Secure Mobile Access 100 10.2 Administration Guide

Disable User Data for Deploying SMA 500v in Azure or AWS

Cloud providers like Azure and AWS offer the functionality for users to add customized scripts during the deployment of SMA 500v. This script will run automatically after deployment in the SMA 500v. However, this functionality is restricted from this release onwards for security reasons.

Due to this security enforcement the user scripts deployed in SMA 500v will not function. Existing user scripts prior to upgrading version 10.2.1.7 will not function after upgrade.

Other Security Enhancements

Additional security checks are done to verify the integrity of the firmware.

Restricted traffic - If a firmware integrity issue is detected, the SMA100 will restrict its own initiated outbound email/syslog communications. This will not affect any user's VPN access to applications or any resource on the network. SonicWall will work to provide a fix to address the firmware integrity issue. Outbound email/syslog communications will continue to be restricted until the image is upgraded to the latest version of the firmware with the fix provided by SonicWall. A local copy of the logs will be stored on the appliance; however, due to size limitations, this log will need to be exported regularly to avoid rotation of logs. A warning message will be provided to customers alerting them to upgrade the firmware to a newer version as soon as it is made available. Refer to the section New Firmware Availability Notifications.

In a corner case, the firmware integrity checks may result in a false positive situation and the SMA 100 will restrict its own initiated outbound email/syslog communications. On further checks and analysis, the outbound email/syslog communication will be restored to the normal operation.

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