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This is a summary of major changes from Tunnelblick version 3.0b10 to version 3.0. For more details or changes from other versions to Tunnelblick 3.0, see the Tunnelblick Release Notes.
Better Security
- Includes the latest stable version of OpenVPN.
- Requires DSA signatures on updates.
- Stores usernames in the Keychain instead of preferences.
- "openvpn-down-root" support allows OpenVPN to run as an unprivileged user.
Better Usability
- New 'Options' submenu has entries to change commonly used preferences, check for updates, and view the 'About...' window.
- Guided installation process.
- Administrators can now edit protected configuration files.
- Standard keyboard shortcuts work in the Details... window.
- Maintains all connections when new configurations are added.
- Failed authentication is now handled gracefully.
More Capabilities
- Works with home folders on network volumes or if the home folder is not permitted to have files owned by root.
- Adds support for WINS configurations pushed from the server.
- Restarts the connection if necessary to reflect changes in the network configuration.
- Adds support for multiple authenticated connections with the same username.
- New features allow easy creation of customized versions of Tunnelblick for simple deployment to multiple users.
Better Reliability
- Fixes problems that caused "Set nameserver" and "Auto connect on launch" checkboxes to be cleared on quit if the "Details..." window was never displayed.
- Fixed problems that caused disconnects when any file in ~/Library/openvpn was accessed (for example, by backup software).
- Fixes problems that interfered with storage or retrieval of usernames and passwords.
- Fixed problems that interfered with saving DNS settings (contributed by Diego Rivera).
- Fixed problems that caused problems with DNS settings upon DHCP renewal (contributed by Diego Rivera).
- Fixes problems that caused crashes when running under the 64-bit Snow Leopard kernel.
Better Localization
- Complete German translation -- many thanks to Markus Schneider.
- Partial translations for Catalan, Chinese (both simplified and traditional), Spanish, French, and Korean. Thanks to Aleix Dorca, Aming Lau, Diego Rivera, Oliver Hill, and Kyoungmin Kim, respectively.
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