fix "Add existing to Whitelist" button in "IP Addresses" tab
(2019/04/11) Fix Homeland whitelist refresh
(2019/04/16) Fix action buttons in "IP Addresses" tab

v4.0 - 2019/03/11

RDS-Knight 4.0 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.
Refreshed and modernized user interface.
Homepage displays the five last security events and allows administrators to update RDS-Knight to the latest version directly from the Version tile.
Unified IP addresses management to manage both blocked and whitelisted IP addresses. Add full text search capabilities and one click actions.
When adding a country in Homeland protection whitelist, administrators are now able to unblock all blocked IP addresses associated to the selected countries.
Security events logs trace up to 2500 events. Add full text search capabilities and right click actions.
Displays TSplus Lockout events in security event logs when a failed login attempt is detected on TSplus Web portal.
Updated IP to Countries list.

Complete list of available countries in Homeland Access Protection.
Fix issue Homeland and Bruteforce features do not block offending IP address when permanent license is activated.
(2019/03/12) Fix minor issues for Ransomware Protection report display.

v3.7 - 2019/02/11

RDS-Knight 3.7 includes all the improvements and fixes released in previous versions.

(2019/02/12) Added Bruteforce Defender's CheckFailedLogonNetwork setting to allow searching IP addresses of failed login attempts for Network logon
(2019/03/05) Added Macau in country list

v3.6 - 2019/01/07

Add FIPS compliant cryptography support

Refresh IP whitelist for Homeland Access Protection when adding or removing a whitelisted IP address
Unblock all blocked IP Addresses when uninstalling RDS-Knight
Bruteforce Defender is unable to check network security requirements
Ransomware protection files were not deleted when ransomware protection was disabled
(2019/01/10) Improved display on very high DPI
(2019/01/10) Added Greenland in country list
(2019/01/16) Prevent service configuration file from being reset when updating
(2019/01/16) Fix unable to display Bruteforce Attack Defender's list of blocked IP addresses
(2019/01/31) Added French Polynesia in country list
(2019/02/01) Fixed cannot start program/service at all on some specific servers
(2019/02/05) Added Turkish translation
(2019/02/08) Added Bruteforce Defender's RDPLogSearchPeriod setting to increase the search period when searching IP addresses of failed login attempts from Web portal

v3.5 - 2018/12/11

RDS-Knight is now available as rebranded for vendors

v3.4 - 2018/11/23

Blocked IP addresses can be filtered by IP address, date and country (supported country name in English)
Blocked IP addresses by Bruteforce Attack Defender records the country of the attack
Add SSL support for SMTP settings
SMTP validation email's subject displays machine name

Fix SMTP settings validation (when an invalid credential is provided, an error message is displayed accordingly)
Fix ransomware processes whitelist by using case insensitive string comparer
(2018/12/05) Fixed blocked IP addresses disappeared from Brute Force Attacks Defender GUI after updating to version 3.4

v3.3 - 2018/11/01

Validate Email settings when saving SMTP settings
Add setting to ignore local and private IP addresses for Bruteforce Attack Defender feature
Show / hide events on RDS-Knight Events Viewer if associated IP address is a loopback address

Fix issue with Homeland Access Protection blocking legit connections (introduced with v3.2)
Update translations

v3.2 - 2018/10/15

Homeland Access Protection and Bruteforce Attack Defender features allow blocked IP addresses list to be filtered
Add Bruteforce Defender support for UltraVNC and TightVNC
Add Homeland Access Protection support for TightVNC, UltraVNC, TigerVNC and RealVNC (standard ports only for RealVNC)
Improve Homeland Access Protection performance by adding a caching mechanism
Add timezone selection for users and groups in Working Hours Restrictions feature
Update translations
Change target .NET Framework to 3.5 to improve RDS-Knight overall performance, security and maintenability
Allow RDS-Knight to collect and send anonymous data to improve future releases

Prevent Ransomware Protection activation if Windows Controlled Folder Access is enabled
Prevent Ransomware Protection's quarantined files collision by settings a unique file name

v3.1 - 2018/10/09

Ransomware Protection must be enabled from RDS-Knight settings
Add support for the following overseas territories of France: Mayotte, French Guiana, Saint Martin, Guadeloupe and Martinique

