Red Carpet Subscription Vol. 1 2023

The latest release of our signature Red Carpet Subscription is now available, featuring several new toolkits, updated components, enhanced cross-platform development, 3DS SDK Certification, and more. This release is an incremental update, and builds upon the features discussed in our Version 2022 Update.

New Product: Cloud SMS

We are pleased to announce the initial beta release of Cloud SMS. Send and receive SMS messages using popular cloud services including Twilio, Vonage, Clickatell, and others. The single SMS component implements the same API for all supported services, which simplifies failover or cost balancing.

IPWorks VoIP Beta 2 Adds IVR Support

IPWorks VoIP has been updated with a new IVR component. IPWorks VoIP is a SIP toolkit for CTI applications. The IPPhone component supports inbound and outbound calls (either individual or conference), playback of WAV files, and text-to-speech. Use the IVR component to route inbound calls using custom menus. IPWorks VoIP is compatible with on-premises or hosted SIP services.

New Product: PKI Proxy

PKI Proxy is a secure key server which enables remote code and document signing using centrally stored keys. PKI Proxy can be used by any PKCS#11-compatible application, including SignTool, Jarsigner and Adobe Acrobat. HSMs, PFX files and USB tokens are all supported, and the key never leaves the storage location.

SecureBlackbox Adds JAdES Components and MAUI Compatability

New JAdESSigner and JAdESVerifier components join our existing lineup of advanced signature components, including PDF, CAdES, XAdES and ASiC. JAdES, or JSON Advanced Electronic Signatures, is an ETSI standard designed to be used in Open Banking and other industries with sensitive information transmitted in JSON. JAdESSigner and JAdESVerifier fulfill the requirements of ETSI TSI 119 182-1 and meet EU eSignature requirements.

Other new features include official .NET MAUI support, PKI Proxy demo projects, improved support for hardware security modules (HSMs) and USB security tokens.

S3 Drive, SFTP Drive and SFTP Server Support FIPS 140-2

For greater data security on Windows platforms, FIPS 140-2 can be enabled for S3 Drive, SFTP Drive and SFTP Server. This is enabled via an application-level setting and requires a special license; please contact licensing@nsoftware.com for more information.

SFTP Drive is Cross-Platform

In addition to Windows, SFTP Drive now runs on Linux and macOS. It has never been easier for services hosted in Linux containers to access remote SFTP locations! Cross-platform support in S3 Drive is coming soon.

Additional Updates

Many improvements and features have been added across the board. Below are some of the additional updates available in this release:

All .NET editions now support .NET 7
A lighter-weight .NET DLL has been added to all .NET editions for use with .NET 6 and above
S3 Drive, SFTP Drive and SFTP Server now run on Arm64
All C++ editions now run on Arm64
AS4 components are now available in all editions of IPWorks EDI
SSIS 2022 is now supported by the SSIS Tasks suite
3-D Secure Mobile SDKs have achieved PCI 3DS SDK Certification
Cloud Storage now includes support for SharePoint Online