Digital Alert Systems has released Version 6.1 software for its DASDEC-III emergency messaging platforms. It is free for users who already run Version 6 or who meet certain other criteria.
This adds tighter user-session controls, OpenID Connect (OIDC) configuration enhancements for single sign-on, EAS-Net reliability improvements, and SSL-based CAP Canada support.
DAS published Version 6 in March, citing demand for hardened infrastructure, and this update builds on it.
Now new FCC cybersecurity requirements for EAS participants, including radio and television broadcasters and cable operators, took effect on Sept. 29.
“The rules require these operators to install security patches and security-related software and firmware updates from equipment manufacturers promptly after they become available. Testing is permitted, provided it begins promptly. The rules also call for strong passwords and a network firewall or comparable segmentation that limits remote management access.”
Version 6.1 includes current security updates for the DASDEC-III platform.
Here is how the company describes the updates:
- Access Controls: Tighter controls over user sessions, including who can adjust permissions, plus OIDC configuration enhancements for single-sign-on environments.
- Canadian Alerting Support: SSL-based CAP Canada support to accommodate changes to the country’s secure alert-data feed.
- EAS-Net Improvements: Enhanced reliability and event-file management.
- Operational Refinements: Refined MPEG DASH operation, along with improvements to EAS-Net decoding, audio sampling, CAP status reporting and other station functions.
Customers running Version 6 receive V6.1 at no cost. They can download it from the company website using their V6 password.
Customers enrolled in the company’s Software Assurance Plan, who have purchased a new DASDEC or who have participated in its Up-Trade program since October 2025 also receive it at no cost.
Pricing for other users depends on how far back the current software revision is and whether the hardware is compatible. For support email [email protected] and include your unit’s serial number.
Digital Alert Systems also released Version 5.6 software for its DASDEC-II platforms, which includes some of the same improvements, along with the security updates to comply with current FCC rules. And it encouraged all customers running DASDEC-III to move to Version 6.
