With version 3.1, we ended "tool hell" and united ISMS, firewall, VPN, and PKI in a single interface. The new COD 3.2 now bridges into real-world IT operations: we introduce active monitoring, shed light on the status of your inventory, and give you full control over the look of the platform.
While COD 3.1 laid the foundation for consolidation, COD 3.2 goes where things often get stuck in daily operations: who actually notices when a firewall becomes unreachable? Why does the inventory show data for one source but not another? And can you make COD look like your own company without touching a single line of code?
The Highlights of Version 3.2
New: Firewall Reachability Monitoring
ICMP/TCP probing via fping, a configurable cron per tenant, email notifications with throttling per firewall.
Prerequisite: fping must be installed on the COD host – otherwise the feature stays cleanly disabled.
New: Polling Status in the Network Inventory
Every row gets a status (OK / ERROR / UNKNOWN) with a timestamp, a tooltip explanation (timeout, auth, refused, …), and a visible source (SNMP / SSH / API). SSH and API errors are now detected correctly – previously only SNMP was.
New: Branding Area (Manager only)
Configurable in the admin area: app name, top-bar text and logo, login logo (rotation -180°…+180°, vertical offset), QR code colors, and an optional center logo (130 px, white background). Live preview right in the panel.
Improvements
Firewall
- The "Open firewall" link now uses the configured port (e.g. :8443) instead of a hard-coded 443.
- Certificate warnings now also show firewalls without certificate data, including a reason.
- Timeout handling tightened in the dashboard and globally.
- The VPN backend (IPsec / OpenVPN / WireGuard) has been split into per-type services; the IPsec table gains a new DPD column.
Network
- The Cisco cable test on FastEthernet now returns a clear error message instead of % Invalid input detected – for hardware reasons, TDR is only available from Gigabit up.
Overview
- The duplicate NAC entry has been removed from the General grid; NAC now appears only in the Infrastructure grid.
ISMS
- New TLP level TLP:AMBER+STRICT.
Permissions
- Role hierarchy Manager → SuperAdmin → Admin is inherited correctly again in the UI. Tabs and actions that were invisible to managers (Database, Config, ISMS editing, …) are back.
Conclusion
COD 3.2 does not add a new module; instead it makes the existing machinery denser and more practical for everyday use. The update runs through the regular path. Module overview: extoco.de