Red Carpet Subscription Vol. 2 2017 Now Available

Major upgrade includes security updates, new components, and more

Our mission is to provide components that support the latest technology, conform to the latest security standards, and include the features you need to develop secure Internet communications software. To keep that promise, our engineers work tirelessly to release Red Carpet Subscription updates throughout the year. The latest update is huge! It includes an upgraded codebase for the entire product line, which provides the best performance, quality, and usability to date. You will also find many security updates, support for the newest development tools, new components, and more.

Please read on to learn about this release's key features, details, and what is coming in upcoming Red Carpet Subscription updates or download a trial to see the new versions for yourself.

Upgrades for the Entire Product Line

• Every product has been upgraded to a new codebase, which provides stronger security, better performance, and an improved API.
• .NET Editons support Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.
• Delphi and C++ Builder Editions support Embarcadero RAD Studio 10.2 Tokyo.
• The default signing algorithm has been updated to SHA-256 where appropriate.

Big Security Updates for IPWorks Encrypt

• Components pass Google's Wycheproof tests.
• New Rijndael component adds support for the NIST standard.
• OpenPGP default signing algorithm updated to SHA-256.
• Hash support for SHA-512/256 and SHA-512/224 has been added.

More Options for Cloud Storage Integrator

• Support for Google Drive API v3 has been added.
• New AzureBlob component allows you to work with Azure Blob storage.

Improvements to X12 and EDI Integrators

• New X12Translator component helps you easily convert X12 to XML and vice versa.
• API, document parsing, and JSON programming enhancements.

Use TCP with IPWorks SNMP

• New components (SNMPTCPMgr, SNMPTCPTrapMgr, and SNMPTCPAgent) allow you to use SNMP over TCP.

New Tunneling Feature in IPWorks SSH

• The SSHReverseTunnel component now has smart reconnection logic.

New Subscription Benefit: Source Code for Select Editions

• To help you compile on any Linux system and distrubute without dependecy on shared object files, a Red Carpet Subscription includes access to obfuscated source code for macOS, iOS, C++ for Linux, PHP, and Node.js Editions.

Major Version Upgrades

We have upgraded all of our components to version 2016, which is our best performing, most secure, and most extensible codebase yet. You will find new versions of these components in this update:

• IPWorks WS
• IPWorks IPC
• IPWorks S/MIME
• IPWorks OpenPGP
• IPWorks Encrypt
• IPWorks Auth
• IPWorks SNMP
• E-Payment Integrator
• E-Banking Integrator
• Shipping Integrator
• QuickBooks Integrator
• ERP Integrator
• EDI Integrator
• X12 Integrator
• EDIFACT Integrator
• Cloud Storage Integrator
• Google Integrator
• Amazon Integrator
• SharePoint Integrator
• PayPal Integrator
• Azure Integrator
• Spreadsheet Integrator
• Scripting Integrator

All Products

• Micosoft Visual Studio 2017 support
• Embarcadero RAD Studio 10.2 Tokyo support
• Default signing algorithm updated to SHA-256.

IPWorks Encrypt

• New Rijndael component.
• OpenPGP default signing algorithm updated to SHA-256.
• Hash support for SHA-512/256 and SHA-512/224.

IPWorks SNMP

• New components for TCP - SNMPTCPMgr, SNMPTCPTrapMgr, SNMPTCPAgent.
• SysUpTime property support for 64 bit integers.

X12 Integrator

• New X12 translator component - easily convert X12 to XML and vice versa.
• API updates to standardize input/output options and provide a more consistent experience.
• Additional functionality for visualizing and parsing document structure.
• Improved human readable values accessible when using RSSBus JSON schemas.

IPWorks SSH

• SSHReverseTunnel smart reconnection logic.

EDI Integrator

• AS2 event based logging.
• AS2 default signing algorithm updated to SHA-256.
• OFTPClient AcceptFile event added.
• AS4 default encryption algorithm updated to AES128-GCM.
• OFTP LocalFile added to Transfer and EndTransfer events.
• RNIF SignatureAlgorithm property added.
• GISB uses Internal PGP provider by default (no more GnuPG dependency).

EDIFACT Integrator

• API updated to standardize input/output options and provide a more consistent experience.
• Additional functionality for visualizing and parsing document structure.
• Improved human readable values accessible when using RSSBus JSON schemas.

IPWorks S/MIME

• API updated to standardize input/output options and provide a more consistent experience.

IPWorks Auth

• OneTimePassword component added.
• ClaimsAuth is now SAML.
• Active Directory methods for user and group information.

Coming Soon

This release delivers many valuable upgrades, but 2017 isn't over yet. Here is some of what we are planning:

• .NET Core and Python Editions
• TLS 1.3 support
• A new API Integrator that creates APIs for your existing client/server applications
• AS2 C++ Editions
• IPWorks RTC release (currently in Beta)
• Pre-built BizTalk pipelines

Every subscription update brings technology that continues to enhance your development experience. You don't want to miss any of it, so please check your inbox for /n software updates and consider purchasing the Red Carpet Subscription.