Changelog

Here are listed changes between versions. Minor changes of visual appearance or other changes that doesn't reflect way things work are not mentioned.

Version 1.24 (2011-10-21)

• fixed: javascript alert(...) hangs on certain browsers
• added: receipt printouts for payments
• changed: plain passwords are stored for all users now, they are collected on successful auth

Version 1.23 (2010-09-18)

• added: button to recalculate user status
• added: notification emails can now contain user id
• fixed: mb_total not working properly in some cases
• fixed: reconnect bug introduced in 1.22.3 that may be observed in very specific cases
• changed: removed 3 second reconnect spam protection as it may interfere with normal work flow od RADIUS proxying

Version 1.22.4 (2010-06-29)

• fixed: conversion error introduced in 1.22.3
• changed: mb_total, mb_in and mb_out limit can now all be set at the same time

Version 1.22.3 (2010-06-10)

• added: disabled users can be authenticated and assigned extra reply attributes
• added: option to disable username format check
• added: digest authetification
• fixed: program hangs on linux if lockfile present during startup

Version 1.22.2 (2010-04-17)

• added: user attributes can be filtered in payment report
• added: user & payment reports now have "user belongs to NAS" filter field
• fixed: invalid HELO in SMPT request cause error 550 on some servers
• fixed: minor bugs adding account types

Version 1.22.1 (2010-03-06)

• fixed: http listener discards incoming requests instead of wait until workers are free
• added: strong passwords can be disabled

Version 1.22 (2010-02-13)

• added: mb total limit can be set for account types
• fixed: multiple attributes with same name sometimes cause parser to fail

Version 1.21.4 (2010-01-28)

• added: more dictionaries
• changed: RADIUS attributes can have id 0 now
• changed: by default most reports are not sorted anymore and not showing sum/row count, this speeds things up
• other optimizations and stability issues fixed

Version 1.21.3 (2009-12-13)

• fixed: 4gb limit in mb in/out bug
• fixed: stability issues

Version 1.21.2 (2009-11-07)

• changed: upgraded SQLite library to 3.6.19
• fixed: obscure errors on linux during heavy load
• fixed: sqlite remote won't work - bug introduced in 1.21

Version 1.21.1 (2009-10-31)

• fixed: possible error with sending emails
• fixed: errors when calculating usage statistics

Version 1.21 (2009-10-27)

• added (experimental): charge rate for time, MB in and out, depending of day of the week, hour and minute
• added: MB limits can be set separately for upload and download
• added: payments can be activated/deactivated. deactivated are ignored when calculating users status
• added: default price, mb limits, and other default values can be set for payments of same account type
• added: clients can be allowed to authenticate only from desired NAS
• added: account type can be selected/changed on payment edit page
• added: charge selected and deactivate selected buttons on payment report page
• changed: web server now handles more requests at the same
• changed: usage logs older than current month are stored in archive as separate database file
• changed: language translations are placed in single db file instead of many text files
• fixed: session cookie timeout - sometimes portal session timeout happens sooner than specified by web timeout setting
• fixed: problems when heavy load is on portal
• fixed: payment price precision issues
• fixed: sometimes .lock file is not removed properly after app terminates
• fixed & changes: to many little things to note

Version 1.20 (2009-10-18)

• added: End User License Agreement in install directory
• added: user id is now visible on edit page
• fixed: integer RADIUS reply attributes can be sent incorrect to NAS in some cases

Version 1.19 (2009-04-16)

• fixed: when specifying SMTP mail server full address with port is required, instead of using port 25 as default
• fixed: password changes by itself when saving user data if browser has autocomplete on (fixed by disabling autocomplete in form HTML code)
• fixed: slightly improved response time when browsing in portal

Version 1.18 (2009-04-07)

• fixed: bug with wrong value integer reply attributes
• fixed: translation typos

Version 1.17 (2009-03-09)

• fixed: dictionary bug introduced in 1.16

Version 1.16 (2009-02-22)

• added: new languages: French, Portuguese and Spanish
• changed: RADIUS attribute names can be case insensitive
• changed: SMTP host address includes port number

Version 1.15 (2009-01-15)

• added: languages: Chinese (simplified), Croatian, German, Hindi, Romanian and Russian

Version 1.14 (2009-01-09)

• added: automated e-mail notifications to be sent to users whose accounts are about to expire
• added: more detailed error reporting

