Authenticator

What's new

• Windows System Authenticator version control and manual updates: Added support for version control and manual updates starting in version 2.95.0 for the Windows System install.
  
  This feature mimics exactly the version control and manual updates feature in the User install of the Beyond Identity Authenticator.
  
  • Version control - By default, the automatic update will install the released updates and notify the user that the software has been updated. The user can also invoke the check updates from the UI.
    If the organization has deployed version control policies and enabled automatic updates, it can then control the updates, and users will not get a notification of the update.
  • Manual updates include the following features:
    • Windows will check to see if there are new updates on a regular basis. If there are updates, it will notify the user and they can choose to install the update or wait to be reminded again later.
    • The user can also invoke the Check for Updates menu option in the UI and it will inform the user about any updates it discovers.
    • An Administrator can control which version a user is allowed to update to in the Admin console under Settings > Authenticator Version Control. Windows already supports the Automatic option in this section, which updates the application automatically and silently. Version 2.95.0 of Windows leaves this feature unchanged and any Administrators who use that feature will be unaffected by this update.
    • However, as part of the 2.95.0 update, the Manual option in the Authenticator Version Control setting is now supported for Windows. Previously this was only supported in the Windows User install. The Manual option does the same thing as the Automatic option, except that the user is notified when there is an update available and can choose when to install it, instead of the update being immediate and silent.
    • If you want to disable the Manual Updates feature, please see the Manage Authenticator Updates article.

Improved

• Linux distro OS: When using device info from the command line, you can now see the Linux distribution OS version.
• Invalid JSON Web Token (JWT) Error: We now detect when an "invalid JWT" error is due to a "credential has expired" or "credential not yet valid" error.
• Windows Screen Readers: Screen Readers now automatically display the "Passkey removal in progress" text when the modal spinner pops up with narration enabled.

Resolved

• Fixed the following issues on macOS:
  • [BIT-1769] macOS authenticator crashes: This fix resolved an issue with the authenticator crashing.
  • QR codes This fix prevents the camera from streaming and scanning for QR codes (during import) when a user locks the screen or a screensaver is enabled. Streaming resumes once the screen is unlocked.
  • Multiple notifications: This fix prevents multiple notifications from being displayed at the same time.

Windows Desktop Login

What’s new

• [BIT-1472] Domain connector: Added an experimental setting to the domain connector:
  multiDC=yes
  When enabled, (default is disabled when the setting is missing), the connector asks the domain connector for all domain connectors within that domain, and attempts to modify the user record on the domain connector explicitly.

• We’ve renamed the WDL package to “Beyond Identity Authenticator” from “Beyond Identity Desktop Login” as we move towards a universal Windows installer.

• As of this release, users will be able to manually update Windows Desktop Login to the latest version if version control is not in place.

Resolved

• Password change notification: Removed the toast message when a password change event is successful.