Knox

Release Notes

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2.3.2 (build #234) – released 2015-06-30 – download

This update includes improved El Capitan compatibility and several bug fixes.

Fixed

Fixed problem where Knox would crash on launch in Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan Beta.
Fixed problem where Dock icon would high bounce on launch.
Fixed problem in the auto-updater where Beta builds would be included even if the preference was set otherwise.

2.3.1 (build #231) – released 2015-03-04 – download

This update includes improved Yosemite compatibility and several bug fixes.

Fixed

Fixed problem where Knox welcome notification would appear on each launch.
Fixed permissions issue with backup file write access.
Fixed problem with incorrect Spotlight indexing status shown in preferences.
Removed unnecessary console logs.

2.3.0 (build #230) – released 2015-02-03 – download

This update includes improved Yosemite compatibility and several bug fixes.

New

Mac OS X 10.9 or later is now required.

Improvements

Modified automatic update mechanism.
Removed confusing 10.4/10.5 compatibility option in the new vault options.
Improved reliability of mounting whole-disk vaults during system startup.
Improved icons for retina and non-retina displays.

Fixed

The custom vault icon now appears correctly for newly created vaults.
Knox will skip over known backup vaults when scanning for new vaults.
Fixed problem of incorrect vault mount state when the system language is set to something other than English on Yosemite.

2.2.0 (build #185) – released 2012-09-13 – download

This update includes several bug fixes to support OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion).

Fixed

Bug monitoring vault mount status on OS X 10.8. Knox once again able to keep a consistent list of mounted or dismounted vaults via its menubar or dock menu.
Bug broken "Start on login" preference on OS X 10.8.
Bug creating extra backup files in some circumstances.

2.1.15 (build #177) – released 2012-04-23 – download

This update includes several improvements and is signed with our Apple Developer ID to support Gatekeeper in OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion).

New

Now code signing using our Apple Developer ID certificate to add support for Gatekeeper in OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion).

2.1.14 (build #173) – released 2012-02-29 – download

Knox 2.1 adds support for OS X 10.7 (Lion), replacing OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and OS X 10.5 (Leopard) support. Users wishing to use Tiger or Leopard are encouraged to stick with Knox 2.0.8. Also included are some minor improvements and fixes.

Improvements

New vaults are now created with a Journaled HFS+ filesystem. Previously the filesystem was not journaled.

2.1.13 (build #172) – released 2011-12-22 – download

Fixed

Fixed additional rare crash animating menu bar icon.

2.1.12 (build #171) – released 2011-12-21 – download

Fixed

Fixed problem preventing the deletion of old backups on Mac OS X Lion.
Fixed rare crash animating menu bar icon.

2.1.11 (build #170) – released 2011-11-02 – download

Fixed

Improved error handling while locating network volumes.

2.1.10 (build #160) – released 2011-10-26 – download

Fixed

Fixed possible crash observing volume changes.

2.1.9 (build #159) – released 2011-10-13 – download

Improvements

Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Fixed

Updated Growl support. Now supports Growl 1.3 from the App Store.

2.1.8 (build #158) – released 2011-09-01 – download

Fixed

Fixed rare crash upon upgrading vaults to Lion compatibility.

2.1.7 (build #157) – released 2011-08-10 – download

Fixed

Fixed rare crash upon upgrading vaults to Lion compatibility.

2.1.6 (build #156) – released 2011-08-10 – download

Fixed

Updated links to the agilebits.com website.

2.1.5 (build #155) – released 2011-08-04 – download

Improvements

Improved security of auto updater.

Fixed

Fixed error unmounting vaults on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
Fixed memory leak affecting Time Machine backups to network disks.

2.1.4 (build #154) – released 2011-08-04 – download

Improvements

Improved security of auto updater.

Fixed

Fixed error unmounting vaults on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
Fixed memory leak affecting Time Machine backups to network disks.

2.1.3 (build #153) – released 2011-08-04 – download

Improvements

Improved security of auto updater.

Fixed

Fixed error unmounting vaults on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
Fixed memory leak affecting Time Machine backups to network disks.

2.1.2 (build #152) – released 2011-08-04 – download

Improvements

Improved security of auto updater.

Fixed

Fixed error unmounting vaults on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
Fixed memory leak affecting Time Machine backups to network disks.

2.1.1 (build #151) – released 2011-08-04 – download

Improvements

Improved security of auto updater.

Fixed

Fixed error unmounting vaults on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
Fixed memory leak affecting Time Machine backups to network disks.

2.1.0 (build #150) – released 2011-08-04 – download

Fixed

Fixed error unmounting vaults on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
Fixed memory leak affecting Time Machine backups to network disks.

2.0.8 (build #135) – released 2010-11-23 – download

This update provides bug fixes.

