DESlock+ Client 4.9.0 and DESlock+ Enterprise Server 2.9.2 have been released

[ESET Security Forum 39]

DESlock+ Client 4.9.0 and DESlock+ Enterprise Server 2.9.2 have been released and are available to download.

DESlock Client 4.9.0

• Changed: (UEFI only) New graphical bootloader with onscreen touch keyboard. Provides an improved experience on high-DPI displays and tablets
• Fixed: Additional protection of disk clusters containing FDE metadata to prevent third-party processes from overriding file locking and relocating bootloader code and data. This prevents boot-time failures under version 4.8.17 which was recalled on 23rd August 2017
• Fixed: Checking for and protection of relocated FDE metadata which may occur on systems which were initially full-disk encrypted with version 4.8.17
• Fixed: Auto enrolment (ES Direct) could show conversion UI twice when converting auto-encrypted machine as network initialized
• Fixed: Improved Alt-Gr support for keyboards during pre-boot authentication

DESlock Enterprise Server 2.9.2

• Added: Ability to rename console login from control panel
• Added: Custom graphical bootloader custom image to install package
• Changed: Updated version of libCurl to 7.55.1
• Changed: Admin password reset tool can now unlock any System Admin account
• Changed: Enterprise Server now stores a transaction log of FDE recovery data
• Changed: Added new workstation policy for caching the FDE login username at pre-boot
• Changed: Auto encrypt policies are enabled by default and do not require manual configuration changes
• Changed: Allowed more time for database restore operations (now defaults to 10 minute wait)
• Changed: Database restore wait time is configurable to increase it beyond 10 minutes
• Improved: Reporting of errors from internet communications
• Improved: Remote install functions for better error reporting
• Improved: Translations and fitment of some UI
• Improved: Reporting of error from push installs
• Improved: Error message for client too old for TPM support
• Improved: Error message for failed remote uninstall
• Fixed: Reporting of workstation delete event
• Fixed: Problem with AD sync errors caused by earlier failed database upgrade
• Fixed: Problem performing license operations with emails that needed encoding
• Fixed: Ability to clear string type DESlock+ policy elements i.e. set an empty string
• Fixed: Some license resync problems
• Fixed: Error reporting problem when attempting to add a license that already existed
• Fixed: JavaScript error when no users were found in an LDAP search
• Fixed: Workstation log which didn't correctly report event text
• Fixed: Implemented some missing translation strings for previous updates
• Fixed: Allowed "DESlock+ not installed" error to be reported correctly on remote uninstall
• Fixed: Problem in Active Directory sync that could occur if you upgraded from 2.7.2
• Fixed: JavaScript error in control panel if you have no permissions to view logins

Support Resources

• Download DESlock
• ESET Knowledgebase—DESlock Support
• ESET Knowledgbase YouTube channel: DESlock video tutorials