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Last revision: October 29, 2026 These notes are additional to the WebMarshal User Guide and supersede information supplied in that Guide. The information in this document is current as of the date of publication. To check for any later information, please see LevelBlue Knowledge Base article Q21263.

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New features

For more information about additional minor features and bug fixes, see the release history.

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Features new in 8.0.0

SQL Encryption
Encrypted connections to the report database SQL Server are supported. See LevelBlue Knowledge Base article Q21266. Operating System Support
Windows Server 2019 is the minimum version supported. SQL Version Support
SQL Server 2017 or SQL Express 2017 is the minimum version supported. File Type Recognition
Additional file types are recognized. For the current list, see LevelBlue Knowledge Base article Q20913.

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Features new in 7.6.0

Updates to Web Filter Database Categories
Several new categories are supported including AI Agents and URL redirection. Categories will be populated in October 2025. For full information on this and other recent changes, see LevelBlue Knowledge Base article Q21089. User Group Immediate Updates
WebMarshal can be configured to monitor for changes in specific connector user groups and apply the changes immediately (clearing user sessions). For details see LevelBlue Knowledge Base article Q21247. Operating system support
Windows 2025 is supported.

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Features new in 7.5.5

Updates to Web Filter Database Categories
A new category “Artificial Intelligence” is included. For full information on this and other changes, see LevelBlue Knowledge Base article Q21089. Proxy Caching for HTTPS
Proxy caching now caches static content requested over HTTPS by default. For details of a setting to disable caching of HTTPS content, see LevelBlue Knowledge Base article Q21204. TLS/SSL update
The TLS/SSL library included is updated. Operating System Support
Windows Server 2012 and 2012R2 are no longer supported. Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 are no longer supported. SQL Version Support
SQL Server 2022 and 2022 Express are supported. SQL Server 2012 and 2012 Express are no longer supported.

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Features new in 7.5.0

X-Forwarded-For Authentication
WebMarshal IP based authentication can use the IP address from the X-Forwarded-For header of the client request. See LevelBlue Knowledge Base article Q21183. Office365 URL Retrieval
WebMarshal retrieves the URL listings for Office365 related sites from Microsoft. These listings are inserted to FileFilter categories. The “All URLs” list can be included in the Proxy Bypass list.

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Earlier feature enhancements

To review earlier feature enhancement history, see the release notes for earlier WebMarshal versions, available through the LevelBlue Knowledge Base.

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System requirements

Hardware required is dependent on the number of concurrent web users and the rules in use. Use of Filtering Lists improves performance. Heavy use of TextCensor decreases performance. Be prepared to adjust specification as required. Typically a computer with the following specifications is adequate as a processing server for 250-500 concurrent users.
  • Dual core processor, 2GHz or better. Use of HTTPS Content Inspection significantly increases CPU usage (due to encryption and decryption load).
  • 20 GB free disk space. 30 GB additional free space required for Proxy Caching with the default settings. (Additional disk required for Filtering Lists and text logging.)
  • 4 GB RAM available for this application. If CRL Checking is enabled, up to 500MB may be consumed on each processing node for cached CRL information. See also LevelBlue Knowledge Base article Q14152.
WebMarshal Array Manager, processing servers, and Console require the following software:
  • Windows Server 2025
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows 11 (permitted but not recommended)
Install Windows using the English language version.
  • Utility prerequisites:
    • Microsoft .NET 4.8
    • Other Microsoft runtimes
    The above software will be installed as part of the WebMarshal installation if necessary. Installation of .NET 4.8 may require a restart. If your WebMarshal policy blocks download of executable files, the automatic installation of .NET 4.8 will fail on any server where system proxy settings point to WebMarshal. You must make a temporary exception or install .NET 4.8 in another way.
  • For database logging (optional), SQL Server 2022 or 2022 Express, SQL Server 2019 or 2019 Express, SQL Server 2017 or 2017 Express.
    • A WebMarshal installation package that includes SQL 2022 Express is available. If no local installation of SQL is found, this package will offer to install SQL Express locally with appropriate options (Named Pipes and TCP/IP enabled).
  • For NDS integration, Novell NDS Client 2.

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Upgrade instructions

The minimum prior version supported for direct upgrade is 7.5.0. To upgrade from earlier versions, first upgrade to 7.5.0 or above. For details, see release notes for previous product releases.
  • Upgrade the Array Manager first and then upgrade any additional nodes. For more information, see LevelBlue Knowledge Base article Q13031.
  • It is best practice to back up your WebMarshal configuration before upgrading.
  • If you are logging data to a SQL database, the database may require upgrade. If necessary, the installer will prompt for credentials of a database user with permission to upgrade the database (database owner privilege). If the database is not upgraded when required, database logging will be disabled until you upgrade the database and re-enable logging. For more information and instructions, see LevelBlue Knowledge Base article Q12030.
  • Be sure to upgrade any WebMarshal Console installations on other workstations.
See the upgrade notes below for version-specific information. For upgrade notes relating to versions prior to 7.4.0, please see earlier Release Note documents available through the LevelBlue Knowledge Base.

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Upgrade notes

  • Web Filter Database changes: Addition or deletion of categories in the Web Filter Database will be effective when the database is next updated from the web and rebuilt. Changes should be visible within 24 hours.
For upgrade notes relating to versions prior to 7.5, please see earlier Release Note documents available on the LevelBlue Support website.

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Uninstalling

WebMarshal can be installed in a variety of scenarios. For full information on uninstalling WebMarshal from a production environment, see Uninstalling WebMarshal in the WebMarshal User Guide. To uninstall a trial installation on a single computer:
  1. Close the WebMarshal applications including the Console and Reports on all workstations.
  2. On the WebMarshal server(s), use the Windows Add/Remove Programs control panel to remove WebMarshal.
  3. If you selected a location outside the WebMarshal install folder for files created by WebMarshal (such as Proxy Cache or Configuration Backup), the uninstallation will not remove the files. Delete these files manually if required.
  4. On any other workstations where WebMarshal components were installed, use the Windows Add/Remove Programs control panel to remove them. These components can include WebMarshal console software and older versions of WebMarshal Reports.
  5. You can drop the WebMarshal database from the SQL server by using the SQL Express administration tools.

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Release history

The following additional items have been changed or updated in the specific build versions of WebMarshal listed.

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8.0.1 (October 29, 2026)

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8.0.0 (October 15, 2026)

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7.6.0 (August 13, 2025)

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7.5.5 (November 1, 2023)

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7.5.0 (August 31, 2022)

To review change history for earlier versions, please see the Release Notes for the specific version of WebMarshal. All Release Notes are available through the LevelBlue Knowledge Base.
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