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Workstation Login for MacOS Release Notes

Patches Applied​

1.08.00​

August 10, 2023​

Enhancements​

  • Added validation to verify if a user is linked to a DID. If not, the login fails with the error UserId is not linked.

  • Implemented a cache manager to better manage the local cache. The cache manager handles the API endpoint caching and associated public keys for a maximum of 24 hours, improving overall performance and login time.

  • Improved logging.

  • Performance improvement helps limit the issue where the Unlock Screen blacks out after inactivity of around 30 seconds. This issue is not yet resolved - the user needs to click on the screen to bring up the login dialog and initiate authentication.

1.07.01​

April 27, 2023​

New Features​

Added Support for macOS Ventura​

The BlockID Authorization Plugin for Mac now supports macOS Ventura.

Added Support for Apple Silicon​

The BlockID Authorization Plugin for Mac now supports Apple Silicon. Separate installer packages are available for Apple M1, Apple M2, and Intel chipsets.

Enhancements​

  • UI change to display only one Login with BlockID button.

  • Removed smartcard login option.

1.07.00​

December 07, 2022​

New Features​

FIDO2 Based Authentication for the BlockID Credential Provider​

The BlockID Authorization Plugin for Mac now supports online login to workstations using FIDO2 based authentication.

1.06.01​

August 23, 2022​

New Features​

Support for MFA Login (User ID + Password + OTP) on the Login Screen​

The BlockID Authorization Plugin for Mac now supports passwordsto be used along with OTP for added security. The user is challenged for their user ID, password and workstation OTP (from the BlockID mobile app). This feature can be turned on by enabling the OTP_PWD_MFA key in the BlockID Configuration .plist file.

Enhancements​

  • BlockID Authorization Plugin for Mac now uses UWL 2.0 sessions service for session creation
    The BlockID Authorization Plugin for Mac uses the platform microservice for generation of user sessions. This enables and supplements an audit trail of user activity.
  • BlockID Authorization Plugin for mac now supports fetching of API endpoints from service directory
    This allows the endpoints to change for APIs without any change required on the Credential Providers side.

1.06.00​

June 23, 2022​

Enhancements​

  • Support for macOS Monterey
    The BlockID Authorization Plugin now supports macOS Monterey.

1.05.00​

February 21, 2022​

New Features​

  • Introduction of push notifications
    Users can now login by authenticating push notifications sent to their mobile devices configured with the BlockID app. QR scanning based login experience has been deprecated to make the login experience more frictionless.
  • Automation script for installation and configuration is now available in the zip
    Administrators can use the provided script to automate installation and configuration via the script over the terminal using a single command. This provides intervention-free CLI based installation of BlockID on user's workstation.

1.04.03​

December 14, 2021​

New Features​

  • Introduction of Offline OTP functionality
    Offline OTP has been added in this release. A user can login to their Mac workstations when they are offline using the Workstation OTP, which is available from the hamburger menu on the BlockID mobile app. BlockID Authorization Plugin automatically switches from password to OTP mode when the workstation is offline. This feature will be available on the login screen as well as the lock screen. To use OTP functionality, the user must have logged into the workstation using BlockID at least once in online mode (via push notification).

Enhancements​

  • Version check in the installer has been added
    The installer will not proceed if the macOS version is not supported.

1.04.02​

September 17, 2021​

Enhancements​

  • Improved login time
  • Added UI changes to display error and login messages.

Fixes​

  • Added termination of system_profiler loop to check for smart card in case user cancels login.

1.04.01​

August 23, 2021​

Enhancements​

  • Removed dependency on Homebrew for installation of third party libraries.

Security Enhancements​

  • Added notarized package installer.
  • Added UPN matching in PAM to verify the User ID of the local user against the User ID received in the certificate.

1.04.00​

August 8, 2021​

New Features​

  • Added support for password-less login for local user accounts via push notifications & QR scanning
  • Added new USB devices in reader plist

Fixes​

  • Corrected log message in post install script

1.03.00​

July 22, 2021​

New Features​

  • Added support for login via QR scanning
  • Enabled unlock via push notifications