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These release notes are for the incremental release GT 4.0.3. It includes a summary of changes since GT 4.0.2, bug fixes since GT 4.0.2 and any known problems that still exist at the time of the GT 4.0.3 release. This page is in addition to the top-level GT 4.0.3 release notes at http://www.globus.org/toolkit/releasenotes/4.0.3.
For release notes about GT 4.0 (including feature summary, technology dependencies, etc.) go to the GT 4.0 JGlobus module Release Notes.
The following changes have occurred for JGlobus module of Java CoG Kit.
- Fixed handling of SSLv23 hello messages.
- Optimized way of getting a default credential in GlobusGSSManagerImpl.
- Increased the default transfer timeout in the GridFTP library to 30 seconds for FTP transfers and 60 seconds for GridFTP transfers.
- Fixed potential security hole to ensure that files that are opened to write are created securely. Added createFile() method in the org.globus.util.Util class to do relevant checks. Also, ensured that appropriate permissions are set on created files before a write is done.
The following bugs were fixed for JGlobus module of the Java CoG Kit:
The following problems are known to exist for JGlobus module of the Java CoG Kit at the time of the 4.0.3 release:
- Bug 1056: FTP client in extended block mode after receiving EODC does not wait for EOD on the same channel
- Bug 2277: GridFTPClient bug Parallel, Passive, EBlockImageDCReader does not receive EOF
- Bug 2345: Allow for a way to set cert and key location using environment variables
- Bug 2413: A rare decrypt error
- Bug 3299: Extended Key Usage certificate extension not supported
Please see JGlobus documentation and API documentation for more information.
Please see the Java CoG Kit web site for more information about the entire Java Commodity Grid Kit.