[1.4.60] FSE-Linux - April 30, 2025

1. Overview

This article provides an overview of improvements and resolved issues in the Fortanix Filesystem Encryption (FSE) for Linux 1.4.60 release.

2. Improvements

• Improved the overall performance of the Linux FSE agent (JIRA: FSE-436).

3. Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the FSE agent socket file was created in the cipher directory instead of a temporary local directory (for example, /tmp) with a unique name (JIRA: FSE-397).

  For more details, refer to the Filesystem Encryption for Linux Using Fortanix Data Security Manager - Client Configuration.

NOTE

• You must have Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) version >=4.29 and FSE Agent version >=1.0.29 to access the FILE DECRYPTION POLICY tab in DSM user interface (UI).

• For existing FSE-Linux users (with FSE Agent <1.0.29) -

  • Install the latest Filesystem Encryption for Linux and update the FSE policy using the policy update command to automatically change the custom metadata and enable the FILE DECRYPTION POLICY tab in the Fortanix DSM UI. For more details, refer to Filesystem Encryption for Linux Using Fortanix Data Security Manager - Policies.

  • Uninstalling the previous Debian package is not necessary.

For details on installing or upgrading to latest FSE-Linux version, refer to Filesystem Encryption for Linux Using Fortanix Data Security Manager - Installation.

For details on FSE Policy and the FILE DECRYPTION POLICY UI tab, refer to Filesystem Encryption for Linux Using Fortanix Data Security Manager - Policies.

4. Installation