What's new

This section describes new features and enhancements in the latest version of Kaspersky Scan Engine.

What's new in version 2.0

• Option to add new instances of Kaspersky Scan Engine to an existing cluster during installation.
• Tool that allows checking the integrity of Kaspersky Scan Engine components.
• Systemd unit files for Kaspersky Scan Engine GUI service, HTTP mode, and ICAP mode.
• Syslog support for HTTP mode and ICAP mode.
• Option to specify the maximum depth of nested archives to be unpacked during scanning in HTTP mode and ICAP mode.
• Option to use one connection between the server and the client to send multiple requests in HTTP mode and ICAP mode.
• Change to the default values of the ScannersCount and ThreadsCount elements in HTTP mode and ICAP mode. Now, the default value of ScannersCount is 4 and ThreadsCount is 8.
• HTTP mode only:
  • API method to receive information about KSN
  • Support for HTTPS (TLS)
  • Options for the HTTP client: --ca-path, --ca-cert, --cipher, --check-period, --check-subject, --check-chain,--repeat-timeout, --quiet, --threads, and --measure
  • Support for Cross-Origin Resource Sharing
• ICAP mode only:
  • Init script command status to show the status of the kavicapd service
  • Option to enable Partial mode (also known as Data Trickling), which allows the scanning of files as a whole and partially sending them to a user before the scan is finished
  • Additional headers HTTPClientIpICAPHeader, HTTPUserNameICAPHeader, and VirusNameICAPHeader that enable a more thorough configuration
  • Option to specify the addresses that Kaspersky Scan Engine uses to process requests in the request mode and responses in the response mode
  • Option to perform certain actions when Kaspersky Scan Engine receives the SIGUSR1 or SIGUSR2 signal
• Kaspersky Scan Engine GUI:
  • Cluster settings page that allows you to manage Kaspersky Scan Engine instances that are part of a cluster
  • Syslog setting
  • HTTP mode only:
    • Cross-Origin Resource Sharing
    • Locations where remote scan using scanfile method is allowed
    • Paths to the private key file and the certificate for connection over the HTTPS (TLS) protocol
  • ICAP mode only:
    • Partial mode (Data Trickling)
    • Addresses that Kaspersky Scan Engine uses to process requests and responses: request mode and response mode address
    • Additional headers that enable a more thorough configuration
    • Settings to manage the actions that must be performed when Kaspersky Scan Engine receives the SIGUSR1 or SIGUSR2 signal

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