Winter (Q1) 2024 Release

Secret Server on Platform

  • Ongoing UI conversion to the same modern development framework as the rest of the product (Angular), covering Launcher configuration, dependency configuration, Remote Password Changer, and Heartbeat configuration screens.

  • Discovery now retrieves zone metadata and additional Active Directory attributes, enabling identification of discovered AD assets with Privilege Control for Servers data, export to, and matching within the Inventory service.

Privileged Remote Access (PRA)

  • File transfer to and from SSH targets

  • PRA engine host sizing guide

  • PRA engine host hardening guide

  • Private Preview – RemoteApp support

  • Readiness for Privilege Control for Servers

Connection Manager (CM)

  • Supports MacOS Sonoma

  • Supports Privilege Control for Servers (PCS) MFA-on-endpoint for AD-Joined SSH targets

  • Check out a secret for exclusive access and extend time from within CM

Audit

  • Combine Secret Server sessions alongside Platform sessions

  • User experience enhancement throughout for better usability, including deep linking to other resources.

  • Improvements to the quality and performance of transcription and anomaly detection - now available in Private Preview.

Marketplace & Integrations

  • Integrations expanded to include multiple new listings for federation to IDPs, with various updates to existing integrations like PowerShell and Terraform.

  • By default, Marketplace View Permissions are accessible exclusively to admin users.

Identity & Federation

  • The Federation underwent a comprehensive UX/UI redesign, simplifying the Identity Provider creation process by eliminating wizards, enhancing automation to minimize configuration overhead, and introducing clearer visual cues for mandatory user mappings.

  • Connector version 5.1.8 has been released with enhancements focused on improving reliability, stability, and extensibility. While earlier Connector versions will continue to function without service disruption, registration or re-registration of these versions with the Platform after Feb 15, 2024, may not successfully complete. It is advisable to upgrade your Connector to version 5.1.8 or the latest before the specified date.

  • The Authentication Profiles settings page has undergone a complete UX/UI overhaul, introducing a new "Description" field and eliminating pop-up screens for configuring settings.

Other updates

  • “Use my Account” is now available as a launch option (only for Linux machines)

  • New Platform tenants will experience “Unified Mode” for Roles and Permissions - one management plane for all permissions.

  • Customers now have the option to participate in the Public Preview program, allowing them to personally explore, test, and offer feedback on new enhancements before the official General Availability (GA) release.