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CompletePBX 5.0.57 – Improved Security & Management

Oct 7, 2018 | CompletePBX Change Log, VoIP PBX Technical Updates

The CompletePBX API now supports configuring trunk parameters.
Special Ring Tone for Call Completion – it is now possible to get a special ringtone when getting a call-completion call.

New Password Policy Enforcement

    • In order to increase the PBX security, a new password policy will now be enforced by default.  The policy may be changed by the system administrator (Admin -> Security -> Passwords -> Policy)
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    • The new policy enforces strong passwords for GUI and VoIP users (devices) by not allowing the user to create a new device or user with a weak password or save changes in a device or user with weak passwords.
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    • This includes the initial login screen (where the initial admin password is created).
    • Effects on existing systems upon upgrade
      • The new policy will be enforced upon update
      • All existing devices and GUI users will continue to function as usual regardless of their password strength
      • Any “save” attempt to a user or device with a weak password will fail, asking the admin to modify to a strong password
    • The validation also applies to the initial administrator password creation dialogue.

Notes

the policy may be overridden as described above
  1. a fast way to change all the device passwords to strong passwords is to use Export extensions, delete passwords, and use Import Extensions.  This will auto-generate strong passwords to all extensions.
  2. it is highly recommended to adhere to the strict password policy

Astribank I/O Ports Management

Astribank input and output ports used to be identified as FXS ports and “take up” extension numbers upon automatic telephony hardware detection.  This is now changed:
    • I/O ports now appear as (Input) and (Output) respectively, rather than (FXS)
  • Upon automatic hardware detection, extensions will not be automatically created for I/O ports, thus not breaking the sequence of the FXS extension numbering.  The below image shows I/O ports remain unassigned by default (no extension is automatically created for them), thus not interfering with the extension numbering order.
  • Effects upon system update:
    • The system will continue to function normally with no change in the port and channel assignment
    • Upon applying Detect Hardware (Settings -> Telephony -> Interfaces) ports description will be updated as described above.   Assuming no hardware changes were made, there will be no change in channel numbers.
    • Upon running ddtect -r command from the command line all ports will be re-detected and channels and extensions will re-created based on the new naming scheme.  Channel and extension numbers may be changed during this process.

CDR Improvements

  • In case the External Caller ID is empty, the CDR will now show Internal Caller ID.

Bug Fixes

  • When dialing internally to a ring group or queue when one of its destination extensions has voicemail enabled, the call will go to voicemail.  Fixed