Agent for Apache (SLES) release notes
These release notes summarize the changes in current and previous PingAccess agent for Apache (SLES) updates. Updated April 18, 2025.
| Removed SLES 12 support. |
PingAccess agent for Apache (SLES) 3.0 (April 2025)
Authenticate the PingAccess agent for Apache (SLES) with a bearer token
New PASDKC-198
Authenticate PingAccess agents to the engine nodes with a stronger authentication method.
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To use this feature, you must upgrade to PingAccess 8.2 and the PingAccess agent for Apache (SLES) 3.0 or later. |
Learn more in the PingAccess 8.2 release notes. You can find setup instructions in Configuring PingAccess agents to use bearer token authentication and Agent SDK for C 3.0 (April 2025).
PingAccess Agent for Apache (SLES) 1.6 (July 2024)
Cache multiple token-types for Web + API applications
New PA-15516
If you use a Web + API application, the vnd-pi-resource-cache PingAccess agent protocol (PAAP) header now contains an additional path so Web + API applications can cache both cookie and authorization header token-types. For more information, see the Cache multiple token-types for Web + API applications entry in the PingAccess 8.1 release notes, and the agent.cache.defaultTokenType property on the SLES agent configuration page.
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Existing agent environments ignore the new To see the performance boost, upgrade to PingAccess 8.1 and upgrade to the latest version of the SLES agent. Otherwise, continue to use an earlier agent version. |
Block bad characters in Apache and IIS agent deployments
New PAA-251
Configure a PingAccess Apache agent or the PingAccess agent for IIS to block requests that contain bad characters in the URI, query parameters, form parameters, or request body without having to reach out to PingAccess for a decision.
Added eight new properties to each agent:
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agent.request.block.xss.characters -
agent.request.block.uri.characters -
agent.request.block.query.characters -
agent.request.block.form.characters -
agent.request.block.xss.http.status -
agent.request.block.uri.http.status -
agent.request.block.query.http.status -
agent.request.block.form.http.status
Learn more in the configuration page for your agent:
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For large scale or more complex blocking decisions, it’s best practice for the agent to reach out to PingAccess for a decision. |
PingAccess Agent for Apache (SLES) 1.4 (June 2019)
Use PAA Enabled inside a directory or location container
Improved PAA-57
You can now use the PAA Enabled directive inside a directory or location container.
Set the policy caching mechanism in agent.properties
New PAA-75
Added ability to set policy caching mechanism using a property in the agent.properties file.