Release Notes

Summary

The XA 4.14.0 client and server installs include an updated product, package code and version for 4.14.0 so that it will upgrade and retain configuration settings from previous XA installs properly.

New SnapAPP Extension

As part of the XA 4.14.0 release, and updated SnapAPP extension will also be deployed via the Google App Store. It can take several hours or days for an updated extension to be propagated. In the interim, you may download the new extension here and test it in your browser in Developer mode.

IMPORTANT

XA Client 4.14.0 has two new .NET requirements (see this article for the full list of .NET requirents for XA Client).

1. ASP.NET Core 3.1 Runtime (v3.1.9 or higher) - Windows x86
2. .NET Core 3.1 Desktop Runtime (v3.1.9 or higher) - Windows x86

What Has Changed

Features added in this release:

HEALTH-138, HEALTH-230, HEALTH-232, HEALTH-239, HEALTH-251, HEALTH-141

1. Added feature for xaRunAs connector for Kiosk Mode.
2. Added feature for xaRunAs connector to work in RSM mode / on RSM Server when XAUCM is not running.
3. Created document for “Policies recommended by Identity Automation for Kiosk Mode workstations to remove cache, history & cookies from Chromium & Firefox browsers” to make SnapApp secure accross sessions while working with xaRunAs connector. To check the policies, see FAQ Question 1.

To configure this feature, see FAQ Question 2.

HEALTH-318

Added feature in SnapApp Utility to configure for saving credentials for submitting form on pressing of Enter key, dynamically from registry settings. To configure this feature, see this article.

HEALTH-61, HEALTH-348, HEALTH-349, HEALTH-350, HEALTH-351

Added support to handle Logoff Cleanup for Chrome/Edge/Firefox browsers and removed Logoff Cleanup functionality for Internet Explorer.

Added instructions to enable logging for xalogoffcleanup to ExactACCESS documentation. To enable logging, see FAQ Question 3.

HEALTH-403

Added support for installing XA-Client on Windows Server 2022 with Roaming Session Mode.

HEALTH-130

Added support for Windows Server 2022 for XA-Server installation.

Issues Fixed in this Release

HEALTH-3

Drive mapping notification fails due to incorrect flags and incomplete data.

HEALTH-4

Updated extension manifest files location to XA software installation directory and also moved related registry settings from HKCU to HKLM.

HEALTH-5

RapidIdentity folder is not creating on silent installation.

HEALTH-28

Corrected saving and fetching Auto-Submit setting to handle auto-submit feature for sites for Chromium & Firefox browsers.

HEALTH-90

Resolved issue of detecting any fields within all websites in the same domain, when the URL is changing.

HEALTH-87

Added support for SnapApp to work while switching between test server to prod server.

HEALTH-363

Badge scanning disabled on windows log out or tap over.

HEALTH-362

Fixed issue related to disconnecting current user’s session while tapping card by other user on Citrix receiver end.

HEALTH-79, HEALTH-80, HEALTH-415

PubLauncherSF.exe does not always prompt users to change their password when the AD password is expired.

Users don't know what password they are being asked to change when expired using pubLauncherSF.exe in the community connect configuration.

HEALTH-224 HEALTH-382

Fixed issue for displaying multiple entries of single Control Item on XA Toolbar desktop.

HEALTH-81

Fixed access violation issue producing by XADriveMapping.exe intermittently.

HEALTH-209

SnapApp extension for Chrome/Edge/Firefox does not recognize more than one wildcard for SSO sites.

HEALTH-107

HealthCast folder does not remove after uninstallation of XA Server. To delete HealthCast folder, see FAQ Question 4.

HEALTH-6

Fixed issue for Server install which puts AuditClient information at incorrect location.

HEALTH-24

Enabled information logging on eXactACCESS Server services by default for XA-Server.

HEALTH-25

Disabled hciDeploy services by default for XA-Server.

HEALTH-26

Disabled the ‘eXactACCESSCredentialManager’ provider on XA Server installs.

HEALTH-27

Added Domain Users to standard permissions for “C:\Program Files (x86)\HealthCast\eXactACCESS\SessionDir” folder for XA-Server installation.