Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3 Release Notes

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Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3 Release Notes

Contents

System Requirements

Co-Existence With Other Network Management Applications

New and Enhanced Features in Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3

Migration of GUI Framework

Strong Password Policy

Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3 Bugs

Fixed Anomalies in Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.4

Fixed Anomalies in Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.3

Fixed Anomalies in Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.2

Fixed Anomalies in Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.1

Using the Bug Search Tool

Related Documentation

Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3
Release Notes

Cisco Prime Access Registrar (Prime Access Registrar) is a high performance, carrier class, 3GPP-compliant, 64-bit RADIUS/Diameter solution that provides scalable, flexible, intelligent authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) services.

Prime Access Registrar comprises a RADIUS/Diameter server designed from the ground up for performance, scalability, and extensibility for deployment in complex service provider environments including integration with external data stores and systems. Session and resource management tools track user sessions and allocate dynamic resources to support new subscriber service introductions.

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Noteblank.gif Prime Access Registrar can be used with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x and 8.5 or CentOS 7.x operating system. Also, Prime Access Registrar is qualified with VMWare ESXi 7.0 Update 3, OpenStack Xena.

Contents

This release note contains the following sections:

System Requirements

This section describes the system requirements to install and use the Prime Access Registrar software.

Table 1 lists the system requirements for Prime Access Registrar 9.3.

 

Table 1 Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements for Prime Access Registrar Server

OS Version

RHEL 7.x and 8.5

CentOS 7.x

You must have the 64-bit rpm files for the relevant RHEL versions while installing Prime Access Registrar. For the list of required rpms for the relevant OS versions, see Required 64-bit rpms for Relevant RHEL OS Versions.

Model

X86

CPU Type

Intel Xeon CPU 2.30 GHz

Processors

4

CPU Speed

2.30 GHz

Memory (RAM)

8 GB

Swap Space

10 GB

Disk Space

1*146 GB

Prime Access Registrar supports JDK versions 1.8.x and 11.x. Also, Prime Access Registrar is qualified with VMWare ESXi 7.0 Update 3, OpenStack Xena.

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Noteblank.gif These are the minimum system requirements to have Prime Access Registrar up and running. This may vary based on the deployments. Please contact your BU team to know the specific system requirements for your deployment.

Required 64-bit rpms for Relevant RHEL OS Versions

 

rpm
RHEL OS Version 7.x
RHEL OS Version 8.x

brotli

No

Yes

c-ares

Yes

Yes

cyrus-sasl-lib

Yes

Yes

gamin

Yes

Yes

glibc

Yes

Yes

gdome2

Yes

Yes

glib

Yes

Yes

glib2

Yes

Yes

json-c

Yes

Yes

keyutils-libs

Yes

Yes

krb5-libs

Yes

Yes

libbson

No

Yes

libcom_err

Yes

Yes

libcurl

Yes

Yes

libicu

Yes

Yes

libidn2

No

Yes

libgcc

Yes

Yes

libmongocrypt

No

Yes

libnghttp2

No

Yes

libnsl

No

Yes

libpsl

No

Yes

libselinux

Yes

Yes

libssh

No

Yes

libstdc++

Yes

Yes

libtool-ltdl

Yes

Yes

libunistring

No

Yes

libxcrypt

No

Yes

libxml2

Yes

Yes

libzstd

No

Yes

lksctp-tools

Yes

Yes

mongo-c-driver-libs

No

Yes

ncurses-libs

Yes

Yes

nss-softokn-freebl

Yes

Yes

nss-util

Yes

Yes

nspr

Yes

Yes

nss

Yes

Yes

openldap

No

Yes

openssl-libs

Yes

Yes

pcre

Yes

Yes

pcre2

No

Yes

pcre-cpp

No

Yes

snappy

No

Yes

sqlite-libs

No

Yes

tcl

No

Yes

unixODBC

No

Yes

xz-libs

No

Yes

zlib

Yes

Yes

Co-Existence With Other Network Management Applications

To achieve optimal performance, Prime Access Registrar should be the only application running on a given server. In certain cases, when you choose to run collaborative applications such as a SNMP agent, you must configure Prime Access Registrar to avoid UDP port conflicts. The most common conflicts occur when other applications also use ports 2785 and 2786. For more information on SNMP configuration, see the “Configuring SNMP” section in the “Configuring Cisco Prime Access Registrar” chapter of the Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3 Administrator Guide.

New and Enhanced Features in Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3

Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3 provides the following features:

Migration of GUI Framework

The graphical user interface (GUI) for Prime Access Registrar has been upgraded to Angular Spring Boot framework to address the security vulnerabilities with the existing Struts framework. All the GUI features are maintained intact with the current migration.

Strong Password Policy

Following are the criteria that an admin user password should meet as per the strong password policy settings in Prime Access Registrar.

