2.5.0 Release Notes

April 23rd, 2024

Due to ongoing memory leak issues from the .NET upgrade, this release is no longer available for download. We are actively working on a fix and will share once available. Until a fix is ready, we encourage users to download Connection Manager 2.4 for Windows and MacOS and follow these downgrade instructions to ensure as smooth an experience as possible.

Features

  • Users can now configure the vault reauthentication behavior in Connection Manager. They can either keep the existing behavior that automatically restarts the authentication flow or force a fresh login when their vault session/refresh tokens have expired--mimicking the existing web API behavior. This new setting is beneficial for users who use SAML configuration through an external identity provider with a longer session/refresh length and enables audit logs to correctly generate upon logout.

Improvements

  • The Session Status popup window is now disabled by default. This message appears every time a user signed out of a vault confirming that they have also signed out of the server. Users can reinstate this pop-up via configuration if they are experiencing any memory leak issues.

  • Connection Manager now displays a "Machine" field from Secret Server, making it easier for users to identify the correct target when the secret name is not explicit. Any machine field that displays in the Secret Server grid view will also show in the Connection Manager grid view.

Deprecations

  • The embedded apps functionality, on Windows, has been deprecated in the 2.5.0 release.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Connection Manager was not displaying the server name.

  • Fixed an issue where customers were unable to import connections from the Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager.

  • Fixed an issue where the Secret Server version text was displayed as "Must be on Secret Server Version 11.2" instead of "Must be on Secret Server Version 11.2 or higher" when authenticating to a vault.

Windows Specific

  • Fixed an issue where the "Home" and "End" keyboard buttons were not working in the Vim/Vi editor when launched via PuTTY in Connection Manager.

  • Fixed an issue where a text message was displayed without an information link when using Connection Manager in dark mode.

  • Fixed an issue where the "click here" button did not return RDP to full screen.

macOS Specific

  • Fixed an issue where Connection Manager displayed the error message "The client and the server have no common host key algorithm" after running an SSH launcher.

Windows configuration is now split between app configuration and user configuration.
• App configuration is located at C:\Program Files\Delinea\Delinea Connection Manager\Delinea.ConnectionManager.dll.config.
• User configuration is located at C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Delinea_Inc\Delinea.ConnectionManager_Url_%hash%\2.5.0.0\user.config.

If you are upgrading to 2.5 from 1.7, please upgrade to any version between 1.8 and 2.4 first before upgrading to 2.5. This will ensure you do not experience any issues with the backup functionality as part of the upgrade.

If you experience any unusual error messages, please try uninstalling Connection Manager and doing a clean install or repair of the application.