Release Notes
Abstract
This technical note provides guidance for installing IBM Guardium Data Protection patch 12.0p56, including resolved or known issues, or notices associated with the patch.
Content
Patch information
- Patch file name: SqlGuard-12.0p56.tgz.enc.sig
- MD5 checksum: 0c4e2bf5347e96d02fe7085ffefed02f
Finding the patch
- Select the following options to download this patch on the IBM Fix Central website and click Continue.
- Product selector: IBM Security Guardium
- Installed Version: 12.0
- Platform: All
- On the "Identify fixes" page, select Browse for fixes and click Continue.
- On the "Select fixes" page, select Other Patch. Then, enter the patch information in the Filter fix details field to locate the patch.
For information about Guardium patch types and naming conventions, see the Understanding Guardium patch types and patch names support document.
Prerequisites
Guardium Data Protection 12.0p55 (see release note)
Installation
Notes:
- This ad hoc patch restarts the classifier, nanny and Tomcat processes.
- Do not reboot the appliance while the patch install is in progress. Contact IBM Support if there is an issue with patch installation.
- When changing the password of CLI and guardcli users in the Guardium command line interface, a password strength warning appears even when strong passwords are not enabled. To remove the strong password checks, execute the CLI command store user strong_password disable.
Overview:
- Download the patch and extract the compressed package outside the Guardium system.
- Review the latest version of the patch release notes just before you install the patch.
- Pick a "quiet" or low-traffic time to install the patch on the Guardium system.
- Install patches in a top-down manner on all Guardium systems: start with the central manager, then aggregators, then the collectors.
- Apply the latest quarterly DPS patch and rapid response DPS patch.
For information about installing Guardium Data protection patches, see Installing patches in the Guardium documentation.
Attention
Guardium patch signing certificate expired on 29 March 2025
The previous patch signing certificate for Guardium appliance patches expired on 29 March 2025. Guardium appliance patches are signed by an internal certificate to validate that the patch is created by Guardium. Unsigned patch files cannot be installed. This patch is signed by the new patch signing certificate. Therefore, to install this patch, the patch signing certificate on your Guardium appliance must first be updated. For more information, see IBM Guardium - Patch signing certificate set to expire in March 2025 or contact IBM Support.
Resolved issues
This patch resolves the following issues.
| Patch | Issue key | Summary | Known issue (APAR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.0p56 | GRD-119981 | Updates duo‑universal‑sdk to version 1.3.1 to resolve authentication failures during Guardium user interface login. Only customers who use Cisco Duo MFA for authentication are affected. For more information, see Guardium GUI Login Failure with Duo MFA. |
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 April 2026
UID
ibm17269677