Lab Notes

Another Day, Another Build

New versions of Elektron are available for both Windows and Mac OS X. This is a recommended upgrade for Windows users, and an optional upgrade for Mac OS X users coming from earlier versions (i.e., earlier this week) of Elektron 2.0.x.

The Windows update is recommended because it fixes a bug with which users connecting via TTLS/MS-CHAPv2, authenticating against their Active Directory accounts, would always have their connection requests rejected, even if the user presented a valid username and password. This was due to an incorrect MS-CHAPv2 server response being generated. The issue affected only TTLS/MS-CHAPv2, but that is the default 802.1X authentication method on Mac OS X, so if you've got Elektron 2.0.1716 or 2.0.1717 running on Windows Server and Mac users who can't connect, this is the solution.

Both version also get better logging in debug mode, but that's a minor change. You'll also note the reappearance of Windows and Mac OS X installers for exporting your Elektron server certificate. It was gently pointed out to us that removing features is a good way to make your customers, um, unhappy. Sorry about that! Please consider the new build an act of contrition.

Download the latest versions of Elektron from our support page.