Improvements

Changed automatic update delay in an attempt to work around a crash that happens immediately after rebooting.
Attempt to fix crash when updating Knox menu item.

Fixed

Fixed the problem with license key validation for licenses created after Nov 22, 2010.
Attempt to fix a few obscure crashes.

2.0.6 (build #131) – released 2010-10-09 – download

This update includes a fix for the crash on Login.

Fixed

Fixed a crash that could happen when on Knox is configured to start on Login.

2.0.5 (build #129) – released 2010-09-03 – download

This update fixes a couple of crashes that were reported in the previous version.

Fixed

Fixed a crash that could happen when checking for new version.
Fixed a crash that could happen when a volume is mounted or ejected.

2.0.4 (build #128) – released 2010-07-22 – download

This update includes bug fixes.

Fixed

Fixed a crash that could happen right after Knox is launched.
Fixed a crash that could happen when a volume is mounted or ejected.

2.0.3 (build #125) – released 2010-06-30 – download

This update contains several fixes and improvements.

New

Added support for Beta builds. To enable, open the Knox > Preferences > Version window and enable the "Include betas" checkbox.

Improvements

Changed how Knox handles Dock vs Menu mode to prevent the Knox icon from appearing on the Dock temporarily before moving to the main menu.
Reduced Knox application size from 14MB to 7MB; a 50% savings!
No longer showing the "Knox bubble" when launching in the menu bar. Showing a progress throbber instead which is less obvious but should still draw enough attention to let users know it launched.

Fixed

Fixed problem where autoupdater could not be disabled.
Version number now appears correctly in About Knox and Preferences > Version windows.

2.0.2 (build #120) – released 2010-06-23 – download

This update contains several fixes and improvements.

New

[CHANGED] Several change to attempt to fix an non-reproducible crash in [KStatusItemView animate] .
[FIXEDr] Fixed 'date of last update check' indicator in preferences.

Improvements

Simplified "Keep Knox running if computer is restarted" language in preferences to "Start on login".
Now showing informational window (aka bubble) on every launch when Knox is in the menu bar to clearly show it has launched.
Attempted to work around an infrequent crash that could occur when exiting the application.

Fixed

Fixed a crash that could happen when restoring from backup.
Improved reliability of reformatting a volume as an encrypted disk image.

2.0.1 (build #119) – released 2010-05-25 – download

This update contains some minor fixes and improvements.

Fixed

After adding a license the license details window automatically refreshes with the new license information.
The buttons on the Backup window are now functional once again.

2.0.0 (build #118) – released 2010-05-08 – download

Knox is now developed, supported and distributed by Agile Web Solutions.

New

Knox now requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later. You can still access volumes created by Knox on Mac OS X 10.4.

Fixed

Knox application preferences now synced correctly when using System Preferences > MobileMe > Sync > Preferences.

1.6.4 (build #77) – released 2009-09-30 – download

Knox 1.6.4 is a maintenance release.

Fixed

Fixes a bug where known vaults would be erroneously identified as new additions resulting in duplicate entries.

1.6.3 (build #66) – released 2009-03-17 – download

Knox 1.6.3 is a maintenance release.

Improvements

Update to the MacPurchase framework.

1.6.2 (build #60) – released 2008-11-17 – download

Knox 1.6.2 is a maintenance release.

Improvements

Knox won't attempt to close vaults when upgrading to a newer version.

Fixed

Fixes a migration bug in Sparkle which caused automatic updates to be disabled after upgrading from version 1.5.3.

1.6.1 (build #58) – released 2008-11-07 – download

Knox 1.6.1 is a maintenance release.

Fixed

Fixes the updating of power supply status, which affected being able to compact vaults.
Minor fixes and logging clarifications.

1.6.0 (build #55) – released 2007-11-03 – download

Knox 1.6.3 is a maintenance release.

New

Knox now creates Leopard-only "sparse bundle" vaults by default. This vault type is more reliable than the old "sparse images", and much faster to compact. To create a vault compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, choose the appropriate compatibility setting in "Advanced options".
A new backup mechanism is used when backing up Leopard-only vaults onto a local drive formatted as "Mac OS Extended". Only the portions of the vaults that have changed since the last backup are copied to the backup destination. Since these backups share the non-changed portions of their data, they are set as read-only on the backup volume. This is similar to the way Time Machine works.

Improvements

Open vaults can now be backed up on Leopard
Whole-disk vaults larger than 512 GB can now be formatted on drives with only one partition.
Knox no longer opens unencrypted disk images. They are handed over to DiskImageMounter.app instead.
Knox now starts in the menu bar by default. Existing Knox users are not affected.
Vaults cannot be compacted while a portable computer is on battery power.
Vaults won't be created to the default vault location if it has been moved to the Trash.

