Source Safe Web Interface

Source Safe Web Interface

SSWI is a Microsoft Visual Source Safe Web interface that allows you to use all of Visual Source Safe’s features from Internet Explorer anywhere in the world. No client side installations required, simply point your browser at your SSWI server and you’re done. SSWI allows the user to do check-out, recursive check-outs, check-ins and all the other Visual Source Safe functions remotely, from any location in the world, making it a companion for remote workers, professional software developers, or large development teams

Version 2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

Features

• Provides a centralized version control system.
• All repository is data stored using Microsoft SQL Server to ensure the integrity of your data.
• Atomic data transactions for reliability.
• Multi-database Support – One SourceAnywhere Server can connect to multiple databases within a single SQL Server.
• Low system requirements – Built using C++ and Java,SourceAnywhere has minimal dependencies and low system requirements. Additionally, the software can be installed on both 32-bit and 64-bit OSes, and supports Windows Server 2003 and above, Windows 7 and above, Mac, Linux, and other Java based OSes.
• Enhanced versions of key VSS features: labeling, branching, versioning, and changeset support.
• IDE Integration – SourceAnywhere provides seamless integration with Visual Studio 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2003 , Visual Studio 2005 and above , Eclipse, Dreamweaver (Windows), and other MSSCCI IDEs. Without having to navigate away from your IDE of choice, you can efficiently perform any source control operation your project requires.
• Supports project branch and merge.
• Supports email notification when specific source control operations occur.
• Web Deployable – A web project can be deployed to a FTP server, or multiple FTP servers. Web performance is improved by deploying only the changes made in projects.
• Fast Local and Remote Access – Only TCP/IP used, network package round trips kept to a minimum, data compression, multi-threaded file transfer.
• Delta Transfer – Only files that have been changed are transferred.
• Sophisticated Cache Server- The optional dedicated Cache Server, a favorite amongst customers with distributed teams, creates local copies of frequently requested server files. This greatly reduces the workload of the server and improves response time for remote users.
• Consider the example of a US and Indian team as illustrated in the figure left:
• With the server installed in the US, you can set up a Cache Server in India. This will allow your teams to work together as if they were in the same office.
• Built-in 128-bit SSL and Blowfish encryption.
• Built-in SSL Certification Authority (CA).
• Password policy to protect your password.
• Data encryption function ensures the security of your database by encrypting files within the database.
• Cache file encryption
• SourceAnywhere supports setting admin rights on a per-repository basis.

• Fixed issue when the old browser window stayed open while reconfiguring with seb(s) link, together with the Firefox file open dialog. Should fix issues when using SEB-Moodle Deeper Integration.
• Implemented fix for VMware Windows Registry error: The Registry value for “Enable VMware Client Shade” will now only be set if the active configuration explicitly says so (see new setting in SEB Config Tool / Registry / “Set VMware configuration”. Don’t enable this setting if you are not running SEB in a VMware Horizon View virtual desktop.
• Added Zoom to list of prohibited applications. If you want to use Zoom together with SEB, you have to set its “Active” property to false (Applications / Prohibited Processes).
• Added expansion of environment variables in path of permitted processes. This allows to configure applications to run as permitted process, which need to be installed in subdirectories of the user directory, for example %AppData%.
• Config Key feature, hash checksum value to verify settings used by SEB. The Config Key can be generated automatically by a compatible exam system together with the SEB config to be used for an exam. All SEB versions supporting the Config Key generate the same key, as long as the same SEB config file is used.
• Implemented setting keys to control clearing cookies when starting/ending a session (examSessionClearCookiesOnStart / examSessionClearCookiesOnEnd). This can be used to keep users logged in (SEB started with client settings) after an exam session was started.
• Now TLS 1.2 is supported for downloading .seb files using sebs:// links.
• Added more default prohibited processes.
• Private clipboard should now also work correctly with rich-text editors like TinyMCE (fixed double pasting of text).
• Additional bugfixes.

Other features:

• Using the powerful feature “Additional Resources”, external and embedded webpages, full or partial websites, HTML5 web applications and PDF documents can be accessed securely and easily in exams using icons in the SEB task bar (similar to permitted applications) or hierarchical popup menus.
• Support for encrypted .seb setting files which allow to individually configure SEB per exam. The configuration is compatible with the Windows, Mac and iOS versions of SEB. Use the separate SEB Windows configuration tool to create .seb settings.
• Buttons in the SEB task bar for back to start, reload page, change keyboard layout, switch Wi-Fi network, change audio volume and a display for the current time improve usability in exams.
• Feature to quit SEB after the exam is submitted by specifying a quit link and placing this on the summary page displayed by your LMS after submitting the exam.
• The Browser Exam Key allows an exam module to authenticate the connecting SEB version and its settings. Plug-ins offering this functionality have been released for the learning management systems Moodle and ILIAS, OpenOLAT from version 10.2 has built-in support.
• Configurable options (per exam) in the user interface: Size and positioning of browser windows (main window with the quiz and additional browser windows) can be preset. The SEB main browser window can be displayed full screen or as a sizable and movable window.
• Permitted third party applications are easy to start and to switch to (autostart together with SEB and by clicking on its icon in the SEB task bar). Prohibited processes and applications can be defined which are closed when SEB starts up. SEB contains a list of default prohibited processes too.
• PrintScreen can be blocked, the clipboard is cleared when SEB is started and stopped.
• Security feature which monitors processes and hinders all non-permitted applications to open, become active and display windows while SEB is running.
• Individual proxy settings, URL filters and server certificates can be used per exam.
• SEB config files saved for configuring a client can contain embedded cryptographic identities (X.509 certificates with private key) which will be installed in the Windows Certificate Store and then can be used to decrypt .seb config files without having to use a settings password.
• Screen saver and idle sleep are paused while SEB is running to prevent having to enter an screen unlock password before the exam starts.

SEB configuration editor for creating and modifying .seb settings files for Safe Exam Browser:

• Allows to define all options for the Windows and Mac versions of SEB 2.x.
• Can save .seb files for individual configuration per exam and per exam client, which are protected by strong encryption against manipulation.
• Configuration files can configure a SEB exam client to show for example a portal page with the current exams.
• Configuration files can be used to start an exam with individual configuration (like specific security and user interface options, permitted third party applications and additional resources, Browser Exam Key for authenticating these settings and the SEB application to an exam server, Quit Link to close SEB automatically when an exam is submitted etc.).
• Supports .seb files encrypted with password or X.509 (public/private key cryptography) certificates. For debugging purposes .seb configuration files can be saved unencrypted in an human readable XML format.