Add legitimate processes to ransomware process whitelist
Fix error when logging events with asian locales

v3.0 - 2018/10/02

Ransomware Protection
Homeland Access Protection and Bruteforce attacks defender support for VNC (standard ports)
Homeland Access Protection performance improvements

(2018/10/03) Fixed SHA2 driver signature support for not-up-to-date Windows 7 systems and greatly reduced setup file size

v2.2 - 2018/08/27

Fix whitelisted IP blocked by Homeland Access Protection
Fix One Click to Secure Desktop settings not applied for least-privileged user accounts
Fix RDS-Knight-Session crash at session logon
Updated French localized labels
Updated IP to Countries list

v2.1 - 2018/08/09

A global IPs whitelist is available in Settigns and License section

Updated translations
Fix issue when blocking IPV6 address from Bruteforce Attacks Defender feature

v2.0 - 2018/07/24

Display detailled information regarding events, such as blocked connections and configured user sessions

v1.10 - 2018/07/20

HTML5 Portal logon failures are monitored by feature bruteforce attacks defender
IPV6 support for homeland protection and bruteforce attacks defender

Fix impossible to add domain user to users whitelist
Fix license activation failure when hardware is modified
Prevent setup failure while the application is running

v1.9 - 2018/07/02

Improve brute-force attacks detection for every Windows version
Better protection against unintended blocking of IPs
Complete RDP-Defender integration

v1.8 - 2018/06/01

Now available on 32 bits Windows

Updated IP to Countries list

v1.7 - 2017/12/20

Setup: the Windows "Security" tab is not hidden anymore for whitelisted users and users in "Windows" security level

Homeland Access Protection: in some culture/languages configurations, IP addresses blocked by Homeland Access Protection were not displayed correctly
Updated IP to Countries list

v1.6 - 2017/10/19

Working Hours Restrictions: settings are now saved for this feature in Security Essentials edition
Brute-Force Attacks Defender: fixed special case when Windows decided to re-submit all existing failed logon attempt audit logs to the program, thus erroneously blocking IP addresses
Updated IP to Countries list
Updated translations

v1.5 - 2017/08/31

Users whitelist: users in the whitelist will be ignored by RDS-Knight and their settings will not be applied
Please note: Administrators and Console sessions will not be ignored anymore by RDS-Knight ; only users in the whitelist will be ignored by RDS-Knight. The user running Setup (or updating from an older version without whitelist) will be automatically added to the whitelist.
Administrator can add/remove users from the whitelist in RDS-Knight > Settings and License > Users Whitelist
Brute-Force Attacks Defender: user interface is now fully integrated
Brute-Force Attacks Defender: updated to its latest version
New "Security Essentials" edition: lower pricing, no One click to Secure Desktop, no users/groups selection (settings apply to all users)

Homeland Access Protection: countries are now sorted alphabetically
Homeland Access Protection: Myanmar flag has been fixed
Uninstallation: all RDS-Knight files are now removed when uninstalling the product (and users settings are reset)
Updated IP to Countries list
Updated translations

v1.4 - 2017/03/28

Homeland Access Protection: new setting to watch connections of additional processes (for instance a Web Server when users connect from a Web Portal)

Fixed error message after uninstalling the product
Updated IP to Countries list

v1.3 - 2017/03/05

Device Control: multiple devices
Pin Code protection for RDS-Knight Administration tool
Show AD users/groups by default and save the Administrator choice between AD and local users/groups
Dutch, Russian, Hungarian, Polish, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese translations

Fixed Working Hours Restrictions bug (end time hours were also used as end time minutes)
Updated IP to Countries list

v1.2 - 2017/01/31

Automatic saving of settings when modified in the GUI
Security Levels customization
Active Directory users/groups compatibility
Chinese, German and French translations

v1.1 - 2017/01/19

Initial Release
Homeland Access Protection
Working Hours Restrictions
Brute-Force Attacks Defender
One click to Secure Desktop
Endpoint Protection and Device Control