Fixed

Fixed a bug that sometimes caused vaults to be renamed to have the same name as the main system volume.
Fixes a possible crash when cancelling a vault creation process at a certain stage.
Fixes a Knox responsiveness issue when a network volume containing Knox vaults became unreachable.

1.5.3 (build #50) – released 2007-11-01 – download

Knox 1.5.3 is a maintenance release.

New

Knox now works on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. On Leopard systems, you can optionally choose AES-256 encryption.

Improvements

When creating a whole-disk vault, Knox now re-partitions the disk to optimize available disk space.
When a Keychain entry needs to be modified, Knox no longer deletes and re-creates the entry. Before this change, a keychain entry could have been moved from one keychain to another as a side effect of Knox modifying it. Thanks to Daniel Beck (beckweb.net) for reporting this potential security issue.
Knox now properly uses a Keychain entry to open a vault even if the vault name does not match the name in the entry.
A single vault is now listed only once in Knox’s vault listings, even if multiple symlinks point to the same vault.
Knox no longer creates the ~/Documents/Knox folder on launch. It's only created if you create vaults in the default vault location.
Various minor bug fixes and UI enhancements.

Fixed

The Knox automatic update system had a bug when used in the menu bar mode. If you use Knox 1.5.2 in the menu bar mode, please download the new version manually. To address this, the Knox automatic update mechanism has been replaced with the Sparkle framework.

1.5.2 (build #45) – released 2007-08-28 – download

Knox 1.5.2 is a maintenance release.

Fixed

Fixed a bug that caused a multitude of problems when certain folders Knox relied on did not exist.

1.5.1 (build #40) – released 2007-08-28 – download

Knox 1.5.1 is a maintenance release.

Improvements

The default location for newly created vaults is now Documents/Knox under the home folder. Existing Knox installations continue to use ~/Library/Knox.
The default location of vaults can now be set to a custom value in the General pane of Knox preferences; it can also be reset to ~/Documents/Knox from the Change… panel.
Ejecting certain whole-disk vaults no longer shows a message about the user having to eject the disk manually. Knox now completes the eject by itself.
Knox no longer closes vaults on shutdown or log out. Letting the operating system handle this can help the shutdown process in certain situations.
Disk images can now be added as Knox vaults by dragging them into the Vaults list in Preferences > Vaults. Previously, the images had to be dragged into the Knox icon in the Dock or on the menu bar.
The vaults menu now reflects changes in vault status and task progress even when kept open. The vault enabled/disabled state is not updated while the menu is open, however.
Knox no longer shows a “Can’t compact” error message if the user cancels closing the vault which was to be compacted.
When Knox quits, the activity spinner is no longer left on the Dock icon.
When renaming a vault, pressing enter no longer selects next vault, it just ends editing.
Cancelling vault creation now deletes the vault file, if one was created.
Minor performance improvements in the way Knox gathers vault information and handles vault deletion.

Fixed

Minor fixes to the French localization.
Multiple bug fixes, including a fix for a crashing bug.

1.5.0 (build #35) – released 2007-07-14 – download

Knox 1.5.0 is an important upgrade with many new features and improvements.

New

Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later is now required.
Full disk encryption. Volumes other than the boot volume can now be reformatted to become Knox whole-disk vaults.
The New Vault dialog now includes Password Assistant that can help choose secure passwords.
A Knox license is no longer required for opening vaults with Knox. Knox can be used for opening vaults indefinitely, even after the trial expires. Note that Spotlight Control only works with licensed copies of Knox.

Improvements

The vault creation process now displays a progress indicator.
Vaults can now be backed up without closing them.
A warning is displayed when a scheduled backup is imminent.
Items in the Vaults menu now have help tags showing the full path of the vault file.
Knox now sends Growl notifications for the completion of backups, compaction, and closing of whole disk vaults.
In the vault creation window, there are default sizes corresponding to a blank CD or DVD.
Custom vault sizes can now be specified in either megabytes or gigabytes.
Knox vaults can now be created with Master Key access. Use the Certificate Assistant in Keychain Manager to create a master password and certificate file. Name the certificate file "Knox.cer" and place it in "~/Library/Application Support/Knox/" before you create the vault.

Fixed

Image creation failed if you had a network home directory.
Backups didn't start with the preference "Prompt for the backup drive".
The "Time of Day" for automatic backups was sometimes set incorrectly.
Many error messages were cryptic and uninformative.
The preference "Open Finder windows for all opened vaults" wasn't always respected.
The progress indicator never stopped after choosing to skip a backup.
The tab key didn't end editing Vaults Preferences "Vault name" field.
Backup vaults were renamed when opened.
Setting vaults as login items wasn't effective when running Knox from the menu bar.
The preference "Keep open vaults open after a restart" was ignoring vaults without a stored keychain password.
When the automatic update checker couldn't connect to the internet, it opened a web browser window.
Address Book information wasn't autofilled correctly in the purchase dialog.