Version 1.13 (2008-11-20)

• note: database upgrade is executed and may take some time depending of db size
• added: .lock file as signal that application is running
• added: logo.png file to data folder, you can replace it with custom image
• changed: upgraded SQLite library to 3.6.5
• changed: eventlog table not cached anymore as it is not frequently used, smaller memory footprint as result
• changed: simplified default user attributes (created during db init)
• fixed: database schema typo on previous versions, database is patched during this upgrade
• fixed: problem with license reading, limit was one less than max_users
• fixed: password format error & comment missing when generating user batches

Version 1.12 (2008-11-02)

• added: charged/charge date attributes & facturing notifications for payments
• added: version check & notification if there is newer version of software avaliable for download
• changed: all public data that is served to HTTP clients is now placed in web folder
• changed: remote error loging enhanced, more detailed OS and CPU info are now sent
• fixed: tab buttons are disabled if tab not showing contains empty required field

Version 1.11 (2008-10-25)

• added: remote error loging, it is enabled by default. All errors are now sent to developers HQ for easier bugtracing
• added: -d switch in command line for debuging, detailed log messages are displayed
• added: RFC 2868 support for tagged attributes
• added: Redback, Cisco and RFC 2868 dictionaries

Version 1.10 (2008-10-17)

• added: 'Remove' button on report page for connections that are made to NAS-es that doesn't support interim update
• changed: all db files, settings etc. are now moved to 'data' folder
• fixed: password generator may create invalid password

Version 1.09 (2008-10-08)

• added: '@' char can now be used in username
• fixed: editing payment for non existing account type crashes system

Version 1.08 (2008-10-04)

• added: extra checks for malicious input from HTTP/RADIUS requests
• changed: password policy & addedd password generator
• changed: connections state is saved before shutdown, so after rebooting online list holds old values
• fixed: "Error: 4invalid UTF-8 sequence" bug
• fixed: same framed ip addresses assigned to more than one connection under some rare occasions

Version 1.07 (2008-08-22)

• added: signal report for NAS wireless interfaces
• added: MIME type selection when sending mail
• added: extra E-mail addresses field for user when sending mass mail
• added: server side check for username & password format
• changed: password can't containt any white chars any more (space, tab or newline)
• fixed: when editing payment users current acctype is shown instead of acctype user had when payment was created
• fixed: minor bug with search option in usage report
• lot of code refactoring and cleanup

Version 1.06 (2008-07-17)

• added: user generator
• added: checkbox column now have toggle for all on/off

Version 1.05 (2008-06-25)

• added: mass mail sending, requred access level 4 to use it
• added: config parameter auhlog_maxage, takes care of keeping authlog size to limits
• added: users have extra info: last auth and last login dates (visible if form and report)
• changed: admin portal usage now requires access level 2 or greater
• changed: SNMP now listens on port 9007 for replies when quering signals (need to know when setting firewall)
• fixed: Account-Interim-Update parameter did't work correct

Version 1.04 (2008-06-06)

• added: locale date format, can be selected on configure/preferences page
• added: portal sessions can now be terminated from session report
• added: full utf-8 support
• added: signal tab with information about wireless registration on user/myaccount page
• added: SQL remote stored procedures and host/procedure priviledge system instead of full SQL access
• changed: priviledges, Cashier/Technician merged to level 2, user/payment/reminder edit/delete moved to Manager (level 3)
• changed: upgraded compiler from DMD 1.024 to 1.030
• fixed: sometimes portal thread can hang if browser connection is bad and terminates/behaves unexpectedly
• fixed: many bugs when using Opera 9+

Version 1.03 (2008-05-28)

• added: new filter fields on connections report
• changed: "stdout.log" and "stderr.log" are now merged to "log.txt"
• changed: editing payment will not update account type and payment date too
• changed: classess with id's 1000+ are visible during creation too only for acceess level 4 or greater
• fixed: shutdown bug when some threads might hang forewer
• fixed: minor bugs with various reports

Version 1.02 (2008-05-21)

• added: search shortcut buttons for payment report
• changed: once created, usernames can not be changed anymore
• changed: editing payment will not update operator id
• changed: layout of buttons on some forms/reports
• fixed: time since last click column displays wrong value in sessons report (bug introduced in 1.01)
• fixed: IE bug with button on monitor/authlog

Version 1.01 (2008-05-20)

