Secret Server Release Notes 6.x

Release 6.2.000013

Main Focus: Bug fixes

Fixed bug where Folders would not be visible in Unlimited Admin Mode.
Fixed bug when adding a new domain with a non-Administrator account.
Fixed bug that caused Active Directory synchronization to crash if an AD user could not be accessed.
Fixed bug that would incorrectly enable an AD user that exists in AD and Secret Server but are not in a synch group.
Fixed bug related to Remember Me value and Inactivity Timeout.

Release 6.2.000012

Main Focus: Responding to customer requests

Added support for child domain users being members in parent domain groups.
Remote Desktop Preferences for the Launcher o Copy to clipboard, admin/console, attach drives, share printers
Ability to Delete IP Address Ranges
Embedded mode to Hide Headers and Footers o Running Secret Server in Embedded Mode KB
Improved support for Database access through Windows Authentication to have the background thread run with identity of the site instead of AppPool
Added Permission and confirmation for force expiring secrets on the User Audit Report.
Added Full Path to folder in Secret View and Edit alerts.
Improved the performance on the Domain Synchronization for selecting AD groups.
Made Favorites click through to its own bookmarkable page.
Terminology Change: "Owner" permission replaces "Share."
Improved and fixed bugs in Backup: o Backup respects setting for not sending failure emails to Administrators o Fix scheduled backup inconsistencies for some users o Limited to 3 retries
Added better support for incomplete language files, so defaults to English if item is not found.
Increased folder performance for renaming and editing permissions.
Updated Domain Synchronization to set the DisplayName for new users and support username changes in Active Directory.
Updated display issues with listboxes being too small on the Group Edit page and Domain Synchronization page.

Release 6.2.000006

Fixed bug with the Role Assignment screen showing duplicate groups.
Fixed bug where the Everyone group was not appearing in the Group assignment dropdown list on the permission screens.

Release 6.2.000005

Main Focus: Remote Password Changing enhancements and performance tuning

Features and Enhancements

Disabled autocomplete on the Next Password textbox for Remote Password Changing.
Service account credentials in these formats are now found by the dependency finder:

o username@fulldomainname

o username@shortdomainname

o shortdomainname\username

o fulldomainname\username
Updated the Expired Secret log to include when the Secret is not changed due to the expiration time schedule.
Performance improvements when using Unlimited Administrator Mode.
Performance improvements on the Folder edit page.

Bug fixes

Remote Password Changing will no longer fail when a privileged account on a dependency is not set. Instead, it will attempt to use the credentials on the Secret.

Release 6.2.000004

Fixed minor bug that incorrectly displayed encrypted values after saving a Secret.

Release 6.2.000003

Main Focus: Usability and Workflow

Features and Enhancements

Streamlined the Secret creation process

o Single click for folder selection

o Remembers last selected folder o Allow changing Secret Template on the Create page

o Combined Search and Browse last selected Folder
Option to allow Secrets to require approval for access o Email Notifications to approvers and requestors o Audit is kept of all approve and deny actions o Secret Access Request Manager page

Bug fixes

Fixed the missing folder indentation in IE

Release 6.0 6.2.000000

Main Focus: Responding to customer requests

Features and Enhancements

Users can now reset their login password through a password reset email.
Added configuration option to AD synchronization to prevent enabling and disabling users during synchronization.
Added ability to synchronize email addresses for AD users.
Added "LockedOut" feature so that failed authentication attempts locks out a user instead of disabling them.
Added ability to specify whether or not Windows Service dependencies should restart after a password is changed remotely.
Added ability to handle AD hierarchies that contain cycles in their groups.
Added several new webservice methods to support the new Secret Server iPhone application.
Added a password migration tool for Password Corral (See the Tools page in Secret Server for more details).
Added option to enable a Keep Alive thread so that the ASP.NET worker process never gets shut down.
Added an audit record for when the launcher is used.

