Advanced Server Access release notes archive

Device Tools

The binaries for device tools are compatible with both Okta Privileged Access and Advanced Server Access.

Release: 1.84.0

Deployment date: September 18, 2024

Release summary

This release concludes changes to the internal build system.

Release: 1.83.5

Deployment date: September 10, 2024

Release summary

This release includes changes to the internal build system.

Release: 1.83.4

Deployment date: August 28, 2024

Release summary

The follow releases are now in production.

Client

The Advanced Server Access client CLI failed to display the timeout message and exit if there was a timeout while waiting for the user to choose a user access method.

Release: 1.83.1

Deployment date: July 24, 2024

Release summary

This release includes updates specific to Okta Privileged Access.

Release: 1.82.0

Deployment date: June 20, 2024

Notification

FreeBSD is no longer supported in Okta Privileged Access.

Features and enhancements

Gateway

In some instances, the Okta Privileged Access gateway processes failed to function correctly and restarted when the target server timed out.

Release: 1.81.1

Deployment date: June 05, 2024

Features and enhancements

Client

When initiating an SSH session through the Connect button in a web browser, if an error occurs during resolution or credential retrieval, users are prompted with an error message in the terminal.

Release: 1.80.1

Deployment date: March 27, 2024

Announcements

Beginning in July 2024, Advanced Server Access will remove support for the following end-of-life operating systems:

• Windows 2012

• Windows 2012 R2

• CentOS 7 and 8

Features and enhancements

• Implemented security updates and enhancements.

• OpenSSH on Windows has been updated to version 9.6p1.

• Added support for Debian 12 (Bookworm) for Advanced Server Access server agent, client, URL Handler, and non-AD Joined user gateway.

Release: 1.79.2

Deployment date: February 28, 2024

Enhancements

Gateway	RDP-enabled Gateway's RDP engine now supports legacy cryptographic algorithms (MD4, MD5, RC4) required for RDP licensing.
Client, Server agent, Gateway	Amazon Linux 2023 in now supported in Advanced Server Access client and server agent.

Fixes

Client

Shift and control keys didn't work correctly when using MacFreeRDP.

Release: 1.78.1

Deployment date: February 07, 2024

Enhancements

Client

Linux command-line tool (sft) now automatically encrypts tokens in state.json using D-Bus SecretService if detected.

Platform

Release: 2024.02.0

Deployment date: February 07, 2024

Platform

You can now enable IP-session binding for web and client sessions within a team. If an IP change is detected, the client or web session is revoked.

Release: 1.77.0

Deployment date: January 17, 2024

Notice

Client	Starting May 01 2024, the Advanced Server Access client will no longer support the following operating systems: macOS 10 macOS 11
Client, Server Agent, Gateway	Starting May 01 2024, the Advanced Server Access client, server agent, and gateway will no longer support FreeBSD operating system.

Enhancement

Client

Secrets stored in state.json on Windows are now encrypted by default using the Windows Data Protection Application Programming Interface (DPAPI) before being written to disk. Secrets stored in state.json on macOS are now encrypted by default using the Keychain before being written to disk.