Active Roles
Release Notes
Version 8.2
01 October 2024, 16:59
These release notes provide information about the Active Roles release. For the most recent documents and product information, see Online product documentation.
Release Notes
Version 8.2
01 October 2024, 16:59
These release notes provide information about the Active Roles release. For the most recent documents and product information, see Online product documentation.
Active Roles 8.2 is a minor release with new features and functionality. See New features and Enhancements.
IMPORTANT: Starting from Active Roles 8.2, the Microsoft OLE DB Driver requirements have changed. These changes require additional configuration steps to perform before upgrading or installing Active Roles. Failure to complete these steps might result in the Active Roles Service not starting. For more information, see Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server security impacts.
Active Roles 8.2 has the following new features.
Active Roles and Active Roles Synchronization Service now support connecting to and managing the objects of Azure Government (GCC and GCC-H) tenants.
In Active Roles, you can connect to Azure Government tenants via the Active Roles Configuration Center. After adding the Azure Government tenant and consenting Active Roles as an Azure application, you can manage the objects of the Azure Government tenant via the Active Roles Web Interface or the Managed Unit feature of the Active Roles Console.
In Active Roles Synchronization Service, you can configure the Azure AD Connector, the Microsoft 365 Connector and Azure BackSync to synchronize the resources of Azure Government tenants.
For more information, see the following resources:
For more information on Azure Government tenants, see Compare Azure Government and global Azure in the Microsoft Azure documentation.
For more information on how to connect Active Roles to an Azure Government tenant and consent Active Roles as an Azure application through the Active Roles Configuration Center, see Configuring a new Azure tenant and consenting Active Roles as an Azure application in the Active Roles Administration Guide.
For more information on how to configure Azure BackSync for Azure Government tenants, see Configuring Azure BackSync in the Active Roles Synchronization Service Administration Guide.
For more information on how to configure the Azure AD Connector or the Microsoft 365 Connector for Azure Government tenants, see Creating a Microsoft Azure Active Directory connection or Creating a Microsoft 365 connection in the Active Roles Synchronization Service Administration Guide.
Active Roles now supports the Azure BackSync feature via the associated BackSync Replacement built-in script and workflow, which are available in the Active Roles Console. This feature replaces the Azure BackSync operation of the Active Roles Synchronization Service.
For more information, see About the BackSync Replacement workflow in the Active Roles Administration Guide.
The following is a list of enhancements implemented in Active Roles 8.2.
Enhancement | Issue ID |
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Federated authentication support in Active Roles received the following enhancements:
For more information, see Configuring federated authentication in the Active Roles Administration Guide. |
299431, 437706 |
Active Roles 8.2 has been checked against the following Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIGs) of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).
The checks performed during STIG validation are compliant with the following National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publications (SP):
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413546 |
Enhancement | Issue ID |
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The Active Roles Configuration Center received the following enhancements related to importing Management History:
For more information, see Importing Management History data in the Active Roles Upgrade Guide. |
433585 |
Enhancement | Issue ID |
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The Active Roles Console received the following enhancements related to Managed Units:
For more information, see Configuring federated authentication in the Active Roles Administration Guide. |
401787 |
Improved the performance of the Active Roles Console when listing Azure distribution groups in the Select Objects dialog. |
387339 |
Enhancement | Issue ID |
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The Active Roles Synchronization Service Capture Agent component now supports Local Security Authority (LSA). For more information, see Configuring Additional LSA Protection in the Microsoft Windows Server documentation. |
125828 |
Enhancement | Issue ID |
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Improved the performance of the Active Roles Web Interface when loading the list of Azure distribution groups. |
387339 |
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