Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Release Notes
New features
Cisco TMS Release Notes (14.2)
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TLS client certificate validation in Cisco TMS has been introduced. When endpoints try to establish a TLS
connection to the /tms/public website:
connection to the /tms/public website:
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IIS validates the certificate against its trusted list of certificates.
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Cisco TMS validates that the CN field of the certificate corresponds to the hostname used to contact the
system. Any system that tries to impersonate another system will fail this check.
system. Any system that tries to impersonate another system will fail this check.
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Support for Certificate Revocation Checking has been added. When enabled, all certificates checked by
the server will also check the revocation status of the certificate with its Certificate Authority.
the server will also check the revocation status of the certificate with its Certificate Authority.
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Client Certificate support for Cisco TMS-initiated communication to managed systems has been added.
When enabled, Cisco TMS will provide a certificate if challenged when communicating to managed
systems.
When enabled, Cisco TMS will provide a certificate if challenged when communicating to managed
systems.
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Customized Banner text can now be added at the top and/or bottom of web pages and all pdf and excel
document outputs.
document outputs.
Improved database security
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Encryption of authentication credentials stored in the database has been upgraded to use a FIPS-compliant
encryption module. This new method uses a unique encryption key generated during installation of Cisco
TMS.
encryption module. This new method uses a unique encryption key generated during installation of Cisco
TMS.
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Support for running Cisco TMS with Windows Authenticated logins has been added. This requires
additional manual configuration of the SQL database and windows server after initial installation of Cisco
TMS. This functionality is recommended for JITC-compliant deployments only.
additional manual configuration of the SQL database and windows server after initial installation of Cisco
TMS. This functionality is recommended for JITC-compliant deployments only.
Updated TMS Tools application
The TMS Tools application has been redesigned to improve usability and incorporate the new features
introduced in 14.0.
introduced in 14.0.
Configuration
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Updated the
TMS Database Connection Settings / Provisioning Extension Database Connection
Settings
sections to include authentication configuration fields.
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Added the
Directory Locations
setting which is where the software download folder location is specified.
Security
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Added the
Encryption Key
section to support the new encryption key for credentials in the database. The
encryption key which will decrypt the encrypted data can be changed or entered here.
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Added the
TLS Client Certificates
section to support the new TLS client certificate feature Cisco TMS
uses for authenticating to systems. The x509 certificates Cisco TMS will use are specified here.
Advanced Security Settings
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite JITC Configuration Deployment Guide details how to activate these
settings and perform additional Windows and Cisco TMS configuration changes that will make your
installation comply with JITC operational guidelines.
settings and perform additional Windows and Cisco TMS configuration changes that will make your
installation comply with JITC operational guidelines.
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Optional Features Control:
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Disable TMS Scheduler: Disables and removes links to TMS Scheduler.
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Disable Provisioning: Disables and removes links to Cisco TMS Provisioning Extension.
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Disable SNMP: Disables all use of SNMP within Cisco TMS.