Windows: S-TAP protocol 8
The new S-TAP protocol 8 reduces CPU usage and memory usage. The two S-TAP protocols co-exist and use the same guard_tap.ini configuration file. You choose which protocol you want to use for each S-TAP.
Changes include,
- New parameters in the guard_tap.ini configuration file. Some of the protocol 7 parameters are not valid for protocol 8. See all parameters, new and old, in Editing the protocol 8 S-TAP configuration parameters.
- Windows: Multi-threading S-TAP for increased throughput.
- Logging is saved in a circular text log. See Windows: Log and debug files.
- Choose your S-TAP protocol by using the GIM parameter WINSTAP_V8_PROTOCOL,
or the guard_tap.ini parameter V8_PROTOCOL, where:
- 0 - Disabled (protocol 7)
- 1 - Enabled (protocol 8)
- See Protocol 7 General parameters and Protocol 8 General parameters.