v2.2 - November 9th, 2023 (Windows OS Only)
What's New
PortBlocker service regular health check
- PortBlocker now performs regular health checks to validate all devices that are connected. Logs are sent to SafeConsole. If an anomaly is detected, SafeConsole is notified.
New systray menu option - Reconnect All
- Select “Reconnect All” for a manual reconnection of all devices / refreshing the policy by the end-user
- A log item of the “Reconnect All” action is sent to SafeConsole
Reboot is no longer required during PortBlocker software upgrades
- Requires the installer to be executed with admin privileges, for example via elevated privileges command prompt. Otherwise a reboot may be required
Improved user interface and behavior
- The settings window is no longer shown on startup, but can be opened from the PortBlocker systray icon
- The ‘UI visible on startup’ checkbox has been removed
Reviewed Log option
- Removed ‘Open Client Log’ from systray icon Help section
- Added ‘Open driver log’ option to systray icon Help section to view driver level logging
v2.1 - February 11th, 2023 (macOS Only)
Availability:
macOS 11.x, 12.x, 13.x
Intel, ARM (M1, M2)
*Note that the latest Windows version is 2.0 (See below)*
What’s New
Added support for M1 and M2 (ARM processors)
Optimizations for JAMF mass deployment
For more information visit https://support.datalocker.com/a/solutions/articles/4000189839
Improved user interface and behavior
Setting window no longer shown on startup, can be opened from the PortBlocker icon menu
‘UI visible on startup’ checkbox has been removed
Fewer notifications on repeating events
Improved debug logging
Added Daemon Log option to the PortBlocker menu bar icon
Removed Client Log option from the PortBlocker menu bar icon
Debug logs in Daemon log are displayed after the ‘Enable debug logging’ option is enabled and computer is rebooted
Reboot is needed to enable driver level logging
Removed check for new versions
Check for Updates option has been removed from the PortBlocker icon menu (policy update functionality is not affected)
v2.0 - February 11th, 2023 (Windows)
What’s New
Improved scalability and performance for mass deployments
Support for larger policies with thousands of devices
Enhanced deployment statistics and command line switch for manual policy refresh - PortBlocker.exe --refreshPolicy
New MSI Installer switch for language selection - LANGUAGE=en-EN | ko-KR | de-DE | fr-FR | pl=PL | zh-CN
User-configurable desktop notifications and event log improvements
Driver logging for better support work and proxy customization (driver logging not supported on Windows 7)
Numerous bug fixes for better compatibility and user experience
Notable Bug Fixes:
If “Set unlisted devices to read-only” option is enabled in the policy, allowed DataLocker devices will also be mounted in read only mode
Better support for software licensing security dongles
Excessive logs generated by laptop docking
Updated Windows driver to resolve Read-Only mode for composite subdevices
Fixed Windows Registry limit for 65K characters
Fixed Windows installation error when using Korean language
v1.6.2 - October 15th, 2021 (macOS)
What's New
- Added an alert message to inform the user to restart their Mac after installation
- Updated Mac kernel extension driver to correct Read-only device filtering
v1.6.1 - Jun 15th, 2021 (Windows & macOS)
What's New
- Network proxy support for macOS
- Background stealth mode - No visible GUI
- Can be configured by SafeConsole Admin through policy
(Requires SafeConsole v5.9.2) - Optional switch during MSI install - HIDE_CLIENT_UI=1
- Can be configured by SafeConsole Admin through policy
- Disable show UI on startup during deployment
- Optional switch during MSI install - DISABLE_UI_SYS_STARTUP=1
- Added additional device filters (SmartCard and PKI Devices)
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
v1.5.0 - Jan 14th, 2021 (Windows & macOS)
What's New
- Unified release for both Windows and macOS operating systems
- Improved low-level driver security and tampering
- Compatibility with macOS BigSur
- Added support for Automatic Updates controlled by SafeConsole policy (SC v5.8)
- Minor UI improvements and bug fixes
v1.4.3 - Sep 24th, 2020 (Windows Only)
What's New
- Added support for Uninstall Password controlled by SafeConsole policy (SC v5.7)
- Automatic Application Updates support
- Added new option in uninstaller UI to clean up all leftovers (logs, configs, etc)
- PortBlocker Service Manager component has been re-written to provide more security and application level validation
v1.4.2 - July 6th, 2020 (macOS Only)
What's New
- Initial macOS release
v1.3.5 - Mar 17th, 2020
What's New
- Fixed driver loading issues with several Dell computer models
v1.3.4 - Mar 17th, 2020
What's New
- New changes for Mass Deployment
v1.3.3 - Mar 17th, 2020
What's New
- Fixed system stability issues when switched to Allow All Devices In Read-Only mode status
v1.3.2 - Mar 11th, 2020
What's New
- Fixed issues with service handling new statuses
v1.3.1 - Feb 23rd, 2020
What's New
- Removed proxy verification URL for network compatibility
v1.3 - Jan 24th, 2020
What's New
- Added new PortBlocker action to set all devices to Read-Only (*Requires SafeConsole v5.6+).
- Added a new server policy to hide all notifications.
- Added support for Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD)
- PortBlocker is now compatible with networks that utilize WPAD proxies. Proxy settings must be configured through the machine’s service account.
- Prevent accidental uninstallation of PortBlocker by requiring a password.
v1.2 - Sept 17th, 2019
What's New
- Support for Class06 devices (USB cameras and other imaging devices)
- Fixed notification bug when connected to a docking station
v1.1.1 - Aug 20th, 2019
What's New
- MSI Installer release
v1.1 - Jul 23rd, 2019
What's New
- Read-Only Access Mode: Write-protection for supported USB storage devices can now be managed.
- Improved Activity Audit Reporting: Additional events and device data are now sent to the SafeConsole server.
- Improved Desktop Notifications: More information for filtered devices are now available to the notification pop up.
- USB SCSI Storage (UASP) device support: Added support for a new class of USB storage devices.
v1.0 - Dec 19th, 2018
What's New
- Prevents data transfer to/and from USB storage devices
- Using SafeConsole, the administrator can create a policy to manage the PortBlocker endpoints
- Whitelist devices based on the Vendor ID, product ID and serial number
- Audit Logs
- GeoFence
- When the user plugs in a device that is not whitelisted
- The drive does not mount (or the phone cannot access its files)
- The user is notified that an unauthorized device was detected
- SafeConsole is notified that the user has inserted an unauthorized device
- Requires SafeConsole v5.4.0 or newer