We are pleased to announce that the early access program (EAP) is now underway for the latest and greatest Sophos Firewall OS release. This update to Sophos Firewall brings a number of exciting enhancements and top requested features, such as…

Xstream SD-WAN

• SD-WAN load balancing extends the robust SD-WAN capabilities introduced in v19 by allowing for load balancing over multiple SD-WAN links for increased performance and redundancy.
• IPSec VPN capacity is also greatly expanded, allowing up to twice the number of concurrent tunnels depending on your XGS Series model.
• Dynamic routing with OSPFv3 (IPv6) is one of our most often requested features is , which provides improved routing, flexibility, security, and performance.

Xstream protection and performance

• Xstream FastPath Acceleration of TLSencrypted traffic which takes advantage of the hardware crypto capabilities in the Xstream Flow Processor.
  This function is available on the XGS 4300, 4500, 5500, and 6500, and it provides additional headroom and performance for traffic requiring deep-packet inspection.

High availability

• Several status, visibility, and ease-of-use enhancements improve the operation of high-availability (HA) systems.
• Redundant link support allows you to connect your high-availability devices with multiple redundant HA links to increase robustness and reliability.

Quality-of-life enhancements

• Host and service object search enables you to perform free text searches for host and service objects by name or value.
• Enhanced .log file storage enables advanced troubleshooting.
• Azure AD SSO for web console and UI login offers an alternate and easier method of authentication.
• Enhanced 40G interface support with auto-detection of advanced port configurations on XGS 5500 and 6500 models.

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