The password must:

  • contain at least 8 characters (12+ recommended)
  • contain at least one uppercase letter and at least one lowercase letter
  • contain at least one numerical value
  • contain at least one special character (! ? # $ % & ' () * +, -. / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~)
  • NOT contain space

Also, we recommend that the password:

  • does not contain more than two identical characters in a row
  • does not contain first name, last name, email address mailbox or domain, or company name
  • does not match commonly used passwords or password character patterns
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Noteblank.gif While upgrading from an existing version to Prime Access Registrar 9.3, all admin user passwords will be reset to the default password Aicuser@123.

Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3 Bugs

For information on a specific bug or to search all bugs in a particular Prime Access Registrar release, see Using the Bug Search Tool

This section contains the following information:

Fixed Anomalies in Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.4

Table 2 lists the anomalies fixed in Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.4 release.

Table 2 Fixed Anomalies in Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.4
Bug
Description

CSCwh88632

Evaluation of cnsar for HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack vulnerability

CSCwi25169

Framed-IPv6-Prefix needs to supported from REST API

CSCwh84603

Core file : CommonSessionManager::releaseAcquiredSession

This crash was seen in performance test and it is fixed through this CDET.

CSCwi51551

Core file : LocalSessionManager::acquireSession

This crash was seen in performance test and it is fixed through this CDET.

CSCwi51598

Core file : AttributeDictionary::getValue ( SIGABRT)

This crash was seen in performance test and it is fixed through this CDET.

CSCwi51570

Core file : DiaPeer::getInterfaceIndex (SIGSEGV)

This crash was seen in performance test and it is fixed through this CDET.

CSCwi89228

Support for creating an empty userGroup through REST API

CSCwi95109

Apache Tomcat upgrade from 9.0.82 to 9.0.85

CSCwi59344

Spring Core Upgrade 5.6.2 to 5.6.9

CSCwi60587

OpenJDK 8 <= 8u362 / 11.0.0 <= 11.0.18 / 17.0.0 <= 17.0.6 / 20.0.0 <=20.0.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities

OpenJDK upgraded to 8u392

CSCwi69748

Log4J Vulnerability - Update from 2.17 to 2.19

CSCwi69750

Oracle Java SE 1.7.0_321 / 1.8.0_311 / 1.11.0_13 / 1.17.0_1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Oracle Java SE upgraded to 1.8.0_391

CSCwi06502

Vulnerabilities in jettison 1.3.3

Jettison upgraded from 1.3.3 to 1.5.4

CSCwi91082

Copyright year changed from 2023 to 2024

CSCwj05345

Disable week HMAC algorithms; Disable static key cipher suites; Enable strong ciphers

CSCwi97478

CPAR 7.x build issue fix

Fixed Anomalies in Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.3

Table 3 lists the anomalies fixed in Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.3 release.

 

Table 3 Fixed Anomalies in Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.3
Bug
Description

CSCwf53731

Memory leak observed while handling OCI service traffic.

Fixed Anomalies in Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.2

Table 4 lists the anomalies fixed in Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.2 release.

 

Table 4 Fixed Anomalies in Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.2
Bug
Description

CSCwe95813

In encrypted IMSI, private key decryption failed.

Fixed Anomalies in Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.1

Table 5 lists the anomalies fixed in Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.1 release.

 

Table 5 Fixed Anomalies in Prime Access Registrar 9.3.0.1
Bug
Description

CSCwa27878

Prime Access Registrar stops working on longevity when ErrorBasedRouting is FALSE.

CSCwc37825

carServerSessionUsage counter is not getting updated properly.

CSCwc50844

Prime Access Registrar stops working due to synchronization issues during Mutex lock.

Using the Bug Search Tool

Use the Bug Search tool (BST) to get the latest information about Cisco Prime Access Registrar bugs. BST allows partners and customers to search for software bugs based on product, release, and keyword, and it aggregates key data such as bug details, product, and version.

BST allows you to:

  • Quickly scan bug content
  • Configure e-mail notifications for updates on selected bugs
  • Start or join community discussions about bugs
  • Save your search criteria so you can use it later

When you open the Bug Search page, check the interactive tour to familiarize yourself with these and other Bug Search features.

Step 1blank.gif Log into the Bug Search Tool.

a.blank.gif Go to https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch.

b.blank.gif At the Log In screen, enter your registered Cisco.com username and password; then, click Log In. The Bug Search page opens.

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Noteblank.gif If you do not have a Cisco.com username and password, you can register for them at http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do.

Step 2blank.gif To search for a specific bug, enter the bug ID in the Search For field and press Return.

Step 3blank.gif To search for bugs in a particular release:

a.blank.gif In the Search For field, enter the product name and the release version, e.g. Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3, and press Return. (Leave the other fields empty.)

b.blank.gif When the search results are displayed, use the filter and sort tools to find the types of bugs you are looking for. You can search for bugs by severity, by status, how recently they were modified, according to the number of support cases associated with them, and so forth.

 

Related Documentation

For a complete list of Cisco Prime Access Registrar documentation, see the Cisco Prime Access Registrar 9.3 Documentation Overview.

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