New Features and Enhancements

The following features and enhancements are available in this release:

Windows Authentication

macOS Authentication

The Authenticator automatically starts when any of the following events occur:
- Reboot
- User login
- Authentication
The Authenticator automatically relaunches whenever a crash event occurs.
Users may stop all Authenticator processes by selecting the “Quit Beyond Identity Completely” option from the Authenticator’s status menu.

macOS User Experience

The application window can now be closed by tapping the following buttons:
- w ⌘ + Q
- ⌘ + W
- Red Close button
The Authenticator application icon is now removed from the dock when the application window is closed.
The Authenticator's status menu icon changes appearance depending on the color scheme in use (light or dark mode).
The options menu can be displayed by a right or left click on the menu icon.
An update notification badge is now displayed to inform users whenever an update is available. When no update is available, the badge on the right is displayed.

Selecting “Download and Install Updates” now automatically downloads and install updates without any additional user notification and interaction.
The shape of the application icons has changed. They are now rectangular with rounded corners.
Upon completion of the installation, the installation window automatically closes, and the Authenticator window opens.

Policy

The Policy Authentication Rules view tab now shows all attributes in the rule in a single list. Previously, they were separated by User and Device.

The following policy attributes have been added and are now available for use in the policy engine:

Attribute Name	Description of Attribute
Windows Process Running	Indicates a customer-specified is running on a Windows PC.
Windows Registry Key Exists	Indicates the presence of a registry on a Windows PC.
Windows Registry Key Value	Indicates the value of a specified registry key on a Windows PC.

This release provides improved Authenticator compatibility with the Hummingbird FishSmart app for Android.
macOS authenticator versions 2.34 and earlier prompt users for a password during an update. Starting with authenticator 2.35, users who originally installed the Authenticator are no longer prompted for a password. Users who did not originally install the Authenticator must re-run the Authenticator installer to resolve the issue.
Deleting a user from the Beyond Identity Directory will now update the Okta byndidRegistered flag to false.