{"id":8038,"date":"2021-11-16T23:12:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T23:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=8038"},"modified":"2021-11-17T18:47:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T18:47:56","slug":"release-3_03_00-changes","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/release-3_03_00-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Release 3_03_00 Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is new in the SNIP<\/span> 3_03_00 release<\/strong> – released November 16th, 2021
\n(updating the prior release of 3_02_15 issued on October 22nd, 2021)<\/p>\n

This is the next production release of SNIP<\/strong><\/span> following the Rev 3_02 release.\u00a0 This release contains one primary new feature (support for making secure TLS\/SSL connections to NTRIP Casters) as well as several minor SNIP<\/strong><\/span> corrections and minor improvements in response to user requests.\u00a0 It is recommended that all deployments upgrade to this edition. [If you have been using Rev 3_02<\/strong>_xx please be sure to upgrade to ensure getting a bug fixed relating to managing user accounts.]<\/p>\n

This release supports both 32-bit and 64-bit installations on all Windows Platforms from Windows 7 to the current editions.\u00a0 It is strongly recommended that all Windows 32\/64 SNIP<\/strong><\/span> installations now update to using this release.<\/p>\n

Notable changes in this release include<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Full Support for Secure<\/strong> Rev2 style NTRIP Caster Connections<\/h3>\n

If you are in a real hurry, here is the article with the setup details<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first question one might ask is simply why do this?<\/em>\u00a0 There are today less than a dozen high profile NTRIP Casters that use a secure socket connection method, all of them are using the original BKG software.\u00a0 A few others are produced by Trimble.\u00a0 And almost no NTRIP Client<\/a> devices exist which actually support it (under 0.01% of the installed base).\u00a0 At best a classic chicken and egg<\/em> problem to widely deploy.\u00a0 However, we believe the year 2022 will see a dramatic increase in demand for this ability as NTRIP communications in general become more secure.<\/p>\n

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Within SNIP<\/strong><\/span>, this complex feature is enabled by simply checking the “Use TSL\/SSL” checkbox when connecting to a secure Caster.\u00a0 The exchange of security credentials (certificates) takes place transparently, just as it does with your browser.\u00a0 You can read more about the process details in this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If invalid security credentials are found, the operator is given an opportunity to examine the details before accepting\u00a0 or rejecting the connection.\u00a0 A simple set of dialogs allows the user to manage this process for every Caster they connect with.<\/p>\n

And of course the certificate chain used by any Caster can be examined (walked) with a visual display tool.<\/p>\n

Misc Improvements in this release<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In this release we have a number of other improvements to report.\u00a0 Some are minor, one is major, and a few reflect user requested changes or improvements.\u00a0 We have provided a short list in the below.<\/p>\n