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Reminder - Federal Reserve Banks added support for Secure Client v5.8 and plan to eliminate support for SecureTransportTM Client v4.5.2

July 15, 2012

Effective May 14, 2012, customers can now use Secure Client v5.8 for use with FedACH® Services and Account, Billing, Central Bank and Fedwire® Services statement services via the FedLine Command® access solution and Check Services via the FedLine Web® access solution. Customers can download Secure Client v5.8 via the Axway® (formerly Tumbleweed®) Online Store (Off-site Link) or by contacting this vendor directly.

To help ensure uninterrupted access to the services mentioned above, current SecureTransport Client customers are strongly encouraged to upgrade to Secure Client v5.8 before March 31, 2013, when support for older SecureTransport Client versions ends. Today we support SecureTransport Client v4.5.2, and customers currently using versions older than v4.5.2 are at risk of experiencing service interruptions.

As a result of this change, customers may want to schedule testing, which will be handled via normal testing procedures. To schedule a test, please contact the Customer Contact Center (CCC). Customers should also migrate all scripting to Secure Client v5.8 before March 31, 2013. For additional information on scripting, please contact Axway directly.

These changes are aligned with the Federal Reserve Banks’ commitment to remain current with the technology available in the marketplace. Secure Client v5.8 has many new features and advantages over the older SecureTransport Client versions, including:

  • Full support on the following platforms: Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Server 2003 & Server 2008; Solaris®; HP-UX; Red Hat® & SUSE Linux®; AIX®
  • Native scheduler; checkpoint/restart of transfers after interruption; multi-transfers (MGET and MPUT); internal keystore; and improved user interface with drag and drop capabilities

As a reminder, personal computers used to access Federal Reserve Bank Services via the FedLine Web and FedLine Command access solutions must comply with minimum hardware and software requirements. FedLine Web hardware and software requirements are available on FRBservices.org. FedLine Command hardware and software requirements are included in the FedLine Command Security & Implementation Guide and can be acquired by calling the CCC at (888) 881-6700 for a current version of this guide. Financial institutions should review the latest hardware and software requirements and work with their IT departments to ensure compliance with these requirements.

For more information about the changes in the Federal Reserve Banks’ support for SecureTransport Client, please call the CCC at (888) 333-7010.

Reminder

Customers can now use Secure Client v5.8 for use with FedACH® Services and Account, Billing, Central Bank and Fedwire® Services statement services via the FedLine Command® access solution and Check Services via the FedLine Web® access solution. Customers are strongly encouraged to upgrade to Secure Client v5.8 before March 31, 2013, when support for older SecureTransportTM Client versions ends. Today we support SecureTransport Client v4.5.2, and customers currently using versions older than v4.5.2 are at risk of experiencing service interruptions. For more information about the changes in the Federal Reserve Banks’ support for SecureTransport Client, please call the Customer Contact Center (CCC) at (888) 333-7010.

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