SafeConsole 5.9.6 (5.9.6.126) Released September 9, 2024

Availability:

  • SafeConsole Cloud 

  • SafeConsole On-Prem


Note:

  • For devices acquired or registered to SafeConsole Cloud prior to October 31, 2019, or to SafeConsole On-Premise prior to the installation of version 5.5.0.7, admins will need to take additional steps to prepare device SSL. 



Changes/Fixes:

  • On-prem includes all changes from 5.9.6.108 cloud release

  • R7G Optimized SQL queries

  • GeoIP location performance improvements


Bug Fixes:

  • On-prem, air-gapped: unable to setup owner account

  • Cannot register an endpoint when Endpoint audit logs are disabled 

  • 'Failed to Send Email' error while sending an SMTP verification email.

SafeConsole 5.9.6 (5.9.6.108) Cloud-Only Released August 5, 2024

Availability:

  • SafeConsole Cloud 

    • SafeConsole servers with devices acquired/registered before October 31, 2019 are updated in a separate rollout following the first main phase. 


Changes/Fixes:

  • SafeConsole Lib Update

    • Tomcat and JDK

    • angular.js 

    • Amazon AWS sdk 

    • Twilio 

    • Eclipse JDT Compiler 

  • Updated cloud

    • MySQL8

    • Alpine

    • OpenSSL


  • Various database performance improvements 


  • Improved logs

    • Implemented wildcard searches in User Audit Logs table

      • added wildcard search for OS, login, email and IP columns (asterisk not needed)

  • Removed flag icons from log entries 

  • Removed ‘Include debug logs’ option for SIEM Falcon LogScale

  • Added new event for pb_repeat_event - displayed as Suspiciously Recurrent Event


  • API Changes

    • The device_list and find_safesticks no longer return geolocation information.

  • Removed Reports tab in favor of improved Audit Log views, export capabilities, and SIEM integrations.


  • Added a Server Setting to Release inactive PortBlocker seats in bulk


  • Phasing out SMS Two Factor Authentication

    • Option is removed in accounts with no SMS 2FA set up

    • Option remains available with a warning if SMS 2FA is set up for at least one user. Once SMS 2FA is removed from all users, the entire SMS 2FA option will be automatically hidden


  • Changed default AV url to https

    • Applies to new SafeConsole servers only

  • Manage - Policies - OU Statistics are now hidden by default

    • Users, Drivers, PortBlocker columns in the Manage - Policies table are now hidden by default. To show the columns, click Options and uncheck Hide OU Statistics checkbox


  • Various bug fixes to improve user interface and overall stability


SafeConsole 5.9.5 Hotfix (5.9.5.232) - Released May 21, 2024

Availability:

  • SafeConsole Cloud 

  • SafeConsole On-Premise


Changes/Fixes:


  • Fixed an issue when updating expired certificates
  • Improved database performance 
  • No longer hiding the “Disable users from resetting device” for trial users
  • Fixed various AD sync issues
  • MySQL 8 support

            *Requires enabling “legacy authentication method”*


SafeConsole 5.9.5 (5.9.5.109) Released September 6, 2023

Availability:

  • SafeConsole Cloud 

  • SafeConsole On-Premise

New Features/Changes:

  • Improved visibility of important events in the audit logs. A new Priority column has been added in the Audit Logs tables to help prioritize which User Audit or System events should be visible first.


  • SIEM integration updates

  • Deprecating SIEM types Graylog and Common Socket

  • API logging improvements

  • PortBlocker policy changes - removed Language and Auto-Update options

  • Improvements on Password Policy suggestions to emphasis current best practices - phasing out the Strong Password option to support the new NIST Special Publication 800-63B (2017).


  • Message improvements on 2FA sign-up page

  • Translation improvements

  • Device storage size is displayed in GB instead of KB in downloaded .csv

  • Added support for devices that are soon to be released.

  • Policy table - Users, Drives, PortBlocker columns hidden in simplified view


Fixes:

  • Unicode: Fixed issue where the Unicode character encoding is shown instead of the actual Unicode.

  • Multiple PortBlocker policy filter improvements

  • Editing admin properties removed ADMINISTRATOR role

  • Cannot change Admin Roles

  • Remote Password Reset - support email length

  • Multiple bug fixes, performance, stability and security improvements

SafeConsole 5.9.4 Hotfix (5.9.4.138) - Released February 21, 2023

Availability: cloud, on-prem


New Changes:

  • Custom Info export into .CSV/.xml file

    • Custom Info fields are now included in exported.csv/.xml device_export_listlog


Bug Fixes:

  • Device and admin log exports are now showing custom serial numbers

  • User Audit Logs can be filtered by email

  • Email address is saved in lowercase in Manage -> Drivers and User sections

  • User roles with disabled ‘Read server properties’ permission ,such as Support role, can view PortBlocker device list in the policy

  • Resolved an issue where the API tab was being displayed for SSO users. The tab has been hidden now.