• added: printing option for reports
• added: NAS identifier column to usage report
• changed: payment type and price columns are removed from payment report when using user portal
• changed: in user report "connected" column now shows number of connections instead of true/false
• changed: all sockets are now binded with REUSEADDR, no more waiting on Linux when doing quick restart
• fixed: interim update timeout connections not removed for non-Mikrotik or unknown NAS-es
• fixed: expired users sometimes can reconnect right after last connection
• fixed: sum is wrong at the bottom of duration column in usage report
• fixed: displays correct stop time with limit_interval users when there are many payments in future

Version 1.00 (2008-05-16)

• changed: leading and trailing whitespaces are removed from usernames in auth request
• fixed: payments that start in future are ignored for currently not active users (interval acctype)
• fixed: payments of deleted users are not found in report (they should be)
• fixed: required fields always disabled on Opera 9+

Version 0.008 (2008-05-14)

• added: hide "account disabled" option on authlog page, helps filter the spam attempts by routers
• added: event log page (access level 5 required to view it)
• added: full support for Gigawords attributes (Mikrotik-Recv-Limit-Gigawords, Mikrotik-Xmit-Limit-Gigawords)
• added: check for required input fields, user attributes now have required flag
• changed: optimized auth & acct sockets which are now blocking, doubling the max-packets-per-second speed
• changed: access levels for display status info (online users, portal users etc.)
• fixed: RADIUS integer attribute value can be in range of 0 - 4294967296 (32bit unsigned int)
• fixed: user search by attribute name/value
• fixed: minor bugs

Version 0.007 (2008-04-21)

• added: reminders
• changed: last selected user shortcut tranformed to "user history" menu
• fixed: minor bugs

Version 0.006 (2008-04-16)

• added: Linux executable is part of installation from now on
• added: -authport and -acctport command line args
• added: access control for sql remote based on hosts ip address
• added: "remove all" button on authlog page
• added: option to replace default logo image with the one you want
• added: classification sistem modifed, now there are update-only classess addedd
• changed: classess edit page has been simplified and moved to preferences page
• fixed: access level - edit/delete payment and delete user now requires level 4 (was 3)
• fixed: bug with localtime computation using sqlite datetime function
• fixed: many minor bugs
• removed: Poptop from list of NAS types untill it is fully implemented

Version 0.005 (2008-03-20)

• added: Serbian language translation
• added: loging various events to table
• changed: SQL remote accepts only single SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE statement per connection from now on
• changed: changing users radattrs requires minimum access level of 4
• fixed: bugs with login and image caching on Opera
• fixed: bugs with accounting

Version 0.004 (2008-03-17)

• moved all data to in memory caching, RAM usage vs speed tradeoff
• added online by NAS report
• signal page now executes bulk reports for all NAS-es and much faster than before
• access level change: global radreply attributes access level decreased to 4
• added settings switch for accounting/ignoring connections that end with Interim-Update-Timeout terminate cause
• added authlog "purge" command for removing duplicated and spamming logs
• added new filter fields and columns to some reports
• lots of bugs fixed
• lots of minor changes

Version 0.003 (2008-02-27)

• date and datetime input fields are now made from select lists
• added CHAP encryption
• passwords are now stored in db as plaintext and md5 hash for PAP and CHAP auth
• using builtin snmp lib instead of net-snmp
• added administer/session listing
• fixed -b switch bug with forking process on Linux
• running in background now redirects stdout and stderr output to logfiles
• added SQL listener for remote execution and data retrieval
• various bugs fixed & minor changes

Version 0.002 (2008-01-19)

• many changes since last version, there may be number of non critical bugs
• changes to visual design, input forms and report tables, user input engine redesigned
• added signal strength page in system monitor section
• access priviledges work now, simplified its model from access groups to 0-5 integer level
• added server side validators for ippool and radreply input fields
• rewritten db connector functions for reliability

Version 0.001 (2007-12-27)

• added -b switch for running process in background
• added handling for SIGKILL, SIGTERM, SIGBREAK and SIGINT signals for proper shutdown
• rewritten HTTP request parser for safety and reliability
• upgraded SQLite library to 3.5.4
• renamed executable to "bliss.exe" on Windows and "bliss" on Linux
• changed limits for demo license
• added web session timeout parameter to preferences
• added class and user attribute management pages to config section

Version 0.000 (2007-12-22)

• initial release