Sage 100

Hi there

I have done the best I can to keep up on the TLS issues, but have not kept current (and now have a reason to).  I see a post that shows TLS hotfixes available for a variety of versions (which i definitely do not want to make public to my clients since i have too have been pushing upgrades).

My question - does any one know if the drop dead date without hotfixes is still 08/31/23 that a subscription client on version 2017 will no longer be able to speak to the Sage servers and go into read only mode?

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Douglas Luchansky
ACI Consulting
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At one point Sage's Mike Ritchie indicated that this license check happens differently based upon the subscription term. For a monthly subscription, licenses are checked monthly which means those customers will be the first to encounter a potential issue. For annual or multi-year licenses those are checked at some point just prior to expiration ( I'm not sure whether it's right on the expiration date or whether there may be an advanced check/warning ).

YMMV as to whether all or any of this proves to be accurate. I recommend taking the position that the expiration is September 2023 and customers need to upgrade no matter what their subscription license term is ( note that perpetual may not be impacted).

The Sage FAQ on this issue - Online encryption security enhancements - indicates "Effective September 2023, Sage servers will stop accepting communication from Sage 100 and Sage 300 product versions using TLS 1.0 and 1.1."

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Wayne Schulz
wayne@s-consult.com
Schulz Consulting
(860) 516-8990
Moodus, CT
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