Bug fixes

Fixed bug where inactivity timeout did not work correctly.
Fixed bug that allowed users to delete folders containing Secrets when the "Require folder for Secret" option was turned on.
Fixed bug where Windows Integrated Authentication through AD did not work for domains not hosting.
Fixed bug where some AD hierarchies that had root folders with no users in them could cause null reference exceptions.
Fixed bug where JavaScript was not getting cleared from cache on upgrades.
Fixed bug that allowed users to view folders and their audits without the appropriate permission setting.
Fixed bug where a Secret could be created from an inactive Secret Template if the query string was entered.
Fixed webservices to observe IP address restrictions.
Fixed bug where inactive roles were being displayed on Admin Role Assignment pages.

Release 6.1.000002

Main Focus: Minor updates to 6.1

Features and Enhancements

Introduced the Failover Partner on Step 3 of the installer to support mirrored database environments.
Added the use of the legacy Search / Browse functionality before 6.1 as a preference.
Added an option to allow Browse to also include the subfolders.
Added a Diagnostics page to assist troubleshooting.

Bug fixes

Fixed bug where certain operating system settings would prevent users from being able to create a DoubleLock password.
Fixed bug where the Launcher application did not start correctly.
Fixed bug where URLs contained in email alerts did not contain the right link.
Fixed link to a Knowledge Base article on the Backup Configuration page due to KB article restructuring.
Fixed minor security issue where creating a user with a special sequence of characters would cause unexpected behavior.

Release 6.1.000000

Main Focus: DoubleLock for sensitive Secrets and bug fixes

Features and Enhancements

Implemented DoubleLock to provide an additional security layer for sensitive Secrets
Enhanced performance for Active Directory authentication
Separated the "Search" and "Browse" functions on the Home screen
HTML now renders using "standards mode" (may affect user customized themes)

Bug Fixes

Passwords generated for expired Secrets now meet domain credential requirements
Fixed bug pertaining to an infinite redirect loop related to session expiration and password expiration
Fixed bug where exception occurred on SecretGet webmethod when user has no permission to a particular secret
Fixed bug with bulk operations where progress was not reported to the user
Fixed bug where file attachments with spaces in their names didn't download properly
Fixed bug where folder name appeared outside of the dialog when viewing a folder
Fixed bug where multiple PIN codes were sometimes sent when using Windows Integrated Authentication
Fixed bug to not allow Checkout to be enabled when Remote Password Changing is disabled
Fixed broken Upgrade link in Firefox
Fixed bug where users with permanent cookies disabled were always redirected to LogoutAnotherLocation screen
Fixed bug to prevent users disabling Autochange on Secrets that require Checkout
Fixed bug where IOException was occasionally thrown during installation due to file permissions
Fixed bug in client-side JavaScript on installer
Fixed bug that caused NullReferenceException when inactivating a Secret without the required role permission
Fixed bug that occurred in user auditing when using an IPv6 address
Fixed UI layout on the dependencies tab related to the explain link
Fixed bug on Minimum Password Age validation when all fields are zero and checkbox is unchecked
Fixed bug when unmasking passwords that have XML special characters 6.0.000001 Main Focus: Minor Updates to 6.0 Features and Enhancements
Added support for encrypted connections to SQL Server.
Changed installer to not overwrite customized configuration files in future releases.
Extended password length to 127 characters on AD credential used for AD Synchronization. Bug fixes
Fixed bug where expired password and expired license caused redirects.
Fixed bug where user with an expired local password could still use webservices.
Improved stability of AD Synchronization capabilities.

Release 6.0.000000

Main Focus: Remote Password Changing and user experience

Features and Enhancements

Enhanced Remote Password Changing to allow setting a specific date and time schedule for changing service account passwords and their dependencies.
Dependent Windows Services are now automatically restarted when a service account credential is changed.
Added Remote Password Changing support for Oracle accounts.
Users can now specify their preferred date/time format.
Added new role permission to use the launcher feature without being able to view the password on the Secret.
Added AJAX support to various features to enhance the user experience.
Disabled the 'Search by Active Secrets' option for users without the 'View Inactive Secrets' permission.
Improved performance of initial AD sync page load.
Updated Russian Localization to support new features.

Bug fixes

Fixed bug where content was not correctly displayed on the 'Expired Secret' report page.
Fixed intermittent JavaScript error related to the scroll position on pages. Compatibility:
Secret Server 6.0 no longer supports Windows 2000 due to our upgrade to the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.