Syspeace v3 vs Syspeace v4
What's new in Syspeace v4?
Syspeace v4 is a major new release of the Syspeace Intrusion Prevention Solution, rebuilt to support full-fidelity remote management and provide a strong foundation for future features.
Syspeace v4 is available at no upgrade cost to all Syspeace v3 customers. Syspeace licenses are version-agnostic and work for servers using either version.
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Feature Comparison
| Feature | Syspeace v3 | Syspeace v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on (Windows)… | Windows Server 2003 and later | Windows Server 2008 R2 and later |
| Runs on (Linux)… | ✗ | Ubuntu (Syspeace Service only) |
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Remote Management
Syspeace v3's Remote Status Console supports viewing a few pieces of information from another computer. Syspeace Console in v4 replaces the local interface and can do everything remotely, and works even if you do not have line-of-sight to the server directly.
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Remote Status | ✓ |
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Works when Windows Firewall is disabled/managed
Syspeace v3 supports blocking through Windows Firewall or IP Security Policy. If Windows Firewall is disabled or managed by another piece of software, configuration may be required to switch blocking over to IP Security Policy. Syspeace v4 directly uses the Windows Filtering Platform and is not disabled or ignored when another firewall is in use.
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⚙ | ✓ |
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Blocking rules
Syspeace v4 supports improved rules that support negative blocking conditions and capable nested logic. A few examples that are not possible in v3: Login attempt is not user X, Login attempt is during work hours on weekdays, Login attempt is traffic from country X, Login attempt is traffic outside/inside a given IP range, Combinations of the above.
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Simple | Extended |
| Max block duration | 14 days | Several years |
| Global Blocklist | 20 entries per incremental update | 500 entries per incremental update |
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Shared blocks
With Shared blocks, when activity causes a block based on one of the rules, this block is shared with other Syspeace Services within the account.
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✗ | ✓ |
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Shared IP lists
With Shared IP lists, shared blocklists and safelists can be set up within an account.
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✗ | ✓ |
| Works with Syspeace account | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works with Syspeace licenses | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supports multiple license groups per Syspeace account | ✗ | ✓ |
| Supports multiple users per Syspeace account | ✗ | ✓ |
| Integrated manual | Separate PDF file | HTML (viewable in Console as Help) |
| IPv6 support | ✗ | ✓ |
| Access Log (see prior login attempts) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Access Report ("slice and dice" prior login attempts) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Daily/weekly email reports | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export/import settings | ✓ | 📅 * |
| Detector SDK | ✓ | 📅 * |
| Web detector | ✓ | ⚙ (beta) |
| RRAS detector | ✓ (optional) | ✓ |
| IP activity (see recent login attempts/blocks for IP address) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Upgrade Service remotely | ✗ | ✓ |
* A handful of v4 features with 📅 are planned for inclusion in upcoming minor releases.
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