ESET Secure Authentication version 2.8.20.0 has been released

[ESET Security Forum 39]

Release Date: March 28, 2019

ESET Secure Authentication service release version 2.8.20.0 has been released and is available to download.

Changelog:

Version 2.8.20.0

• Added: Integration with the ESET core licensing model for new options to activate the product using License Key or ESET Business Account and offline files. See product documentation for more details.
• Added: Support for self-enrollment of users
• Added: Web console Reports feature that allows you to view and perform tasks on all options from the Audit log
• Added: FIDO support including FIDO2 and FIDO U2F
• Added: Support for Time-based tokens (TOTP) in ESA mobile apps (Android, iOS)
• Added: QR code scanning (support for self-enrollment) in ESA mobile apps (Android, iOS)
• Added: Support for third-party tokens (all OATH compliant HOTP/TOTP)
• Added: RADIUS IPv6 support
• Added: Ability to change the service account name
• Added: Dynamic IP pre-requisite
• Added: Support for Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 Essentials, Windows 10 (Redstone 5), Microsoft Exchange 2019, Microsoft SharePoint 2019, Microsoft Remote Desktop Web Access +Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Remote Web Access +Windows Server 2019 Essentials
• Changed: Default SMS offering for onboarding cannot be used for SMS OTP and vice versa and SMS onboarding count will not be displayed in the product
• Changed: SMS for user provisioning, included in the bundle, are limited only for user provisioning purposes
• Changed: MSI GUI discontinued
• Changed: Minimum support version for Android OS is now version 4.1 through version 9
• Changed: Minimum support version for iOS is now version 9 through version 12
• Changed: Compatibility update. See product documentation for more information Changed: Specifying components via ADDLOCAL when upgrading causes installation to fail
• Improved: Whitelisting “Per Feature” for specific ESA components
• Improved: General web console improvements focused on performance, security and usability
• Improved: Ability to edit mobile phone number in AD mode directly from the web console
• Improved: Improved support for Active Directory Sites and Services
• Improved: Hardware tokens setting is enabled automatically by default
• Improved: OU management
• Improved: Number of offline local logins is adjustable
• Improved: Push authentication behavior in connection with Cisco VPN
• Fixed: Counter not displaying correctly for Hard Token imports
• Fixed: Multiple cores sometimes cause issues with Push authentication
• Fixed: Locking during RDP session displays blank screen on Windows 2019 and latest Windows 10
• Fixed: Hard tokens synchronization issue causing authentication failures
• Fixed: Enrollment issues on iOS (two clicks to SMS)
• Fixed: A push authentication is not received correctly on a mobile device when a specific realm is selected in RADIUS
• Fixed: Installation fails with error "The password does not meet the password policy requirements."
• Fixed: Error when opening MMC with many RDP/Windows login components registered
• Fixed: Domain authentication does not work when accessing the Web Console from another computer using hostname or FQDN
• Fixed: Network request failed in the Web Console with Hard Token when date is not imported from version 2.6
• Fixed: Inconsistent server state for Web Console and MMC for multiple ESA Core servers
• Fixed: Mounting SharePoint folders (Map Network Drive) does not work when current user has 2FA enabled
• Fixed: YubiKey hardware token supports changed keyboard layouts
• Fixed: Various other bug fixes

Support Resources

• For a list of known issues, see Known issues for ESET business products.
   
• Online help (user guide): ESET Secure Authentication version 2.8

For more information on this product, visit the ESET Secure Authentication product page or contact your local reseller, distributor or ESET office.