  • On-Prem using MSSQL Server - resolved several issues: 

    • user details and device profile load properly

    • disabled devices can be re-enabled

    • able to search for the device serial number



SafeConsole 5.9.4 Hotfix (5.9.4.109) - Released November 15th, 2022

*SafeConsole OnPrem Release (5.9.4.115) - Released November 18th, 2022


New Changes

  • Added Server Settings - Device List Limit option. Controls Device List items to show in PortBlocker policy
  • Added server logs for:
    • Changing custom roles
    • Changing geolocations settings
    • Emailing user guide from User Details page
    • Adding or modifying OU entry from Policies section
    • Adding or modifying custom entry from PortBlocker section


Bug Fixes

  • Resolved an issue where certain users were not able to complete two-factor authentication setup, finish forced password change or expired password change
  • Improved loading the policy table in on-prem servers with a high number of OU paths
  • Resolved various custom role issues:
    • Add, Modify, Delete Device
    • OU-specific permissions access
  • Inherit policies are correctly labeled when a custom policy is created (on-prem fix only)


SafeConsole 5.9.4 Hotfix (5.9.4.87) - Released September 28th, 2022

Security Fixes:

  • Fixed the authentication process for API Tokens (Requires new API Tokens to be generated)
  • System Message log events will show when new API Tokens are created and deleted.
  • A new toggle in Server Settings allows the owner account to disable and delete all API access on the server.
  • Prevent the generation of new API keys from the API interface.


SafeConsole 5.9.4 - Released July 11th, 2022

New Changes and Improvements:

  • New users can be added from Manage > Users > Add New User button
  • Added policy option "Disable users from resetting device" for K350 and DL4 (requires client v6.6+)
  • Added password policy option to support special characters for K350
  • Added auto-update support for Sentry 3 FIPS and Kingston DT4000G2DM (requires client v6.5.2+)
  • Added actions menu on factory reset devices
  • Improved user .csv import
  • Custom Device Information can be filtered/sorted in "Show Custom Fields" column in Manage > Drives  


Security Fixes:

  • log4j library upgrades


Bug Fixes: 

  • Email ID is now displayed in the user_log.csv file

  • Export as XML now works correctly in Admins and Users section

  • Log exports from the log_export API are now showing correctly in the .csv file

  • Custom Device Information is now displayed correctly in the Drive Details dialog and in the "Show Custom Fields" columns in Manage > Drives

  • Improved error message, "There was a problem connecting to server..." when adding new user with existing username to accurately show "Existing user with this username already exists. Please verify and try again".

  • Other bug fixes and changes for enhanced improvement and performance


SafeConsole 5.9.3 Hotfix-2 (5.9.3.92) - Released December 10th, 2021

Security Fixes:

  • Updated Log4j2 Library to 2.15 to mitigate CVE-2021-44228

SafeConsole On-premise customers should update their SafeConsole installations immediately.


SafeConsole 5.9.3 Hotfix-1 (5.9.3.87) - Released December 2nd, 2021

Fixes:

  • Fixed bug in Licensing system


SafeConsole 5.9.3 - Released November 30, 2021

***NOTE***

For best practices, we recommend that Admins create a meaningful custom role name that lines up with your SSO App templates.  


ie: 

SC_Administrators (custom role name) -> SC_Administrators (IDP User memberOf field)


New Changes and Improvements:

  • Overall faster response for all areas of the console
  • Audit Log exports now download as stream data


  • PortBlocker Improvements

    • Increased capacity for PortBlocker policies

    • New Device List Import system to import and approve SafeConsoleReady devices

    • New Dynamic Computer Name system to sync PortBlocker IDs to workstation names


  • Security Enhancements
    • Single-Sign-On improvements
    • Web and API Token improvements (note: new API Tokens will need to be regenerated)

Fixes and Other Changes:

  • Changes in the license system to support the new Starter Plan
  • UI improvements and enhancements 


SafeConsole 5.9.2 Hotfix-1 (5.9.2.23) - Released October 15th, 2021

Fixes:

  • Bug fixes and improvements


SafeConsole 5.9.2 - Released August 16, 2021


New Changes and Improvements:

  • Multiple actions to be scheduled in Scheduled Actions.
  • Improved performance for Device Software Updates using Payload-Only Updates.
  • Improved performance for loading Geolocation data in Server Settings.


  • New features for PortBlocker v1.6+

    • New PortBlocker Policy options:

      • Background Stealth Mode: PortBlocker will remaining hidden in the background. The Client UI and Notifications will not be visible.

      • Custom Policy Refresh Interval: Customize the minutes between PortBlocker server policy refreshes.


Fixes:

  • Bug fixes and other changes for enhanced security

SafeConsole 5.9.1 - Released May 11, 2021


New Changes and Improvements:

  • N/A - This release is focused on fixing issues and internal improvements


Fixes:

  • Bug fixes and other changes for enhanced security

SafeConsole 5.9.0 - Released Apr 20, 2021


New Changes and Improvements:

  • Added support for new DataLocker K350
  • Improved Device Auto-Updater Policy and UI
    • Allows SafeConsole Administrator to Approve or Deny updated Device Client versions to be displayed within the Policy.
    • Updates can be saved locally so devices will only need to communicate with SafeConsole server during Auto-Update.
    • Improved layout for additional information regarding each update.
    • Allows Admin to specify Device Client version to be presented to devices from within Policy.
  • User Promote to Group Admin can now be disabled
    • By default, Custom Role-Based Security System allows admins to promote users to Group Admin to administer user(s) and device(s) within their path. This can now be disabled after enabling Custom Role-Based Security System.
  • New features for PortBlocker v1.5+
    • Notifications can now be set to "User Configurable" to allow users to have full control over notification(s).


Fixes:

  • Bug fixes and other changes for enhanced security