Please pay special attention to the issues below before you begin an upgrade to this LMOS release.

Generation of 4096-bit DHE Key

During an upgrade to this version of LMOS from a version prior to 7.2.53.0, a new 4096-bit DHE key is generated. On smaller LoadMasters, this can lead to significant CPU and memory consumption that could impact regular virtual service traffic. So, Kemp strongly recommends that this update be performed in a maintenance interval.

Best Practices Cipher Set

In LMOS 7.2.52.0, the BestPractices cipher set was updated. If you are upgrading from a version prior to 7.2.52.0, this change is effective immediately after upgrade to this release. This change was made to improve LoadMaster security and conform to the latest industry best practices.

Note: If you depend on any of the cipher sets being removed from the BestPractices set, then before you upgrade you must create a custom cipher set that contains these ciphers and assign this new custom cipher set to the Virtual Services that are currently using the BestPractices cipher set. After this is done, you can upgrade to this release and your services will continue to use the old ciphers. If you do not, then after upgrade any clients that depend on these ciphers being available will no longer be able to connect.

It is recommended, however, that you migrate your services as soon as possible to use the new BestPractices cipher set.